Covid-19 travel Plans

[bookstore1369]

I have to go back to the U.S. in April for business. I have a appointment at the VA hospital for a vaccine shot. Different travel agents are quoting a Philippine Airline flight  $650 twice a day to Los Angeles. Is this the best flight? What are my options coming and going? Will I still need to quarantine and get health insurance? Thanx alot for your help.

[Kiujunn]

1 hour ago, bookstore1369 said:

Will I still need to quarantine and get health insurance?

Yes and yes.

Sorry, I don't know about flights. 

BTW if things go on like now, by April you may need 3 weeks quarantine...depends on the development of UK and SA variants in the US. HK and Taiwan already have reacted quite drastically. 

[Kiujunn]

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206221-thailand-may-increase -quarantine-for-some-travellers/

[cormanr7]

Philippine airlines is presently the cheapest option. Note however, that at the moment, they have a single flight each week from Bangkok to Manilla (on Wednesday) and 4 times/week Manilla-LAX. This can change at any moment, but published schedules for April don't mean anything at the moment. Check https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/ph/home/covid-19/reentryflights to see impact of COVID and  https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/~/media/files/flighttimetable/international winter as of feb 10 2021.pdf?la=en for present schedule (extremely limited). It is also a good idea to check whether you can transfer at MNL without problems.

Whether PAL is the best choice is difficult to say; privately I would prefer EVA or a Japanese airline (ANA/JAL) but these cost more. Whether these will actually go is anyone's guess. 

 

[Kiujunn]

Transit flights through Taipei were forbidden Dec 31, I don't think they started again. 

That rules out EVA.

[treetops]

On 2/16/2021 at 5:43 AM, bookstore1369 said:

Different travel agents are quoting a Philippine Airline flight  $650 twice a day to Los Angeles.

 

Ask these travel agents if you will be allowed to transit in the Philippines.  As things stand currently, most people can not.

[internationalism]

during the first wave some consulates were publishing updated available flights.

check with the usa consulate if they have info or point you.

also try on fb american expat groups