care, tourism industry stakeholders said Tuesday.
Last week, the government banned flights to and from mainland China and its special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau to arrest the spread of the virus that originated from the central Chinese city of Wuhan. A travel ban was also imposed on Taiwan, Monday. "We are now feeling the effect of the coronavirus on the tourism industry... hopefully we can survive this challenging time," he said.
Airlines have to pay additional fees for extended use of runways, which might happen if the airline decides to mount more domestic flights to make up for overseas losses, she said. "Anything we can do to incentivize travel now is really important," PAL Vice President for Corporate Communications Jose Enrique Perez-De Tagle said.