PAL to suspend Cebu-Baguio route

Vincent Cabreza 06/01/2024

BAGUIO CITY—Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to suspend its 17-month experimental Baguio-Cebu-Baguio route during the monsoon season. However, tourism officials believe this won’t impact visitor numbers in Baguio. “PAL told us and the mayor (Benjamin Magalong) way earlier,…

PAL stops elderly Fil-Am with COPD from flying sans oxygen tank

Luisa Cabato 01/27/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines  stopped an elderly Filipino-American woman from flying back to the United States due to her medical condition, a US media report said. Jovita Domingo, 86, was not allowed to board…

Pokwang tears up after receiving hug, encouragement from flight crew

Anne Pasajol 03/24/2023

During her flight to the United States, Pokwang was not able to hold her tears back after an attendant approached her to hug her and commend her for being a strong mom. The actress-comedian, who is currently…

Air traffic system glitch diverts all flights in Manila

Beatrice Pinlac, Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 01/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Local carriers have temporarily suspended flights following the power outage at the Philippine Air Traffic Management Center (ATMC) on the first day of the year, causing worries to passengers bound to go home after…

PAL exec confirms Dec. 7 aircraft tailpipe fire at MCIA; no passengers hurt

Futch Anthony Inso 12/09/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Airlines (PAL) has confirmed that one of airlines’ aircraft caught fire during an engine start at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. “We confirm that the tailpipe of…

PAL to open Cebu-Borongan route

Tyrone Jasper Piad 12/01/2022

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to operate its Cebu-Borongan flights this month, a move that is seen to boost business and tourism activities in the Eastern Samar province. The Lucio Tan-owned airline and the city…

Passenger of Manila-HK PAL flight tests positive for monkeypox

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 09/08/2022

MANILA, Philippines — A passenger of a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight bound for Hong Kong on Sept. 5 tested positive for monkeypox, the air-carrier’s spokesperson, Ciello Villaluna, said in a statement issued on Wednesday night. The passenger…

PAL plane veers off the runway at MCIA; passengers, crew safe

Futch Anthony Inso 12/10/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Airlines (PAL) has confirmed the runway excursion incident of their flight PR2369 or the plane veered off the runway when it landed at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) at 11:40…

PAL: Foreign passengers from US won’t be allowed in flights to PH

Katrina Hallare - Reporter / @KHallareINQ 01/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Saturday said that it would not allow foreign passengers from the United States or foreign travelers who have been in the country for 14 days to be in their flights…

Lucio Tan advances to PAL hits P17.7B amid mounting losses due to COVID-19

Miguel R. Camus - Reporter / @miguelrcamusINQ 08/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Taipan Lucio Tan continued to pump billions of pesos into Philippine Airlines (PAL), helping keep the flag carrier afloat as losses in the first semester of the year topped P20 billion due to the…

PAL flights to resume on limited scale under eased quarantine

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Flights are expected to resume on Monday, but on a limited scale. In a statement, the country’s flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it would resume domestic and international flights. PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna…

Philippine carriers cancel flights to and from Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The country’s three carriers announced that they had cancelled flights to and from Cebu following the decision of the local government here to ban entry of inbound passengers. Read more: Cebu to ban…

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