Air Asia Philippines welcomes the removal of the RT-PCR test for tourists flying to Caticlan (Boracay). Also, the airline is preparing for the demand in travel in the holiday season that holds back during the pandemic.
Starting November 16, fully vaccinated travelers inbound Boracay via Caticlan, will only need to present their vaccination cards to enter the island. This is according to the announcement of the Aklan Provincial Government. This announcement comes after 94% of tourism workers are successfully inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines.
However, Air Asia guests are still required to submit other requirements such as hotel bookings, uploading a digital copy of their vaccine card, and secure QR code.
General Santos City government also waived their RT-PCR test requirement and mandatory quarantine for fully-vaxxed returning residents. Air Asia PH Spox Steve Dailisan said “As cited by our guests, the cost of COVID-19 tests hindered their plans to travel before. Now that most destinations support enhanced mobility for fully vaccinated individuals, we are looking at increasing our frequencies to sustain market demand.”
“This significant development allows us to end Q4 2021 with high hopes of recovery and in turn, empower micro and small medium enterprises to thrive again as we embrace post pandemic recovery.”
As of this writing, 9 out of 11 Air Asia Philippines destinations is now open for leisure/travel purposes. These destinations are:
- Caticlan
- Cebu
- Bohol
- Puerto Princesa (El Nido and San Vicente)
- Tacloban
- Bacolod
- Iloilo
- Cagayan De Oro
- Davao
Air Asia PH recently conducted a study that 96% of Filipinos is willing to push through in their travel plans. While 35% are have plans to travel this last quarter of the year and 60% plans to travel in next 6 months.
The study also reported that 56% are travelling with their family and friends, 57% will travel to relax and escape the cities while 44% wants to discover and explore new places.
“While more and more destinations are opening and travel restrictions lifted, we would like to assure our guests that health and safety remain AirAsia’s topmost priority, and that all these measures are hassle-free and digitally convenient for all”, Dailisan added.
Air Asia PH will continually operates at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 until further notice.
AirAsia was recently named Asia’s Leading Low-Cost Airline 2021 and Asia’s Low-Cost Airline Cabin Crew 2021 at the 28th World Travel Awards, as well as the Business Innovation Award at the 2021 World Airline Awards from aviation experts at Flightglobal, and Best Low-Cost Airline in the World and in Asia for the 12th consecutive year by international airport and airline review and ranking site Skytrax. AirAsia Group is also one of the greatest airlines in the world, receiving a top 7/7 grade from aviation professionals at Airlineratings.com for being Covid-19 safe.
