Aviation sector soars as PH carriers see strong recovery amidst challenges

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 09/15/2024

The aviation industry is rebounding after the pandemic lockdown, but challenges in the supply chain and reduced air travel demand to and from China are affecting its growth. Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific, and AirAsia Philippines are…

US airlines cancel over 2,000 flights due to massive winter storm

Reuters 01/14/2024

Airlines in the United States canceled more than 2,000 flights on Friday after a massive winter storm knocked out power and affected businesses in 12 states ahead of a likely brutal freeze over the weekend. A total…

Airlines expected to carry record passengers in 2024

12/11/2023

Airlines should carry a record number of passengers next year as the sector puts the Covid-19 pandemic behind it, the industry’s top trade association said Wednesday, although profitability remains a concern. The International Air Transport Association (IATA),…

Airline delays and cancellations are bad. Ahead of the holiday weekend, they’re getting worse

06/29/2023

Travelers are getting hit with delays at U.S. airports again Wednesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to…

Airlines asked to prepare as PH airspace shuts down for 6 hours

Jane Bautista 05/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The entire Philippine airspace will shut down for six hours on May 17, from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., to make way for the replacement of the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system that failed…

Local airlines spreading their wings more as pandemic wanes

Tyrone Jasper Piad 06/15/2022

Local airlines have been ramping up flights to other countries to address increasing demand for air mobility as international travel returns. Philippine Airlines (PAL) will resume its Manila-Bali, Indonesia route by July 1, flying thrice weekly. The…

No fare hike in airlines for now despite rising fuel costs, CAB says

Daniza Fernandez 03/30/2022

MANILA, Philippines — There is no fare hike in airlines for now despite rising fuel costs, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said Tuesday. CAB operations head Eldric Peredo said that current airline fares are within their implemented…

Lawmakers urge gov’t to help PAL, other airlines weather turbulence

DJ Yap, Miguel Camus 09/06/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers on Sunday called on the government to support the embattled Philippine Airlines (PAL) during its restructuring process and come to the aid of other airlines to help them weather the economic turbulence caused…

As Cebu Air deals with empty seats, costly plane upkeep, losses hit P14.7B

Miguel R. Camus 11/12/2020

Heavy losses continued for the operator of budget airline Cebu Pacific amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Cebu Air Inc. disclosed on Wednesday a net loss of P14.7 billion by the end of September this year—a reversal of the…

Airlines pressed to refund hundreds of millions in unused airfare pending since March

Daxim Lucas 10/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The umbrella organization of the country’s largest travel agencies on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, urged airlines to expedite the refund of hundreds of millions worth of unused airfare that have remained pending since the…

Taiwan airlines offer sight-seeing flights during pandemic

Agence France Presse 08/08/2020

Faced with the coronavirus collapse in travelers, Taiwanese airlines have begun offering sight-seeing “flights to nowhere” on their passenger jets — including flight attendant lessons for children. At the headquarters of Taiwan’s China Airlines in Taoyuan on…

PH Airlines raring to restart flights with new safety rules

Miguel R. Camus - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines – Local airlines battered by the new coronarvirus (COVID-19) pandemic are raring to take the skies once more. The Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (Acap) said in a statement on Tuesday that member airlines…

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