Numbers are anticipated to go over 40,000 per day this month
TDM Editor
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) is at the moment a big increase in daily departures all through the primary two weeks of the brand new 12 months.
Departure numbers could exceed 40 thousand per day as travellers head again to their dwelling international locations or provinces after the vacations.
According to BI commissioner Joel Anthony Viado: “We have processed nearly 40,000 daily departures right after Christmas. We expect these figures to climb further after the New Year, as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and former Filipinos who returned home for the holidays resume work and return to their residences abroad.”
A spike in numbers
Throughout December, arrivals on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) constantly went over 40,000 a day, peaking at 51,000 arrivals recorded in a single day.
Viado additionally identified how the bureau’s operations stayed extremely environment friendly all through the height of the vacation season, and no critical incidents had been reported throughout this high-traffic interval.
He remarked: “We are optimistic that these smooth operations will continue through the New Year, as the volume of travelers returning home abroad increases.”
