Consulate launches survey to assess if second chartered flight wanted

The Philippine Consulate General in the Macau SAR is calling on Philippine nationals who want a second chartered flight back to the Philippines to sign an online survey before April 24.
According to a statement, the consulate has received requests for repatriation from Filipinos stranded in the region due to Covid-19.
There are still no flight routes available from Macau to Manila, capital of the Philippines.
In February, a group of 134 Filipinos sent the government a petition via the Philippine Consulate General in the Macau SAR requesting a chartered flight back to Manila. Among them were elderly people, pregnant women, and people with young children.
However, negotiations with the airline arranging the flight broke down after the company expressed concerns over the quarantine measures that would be applied to crew members.
Last month, the Philippine government repatriated 163 Filipinos from Macau, including 137 undocumented and irregular Filipino workers.
The individuals boarded a chartered Air Macau flight and underwent medical examinations that were carried out by the Philippine Bureau of Quarantine upon their arrival.
Late last month, the consulate told the Times that they still had no instructions to negotiate with any airline to help the remaining Filipinos stranded in the city to return the Philippines. LV