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  1. PAL flies to India soon?

    December 14, 2010 by ajay

    Their labor row notwithstanding, I hear it from sources that our very own flag carrier, Philippine Airlines, is slated to fly to India starting next year. This should be good news to us since India is one of those must-go countries in terms of scenery, culture and history. We just hope the fare is affordable, as it seems some PAL tickets can be more expensive than the competition on some international flights.

    Anyway, for our trip to Vietnam, we booked Philippine Airlines. The PAL planes going in and out of Manila to Ho Chi Minh were quite small – the A320-200. But overall, I had a nice experience with Captains Arellano and Nave in command :D

    There is one main reason why I prefer to fly PAL than its nearest competitor, and that is enjoying a hot meal. PAL inflight meals taste good, would give it an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. For this trip, I had fish with some delectable sauce, and the dessert was by Bizu Patisserie. They even serve wine, beer and other alcohol on request, even when you’re in economy.

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  2. Secure Flight program for passengers flying in and out of US

    October 18, 2010 by ajay

    Remember this piece of news the next time you plan your travel to the United States (via delta.com)

    ” To enhance the security of commercial air travel, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has developed Secure Flight, a program that compares airline passenger information against U.S. government watch lists.

    As part of this program, you’ve had the option in the past to provide your full name, gender and date of birth when booking. Now it is a requirement to provide this information as it appears on your non-expired passport or government-issued photo ID for any future travel. Effective November 1, 2010, if you do not accurately provide this information prior to 72 hours before your scheduled departure, your reservation may be cancelled.”

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  3. Cebu Pacific edges out PAL as the country’s No. 1 airline, celebrates with one peso seat sale

    June 9, 2010 by ajay

    Cebu Pacific ATR 72-500

    Update: Cebu Pacific one peso seat sale to all domestic destinations is on! This is from June 10 to June 11, 2010 only. Travel for (almost) free to these places: Manila, Cebu, Clark, Davao, Bacolod, Surigao, Iloilo, Zamboanga, Dipolog, Cagayan de Oro, Boracay, Puerto Princesa, Legazpi, Tagbilaran, Dumaguete, Busuanga and other exciting places. Travel will be valid from January 1 to March 31, 2011.

    Philippine Airlines still has its loyalists ( and I still prefer it for the pleasure of having in-flight food) but if figures are to be believed, its rival Cebu Pacific is now officially the Philippines’ largest airline judging from the number of passengers flown on both domestic and international routes for the first quarter of 2010.

    The Cebu Pacific website cited statistics from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) showing that CEB “flew 2,448,990 domestic and international passengers from January to March this year, almost 110,000 more than Philippine Airlines’ system-wide figures of 2,339,788.” It’s a close fight, but Cebu Pacific now claims to have a 51% share of the market, up 1% from last year’s 50% :D

    In 2009, CEB flew 8.8 million passengers and it expects the numbers to increase by the end of the year with a projected 10 million passengers flown for the whole of 2010.

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  4. Cebu Pacific gets flak for refusing to carry special child

    January 7, 2010 by ajay

    Cebu Pacific horror stories are in the air again. On Facebook and Twitter tonight, Cebu Pacific is getting some flak from online denizens for refusing to carry a special child. In this case, a child with global developmental delay.

    The reports are sketchy as of yet, but online folks are crying foul to this move by Cebu Pacific which takes pride in its slogan “Now Every Juan Can Fly.” This time around, the budget airline is being compared to its rival PAL (Philippine Air Lines) which reportedly has a more humanitarian policy toward senior citizens and persons with disability.

    It appears from the tweets that an unnamed Cebu Pacific flight compelled the special child to get off the plane due to his/her disorder and because there was another special child onboard. They can only accommodate one special child, not two. This of course made the affected parents fume with anger and pass on the word online, and virally.
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