Filipinos in the Northern Territory appeal for Darwin-Manila direct flights

Filipino Australian Association of the Northern Territory spearheaded the petition for Darwin-Manila direct flights.

Darwin International Airport Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Kenhodge13 CC BY-SA 2.0

Key Points

• The Filipino community in the Northern Territory appeals to major airlines to consider and bring back the Darwin - Manila direct flight.
• A direct flight from Darwin to Manila takes only approximately 4 hours, but travellers are taking almost 24 hours to get to the Philippines due to multiple flights and stopovers.
• According to the recent census in 2021, there are 7,000 Filipinos living in the NT.

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Mga Pinoy sa Northern Territory, naglatag ng petisyon para sa direktang flight na Darwin-Manila

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