Jeju Air schedules 3 flights to Philippines

A Jeju Air flight [JEJU AIR]

Jeju Air is operating temporary flights to the Philippines next week to transport Korean residents and students living in the Southeast Asian country.

The budget carrier on Friday said it will fly to and from Cebu, Manila and Clark.

One flight will take off from Incheon at 8:30 a.m. on April 23 and arrive in Cebu at 12:20 p.m. It will return to Incheon the same day.

On April 24, a flight will take off from Incheon at 7:10 p.m. and arrive in Manila at 10:25 p.m. It will return to Incheon at 5:05 a.m. the next day.

On April 27, a flight will take off from Incheon at 8 a.m. and arrive in Clark at 11:20 a.m. The flight will return to Incheon the same day.

These temporary flights “were scheduled to transport Korean residents and students living in [the Philippines],” said the low-cost carrier in a statement on Friday.

Tickets can be purchased on the company’s website or through a mobile app.

Passengers with body temperatures above 37.5 degrees Celsius won’t be allowed on planes. All passengers will have to wear masks.

“As Covid-19 continues, there has been demand to travel to or from [Korea and the Philippines],” said Jeju Air in a statement. The company “plans to operate temporary flights when there is demand following consultations with the authorities.”

BY JIN MIN-JI [jin.minji@joongang.co.kr]