One million doses of Sinovac vaccines are scheduled to arrive at the premier airport from Beijing at about 7 p.m. Thursday, August 5.
A Philippine Airlines A330 will transport the government-purchased shipment to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), according to PAL Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna.
“PAL flight PR359 loaded with the Sinovac vaccines left Beijing Daxing International Airport at 2:45 p.m and is estimated to touch down the NAIA at 7:02 p.m.” Villaluna said.
She added the vaccines would be unloaded on the NAIA terminal 1, Bay 49.
The Beijing – Manila vaccine flight team is manned by: Chief Pilot Capt. Jerry Perlada, First Officer Vicente Uy, Jr., First Officer Neil Alvin Pagsuguiron and Interpreter Stephanie Co – Obiles