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PH Embassy in Doha Mounts Fourth Chartered Flight Sending Home 340 Overseas Filipinos

A group of friends gives the Philippine Embassy in Doha a “thumbs-up” as a way to express their appreciation after having been included in the chartered flight. (Doha PE photo)

DOHA 20 July 2020 – Ten days after its previous chartered flight on 08 July 2020, the Philippine Embassy in Doha mounted its fourth chartered flight on 18 July 2020, repatriating 340 Overseas Filipinos, including 29 pregnant women and four infants, via Philippine Airlines (PAL). 

The Embassy officials and personnel were at the airport to send off and assist the repatriates with airport and airline authorities during their check-in.

The mounting of the chartered flight, despite Qatar’s inbound travel restrictions, was a result of close coordination between the Embassy, Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), and relevant authorities in Qatar, namely: the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, the Hamad International Airport, and Qatar Airways.

The chartered flight would not have been made possible without the invaluable support from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and other entities, including PAL.

The Embassy and POLO stand ready to provide appropriate assistance to those who wish to be repatriated amid this pandemic. END

The repatriates from inside the Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) aircraft. (PAL-Qatar Office photo)

Overseas Filipino passengers before they proceed to the airport. (Photo by one of the passengers)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph  or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

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PH Embassy in Doha Mounts Third Chartered Flight to Send Home Overseas Filipinos

Repatriates patiently queue up as they wait for their turn to check in at the Philippine Airlines counters at the Hamad International Airport in Qatar. (Doha PE photo)

DOHA 13 July 2020 — The Philippine Embassy in Doha repatriated a total of 319 overseas Filipinos, including four infants, via chartered flight of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) on 08 July 2020.

The chartered flight included 35 pregnant women and one passenger with medical condition.

The Embassy and Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) officials and personnel were at the airport to see off and assist the repatriates with airport and airline authorities during their check-in.

The mounting of the chartered flight, despite Qatar’s inbound travel restrictions, was a result of close coordination between the Embassy/POLO and relevant authorities in Qatar, such as the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, the Hamad International Airport and Qatar Airways.

The chartered flight would not have been made possible without the invaluable support from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and other entities, including PAL.

The Embassy and POLO stand ready to provide appropriate assistance to those who wish to be repatriated. END

PAL cabin crew greets boarding Overseas Filipino passengers (Photo courtesy of PAL-Qatar Office)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

PH Embassy in Doha Mounts Another Chartered Flight to Send Home Overseas Filipinos

Repatriates patiently queue up as they wait for their turn to check in at the PAL counters at the Hamad International Airport. (Doha PE photo)

DOHA 26 June 2020 — The Philippine Embassy in Doha repatriated a total of 318 overseas Filipinos, including an infant, via a chartered flight of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) on 24 June 2020.

The chartered flight included 20 pregnant women and 22 female wards who have sought temporary shelter at the Embassy/Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO)’s Migrant Workers and other Overseas Filipinos Resource Center (MWOFRC) prior to their repatriation.

The Embassy/POLO officials and personnel were at the airport to see off and assist the repatriates with airport and airline authorities during their check-in, considering that most passengers in this repatriation flight have either expired and/or cancelled Residence Permits and Entry Visas.

The mounting of the chartered flight, despite Qatar’s inbound travel restrictions, was a result of close coordination between the Embassy/POLO and relevant authorities in Qatar, such as the Supreme Committee for Crisis Management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, the Hamad International Airport and Qatar Airways.

The chartered flight would not have been made possible without the invaluable support from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and other entities, including PAL.

The Embassy and POLO continue to stand ready to provide appropriate assistance to those who wish to be repatriated. END

Repatriates posing for a photo from inside the PAL carrier while waiting for take-off (Photo courtesy of PAL-Qatar Office)

For more information, visit https://www.dohape.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHinQatar/.

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