Yikes!! Travel Ban Between PHI and South Korea.

[Hank_ 9,173]

Just now, John & Rose said:

and only a 10 minute drive away!

 

Ya .. rub it in!!    

[JonSeattle 201]

Can the US be far behind in blocking SK?

 

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/02/26/korean-air-flight-attendant-working-lax-flights-diagnosed-with-coronavirus/

 

At some point will they just give up?

 

[AlaMike 217]

Man, if ain't one thing...Its another

I read the article about travel (to) South Korea.

What about USC travelling from the US with a layover in SK then on to Manila?

My fiance should be ready to come to the US around the middle of April, I plan to go there and travel back with her.

 

[Hank_ 9,173]

That is a good question.   Just to be safe I may plan a different route

[Crazy Cat 39,218]

9 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

That is a good question.   Just to be safe I may plan a different route

You know there was a Korean Air flight attendant diagnosed with the virus at LAX today........

[JonSeattle 201]

54 minutes ago, AlaMike said:

Man, if ain't one thing...Its another

I read the article about travel (to) South Korea.

What about USC travelling from the US with a layover in SK then on to Manila?

My fiance should be ready to come to the US around the middle of April, I plan to go there and travel back with her.

 

My plans were similar, but through Taiwan. Now I am thinking I won't do it unless I can arrange 2 weeks self-quarantine after we return. I don't want to be that guy.

[Hank_ 9,173]

2 hours ago, missileman said:

You know there was a Korean Air flight attendant diagnosed with the virus at LAX today........

 

That in a huge "nail in the coffin" ..

[payxibka 10,044]

Delta just announced suspension of service to Seoul 

[AlaMike 217]

2 hours ago, payxibka said:

Delta just announced suspension of service to Seoul 

That's just what I did not want to hear...

Nothing like this journey being uphill all the way

 

[JE57 239]

15 hours ago, Gregory&Dyn said:

My wife is currently in the Philippines visiting family and is scheduled to return to the U.S on 07 March. She has a five hour layover along the way and it just happens to be in Inchon, S. Korea. 

Can anybody confirm whether or not travel bans apply to transient flyers as well? In the articles I've read, the ban covers tourists with some exceptions for students studying in SK, but nothing that clarifies those just passing through.

 

Many thanks in advance for your answers.

Based on your timeline I would assume your wife is traveling on a Philippine passport which means she should get to the airport super early.  The restriction on travel is in the Philippines and she is traveling to S. Korea with a connection onward to the USA.  This was not specifically mentioned as an exception for Philippine Citizens being allowed to travel to S. Korea.  I believe it should be OK but she may need to sign a declaration.  Again this is yet another example of the Philippines not letting their citizens leave their own country 'for their own good'.  Your wife should check out the facebook group #StrandedPH for more information and could ask the question about her transit in S. Korea there.  When they did this to Hong Kong, Macau and China I believe they also tried to prevent Philippine Citizens traveling on a PH passport from transiting in HK or China.  Seems like PH may have 'learned their lesson' regarding how horrible their treatment of their own OFWs and foreign residents was RE: HK, China, Macau, and Taiwan.   So I hope and suspect that your wife will be fine but based on the article she's in a gray area. 

 

[Gregory&Dyn 113]

7 hours ago, JE57 said:

Based on your timeline I would assume your wife is traveling on a Philippine passport which means she should get to the airport super early.  The restriction on travel is in the Philippines and she is traveling to S. Korea with a connection onward to the USA.  This was not specifically mentioned as an exception for Philippine Citizens being allowed to travel to S. Korea.  I believe it should be OK but she may need to sign a declaration.  Again this is yet another example of the Philippines not letting their citizens leave their own country 'for their own good'.  Your wife should check out the facebook group #StrandedPH for more information and could ask the question about her transit in S. Korea there.  When they did this to Hong Kong, Macau and China I believe they also tried to prevent Philippine Citizens traveling on a PH passport from transiting in HK or China.  Seems like PH may have 'learned their lesson' regarding how horrible their treatment of their own OFWs and foreign residents was RE: HK, China, Macau, and Taiwan.   So I hope and suspect that your wife will be fine but based on the article she's in a gray area. 

 

Thanks for the great response. I appreciate your details and teh effort you made to add clarity to a foggy situation. 

[Talako 756]

23 hours ago, John & Rose said:

That is what I was going to say.  We got lucky and booked EVA for my step son instead of Cathay Pacific.  Now Japan and Taiwan may both be in the crosshairs of potential travel bans.  They are good now but my step daughter wants to go back during summer break and I'm not sure that will be easy in June.  

We are looking to go back in June as well, but we were planning to stop in Japan for a few days to see a friend.  I haven't pulled the trigger on tickets yet because of the uncertainty.