PAL

Retail Asia12/01/2021

Philippine Airlines has suspended flights to and from London till the end of February 2021 as Britain battles a new coronavirus strain, said a report. The airline said it supports all measures that seek to curb any potential increase in Covid-19 cases during the holiday season and beyond. Passengers already in transit and those who […]

Retail Asia06/05/2020

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is hoping it can resume international and domestic operations in limited capacity flights on May 16. “We are preparing and identifying routes for possible bookings, but we still need the go-signal from the government to operate our commercial flights,” said PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna. “We have complete sets of masks, gloves, goggles, […]

Retail Asia20/02/2020

When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pursued closer foreign relations with China, he helped attract planeloads of Chinese tourists to the Southeast Asian nation. Now, the coronavirus outbreak is reversing the trend, much to the chagrin of airline companies. Budget carrier Cebu Pacific has put its expansion plans into the Chinese market on hold after the […]

Retail Asia02/05/2019

Australian cities such as Perth and Cairns, as well as destinations in Japan and India, are on the radar for Philippines budget carrier Cebu Pacific as it expands its fleet of Airbus A321neos. Cebu, which already flies direct to Sydney and Melbourne from Manila, is stepping up its re-fleeting program and took delivery of the […]

Retail Asia17/04/2018

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will mount nonstop flights to New York and India as well as boost its operations in Davao, Cebu, and Clark in Pampanga, as the flag carrier expects the arrival of 21 new planes by 2019. PAL, the country’s only 4-star airline, will have 15 new aircraft within the year, and another 6 planes […]

Retail Asia21/07/2017

Once debt-ridden, Philippine Airlines (PAL) has emerged as one of the fastest growing carriers in its region. On June 8 it launched a daily Manila-Kuala Lumpur flight using Airbus A321 aircraft after a lapse of four years. Despite the presence of Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia Philippines with seven daily services on the route, PAL is confident […]

Retail Asia16/05/2017

THE Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced Monday, that it will “temporarily suspend” its Cebu-Los Angeles service effective May 30. In its advisory, the airline company said “the suspension of the Cebu-Los Angeles service is being carried out as PAL rationalizes capacity on the route.” “PAL is seeking the kind understanding of affected passengers as the airline […]

Retail Asia09/03/2017

THE Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have announced the cancellation of flights due to the maintenance shutdown of the Tagaytay radar from March 6 to March 11. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued a notice to airmen enforcing a temporary shutdown of the Tagaytay radar for maintenance and upgrade. The Department of […]

Retail Asia26/02/2017

Inflight Sales Group (ISG) has been awarded a five-year contract by Philippine Airlines (PAL) following the airline’s recent inflight retail concessionaire tender. PAL chairman Lucio C Tan Senior took part in the official contract signing with ISG Group managing director Tony Detter at a ceremony held at the airline’s headquarters in Manila. The new agreement, […]

Retail Asia07/02/2017

Starting March 26, Philippine Airline (PAL) will launch its first direct flight from Manila to Doha. The service will operate four times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on the A330. PR684 will leave Manila at 1:30pm and arrive in Doha at 6pm local time. And PR685 will depart Doha at 8pm and arrive in Manila at 10am. […]

Retail Asia23/01/2017

Philippine Airlines is ramping up its operations at Clark International Airport, north of Manila. The national carrier is aiming to ease pressure at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport by launching new services connecting Clark with Cebu, Davao and Puerto Princesa. Clark is located approximately 80km from the Philippine capital. Having launched flights between Clark and […]

Retail Asia28/10/2016

It used to be that some 20,000 feet above the ground, you browse a catalogue of duty-free merchandize to take home, chose some pretty standard stuff – cosmetics for the ladies, wine for the gentlemen, some cute airplane replicas for the kids, and maybe local goodies for the parents – and you have an instant […]

Retail Asia05/11/2015

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The country’s flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Air Asia Philippines cancelled nearly 300 domestic and international flights in anticipation of disruptions in runway operations on the week of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit. In an advisory, PAL announced it was grounding 115 domestic and 96 international flights from Nov. 15 to 20 “to […]

Retail Asia03/06/2015

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is increasing seat capacity for its Manila-New York flights by shifting to a bigger aircraft this month. PAL said, starting October 26, it will shift to the Boeing B777-300 for long-haul operations between the two cities. The B777 is a 370-seater (42 business/328 economy) state-of-the-art and fuel-efficient aircraft. PAL is current using […]

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Philippine Airlines suspends all UK flights

PAL, Cebu Pacific hope to resume regular operations soon

Philippine airlines are losing Chinese tourists amid coronavirus outbreak

Cebu Pacific Expands Horizons to Australia

PAL readies nonstop flights to New York, India

Fast-Growing Philippine Airlines Emerging as Regional Power

PAL suspends Cebu-Los Angeles service

PAL, Cebu Pacific announces flight cancellations

Inflight Sales Group secures five-year Philippine Airlines contract

Philippines airline PAL announces new direct Doha-Manila service

Philippine Airlines expands operations at Clark

Philippine Airlines innovates in-flight retail

PAL, Air Asia cancel 300 flights for Apec

PAL adds seats to Manila-New York flights