BUDGET carrier AirAsia Philippines said on Wednesday it intensified its vaccination campaign for all employees, focusing on booster shots against Covid-19.
According to AirAsia Philippines Spokesman Steve F. Dailisan, as of Wednesday, 20 percent of AirAsia employees have taken the booster shot, “a number the low-cost airline company targets to significantly grow in the next few weeks.”
“Taking the booster shot is our shared responsibility to ensure that all guest-interactions at the airport and on board our flights have an added layer of protection against any emerging variant. We will continue to strengthen our multi-layered approaches to health and safety, and instill confidence amongst our guests throughout the peak end of year holiday season and into 2022,” he said.
The Department of Health earlier announced that it shortened the interval period from the second dose to the booster shot to three months.
Dailisan said AirAsia Philippines is “exhausting efforts to ensure employees get their booster shots as soon as possible—from slot verification and confirmation, to transport assistance to and from the vaccination site.”
AirAsia Philippines has seen as much as 20 percent increase in booking requests within the last 60 days with load factor in December sitting at 91 percent.
“We are now seeing an influx of passengers from Metro Manila to the different provinces especially with the New Year just around the corner. For this reason, our ground and flight crew remain on standby to provide the very best service and guest experience including a focus on making sure that all our flights arrive on time. And along with that promise is the assurance that when you fly with AirAsia, your health and safety are always our utmost priority,” Dailisan added.