Imus is on the list because MNL is reachable and busy. 80 scheduled nonstop destinations and 47 operating carriers mean the desk is rarely stuck for a routing, and 23 minutes of road means you are rarely too far to take it. Those two facts together are the whole reason Imus has a page of its own.
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On Board Courier, Imus
Time critical hand carry assignments from Imus. One consignment in the cabin, one handover against signature, 23 minutes between your front door and the check in desk at MNL.
OnBoard Courier is a United Arab Emirates company, contracted by ICSL FZE and run from Dubai. A city named on this site is a place we cover and route through, not a separate company in that city. Assignments are contracted under UAE law, and the terms are published in full under legal and policies.
Based inImus, Calabarzon
Nearest gateMNL · Manila
Drive to the aircraft19 km · 23 minutes
Nonstop from MNL80 airports
EngagementFreelance · per assignment
Fee per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600
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Applying is free. Freelance · self-employed ·
posted 7 September 2026 · open until 7 March 2027
What the work pays
The fee for an assignment is agreed with you in writing before you accept it. These are the figures the site publishes, and what the desk covers on top of them.
Top published feeAED 2,000The highest fee the site shows for a single assignment: sealed medical samples in a cooled case, Dubai to Singapore.
Published band, per assignmentAED 900 to 2,600A document pouch to London is AED 1,200, an aircraft part to Frankfurt AED 1,500, an escorted watch on the Berlin lane AED 1,800.
What the flight costs youAED 0The desk books and pays the ticket, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never fronts the fare.
The one payment you makeAED 199, returnedThe Academy, paid once. It comes back in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. Applying itself is free.
Fees vary with the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate, so the desk quotes each assignment individually rather than pretending one number fits every trip. You are self-employed and there is no minimum: accept or decline whatever you like, and declining costs you nothing. Earnings are paid per delivery by bank transfer, they appear in your courier portal, and you can request a payout once the balance reaches AED 200. Apply and see the flight board.
You fly as a passengerOne consignment in the cabin, one handover against signature. No warehouse, no van, no round.
The desk books and pays the ticketFlight, transfers and, where the routing needs it, a hotel are booked before you leave for the airport.
Paid per assignmentA fee agreed in writing before you accept, paid to your bank account after the signature. Applying is free.
How to start, in four steps
1
Apply once
One application covers every country desk. Tell us which passports you hold and where you can travel.
2
Verification and the Academy
Identity and background check, then a short course on customs, handovers and chain of custody.
3
Your first offer
The desk sends the routing, the dates and the fee in writing. You accept or decline, nothing is automatic.
4
Fly, hand over, get paid
Collect, board, clear customs in person, hand over against signature, and the fee is paid to your account.
The assignment
You will usually know the day before, sometimes only in the morning. The desk sends the routing out of MNL, the sealed consignment reaches you or you collect it, and the drive of 23 minutes is timed backwards from the check in deadline rather than the departure. The Gulf sector out of MNL is nonstop, so there is no connection to miss.
Getting to the aircraft from Imus
Measured door to terminal, Imus to MNL is 19 km and 23 minutes. That is the number the desk uses when it decides whether to call Imus for a departure this evening.
A drive of 23 minutes puts Imus in the group of cities the desk can call at short notice without doing arithmetic first. There is no second gate within reach of Imus. Everything runs through MNL, and its 80 nonstop destinations are what the desk has to work with.
| IATA | Airport | By road | Driving time | Nonstop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNL | Manila Ninoy Aquino | 19 km | 23 minutes | 80 |
Imus is a city of 482,000 people in Calabarzon, and the clock there runs 4 hours ahead of the Emirates all year. Road distances are measured driving routes rather than straight lines, and nonstop counts come from the scheduled route data this site publishes.
What MNL reaches without a change
The relevant question about MNL is not how big it is but what it flies. 80 nonstop destinations across 28 countries, and the ones with real frequency are listed here.
| IATA | City | Airport | Frequency | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEB | Cebu | Mactan Cebu International | about 36 departures a day | 5 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia |
| DVO | Davao City | Davao City Francisco Bangoy | about 26 departures a day | 3 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines |
| MPH | Malay | Malay Godofredo P. Ramos | about 23 departures a day | 4 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia |
| ILO | Iloilo City | Iloilo City Iloilo | about 20 departures a day | 4 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia |
| ZAM | Zamboanga City | Zamboanga City Zamboanga | about 19 departures a day | 4 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia |
| BCD | Bacolod City | Bacolod City Bacolod-Silay City | about 18 departures a day | 4 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia |
| TAC | Tacloban City | Tacloban City Daniel Z. Romualdez | about 18 departures a day | 4 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia |
| HKG | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok | about 17 departures a day | 6 operators: Cebu Pacific, China Airlines, Cathay Pacific |
| CGY | Cagayan de Oro City | Cagayan de Oro City Laguindingan | about 17 departures a day | 3 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia |
| SIN | Singapore | Singapore Changi | about 15 departures a day | 5 operators: Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Korean Air |
Counting every airport a courier in Imus can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 80 airports. Frequencies are average daily flights and change with the season, so the desk checks the live schedule before it offers you anything.
What moves out of Imus
The site does not hold a public industrial file for the MNL catchment, so this page will not invent one. What it can say honestly is that Imus generates the ordinary urgent traffic every working city generates: signed originals, spare parts, samples and small high value items that missed a cut off.
Why a courier in Imus is useful to the desk
Most of what the desk moves out of Calabarzon is small, sealed and late. The constraint is never the size, it is finding a person near enough to MNL. Imus is near enough: 23 minutes to MNL, on a board with 80 nonstop destinations.
A consignment moving between Imus and the Gulf has a straightforward path. From Imus the Gulf is a single sector: MNL and DXB are joined nonstop, about 6 departures a day, flown by Cebu Pacific and Emirates. That is roughly 8h 40m in the air over 6,900 km, and it means a consignment can leave Imus in the evening and be in the Gulf before the next working day starts.
The nearest other cities on the Philippines list
Show the 6 closest, and how far each is from Imus
All 7 Philippines cities are listed on the Philippines courier desk, which stays the general application for the country.
The engagement, and who we are looking for
The engagement
- Type: freelance, self-employed. You are an independent courier accepting individual assignments, not an employee, and you decide which ones you take.
- Where it runs: assignments are flown out of MNL, between the Philippines and wherever the consignment is going, with the return leg agreed per mission.
- Hours: variable. An assignment is a single trip, not a shift or a roster.
- How you are paid: a fee per completed assignment, agreed in writing before you accept it. The fees published on this site run from AED 1,200 for a document pouch to AED 2,000 for a cooled medical consignment, and the figure for your assignment reflects the lane, the notice, the waiting time and whether the return is immediate.
- What the desk pays: the flight, the transfers and, where the routing needs it, the hotel. A courier never pays for the ticket and never fronts the fare.
- Applying is free. No payment is required to apply, to be screened or to be placed on the courier list. The Academy costs AED 199, paid once, and is returned in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. It is the only payment a courier ever makes to us.
What we look for
- A passport with comfortable remaining validity and free pages, and the right to enter the country on the routing. The desk checks the visa position for your specific passport before any assignment is offered.
- A clean background check and a willingness to be verified. Couriers carry other people’s property.
- Availability at short notice, and a realistic view of the 23 minutes drive to MNL. Most assignments are confirmed hours, not days, before departure.
- Presentable, calm and articulate at a customs counter. The consignment is only as smooth as the person carrying it.
- A working phone, reachable on the number you gave us, for the whole assignment.
What we provide
- The ticket. Always. A courier never pays for the flight and never fronts the fare.
- The paperwork, prepared before you reach MNL, and a named contact at the desk on both ends.
- A briefing on the consignment, the consignee and what the customs position at the far end looks like.
- A fee per completed assignment, agreed with you in advance and paid by bank transfer after the handover.
Questions about the Imus list
01How far is Imus from MNL?
About 23 minutes, 19 km by road. The desk has that number for every city on the list and uses it to decide who gets called for a departure out of MNL tonight.
02What can I reach from Imus without a change of aircraft?
MNL serves 80 airports nonstop across 28 countries with 47 operating carriers, and counting every gate a courier in Imus can drive to, the combined nonstop board is 80 airports. That is the practical range of a single assignment from here before anybody has to connect.
03Getting from Imus to the Emirates: nonstop or not?
From Imus the Gulf is a single sector: MNL and DXB are joined nonstop, about 6 departures a day, flown by Cebu Pacific and Emirates. That is roughly 8h 40m in the air over 6,900 km, and it means a consignment can leave Imus in the evening and be in the Gulf before the next working day starts.
04Do I have to live in the UAE to be on this list?
No. Most assignments touch the Emirates because the desk is there, but couriers on this list live in Imus and fly from MNL. Being in Imus changes which offers you see, not whether you can be on the list.
05Does it cost anything to apply?
No. Applying is free, screening is free, and being on the Imus list is free. The Academy costs AED 199, paid once, and it comes back in full on top of the fee for your first completed assignment. It is the only payment a courier in Imus ever makes to us.
06How is my fee agreed?
The desk sends the routing, the timing and the fee for that specific assignment in writing. You accept or decline it. Nothing is deducted or charged without your written agreement.
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