When Maricel Lowe and her son went to the Philippines in January to visit family, she couldn’t imagine the headache it would be to get home.
The original plan was to for her husband Joseph to meet them in the Philippines on April 7, and then fly home on April 25. After COVID-19 restrictions were put in place in March, Lowe said she booked a flight for her and her son to return home April 3rd, but then the flight was cancelled. “I (couldn’t) sleep for two weeks, it was stressful for us,” Lowe said.
Flights are still leaving from major centres, like Manila. For those who are on remote islands, they are having issues getting a sweeper flight to be able to get to the mainland.