Some 362 Filipino nationals left stranded in Macau and registered with the Philippines Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will return to the country in a special Philippines Airlines flight arranged by the Philippine Consulate General in Macau SAR, newspaper Ponto Final reported.
The flight will depart the Macau International Airport at 1:15pm on June 18 arriving Manila at 3:30pm.
This is the second chartered flight arranged by the consulate to assess how many Filipino nationals left unable to return to the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The consulate had carried a survey to inquire on Filipino residents wanting to return to the country, as many non-resident workers from the Philippines were left without a job due to the health crisis, with some 800 people asking for assistance.
According to the consulate, this will be the last flight arranged for this purpose.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment to charter special flight from Macau to Manila in order to transport some of its Filipino workers on June 12, with Sands China having also arranged a flight for some 130 Filipino workers.
Both flights also allowed some stranded Philippines residents to board.
