This is a rather belated post on my experience flying Emirates (EK) from Singapore to Brisbane (and vice versa) early this month. Am writing about this because I have never flown this airline before. And being the anxious traveller, I've never really travelled long-haul since going to Germany in 2002. It goes without saying that am not the type who sleeps throughout, so long flights are like purgatory to me :D It didn't help any that this Emirates flight was turbulent for 80% of the time that it took us to travel to Brisbane (or more than seven hours of flying) The ... Continue Reading...
One day and one night in Kyoto
One aspect of my recent travel to Japan which is dear to my heart: our overnight trip to Kyoto which was out there on my list of dream places to visit. Good thing it was barely one hour by fast train from Osaka and that the whole Kansai region was spared from the devastating earthquake that rocked Tokyo and the north (note: we flew to Japan two days after the big quake ~ sigh!) It was almost dusk and mercilessly cold when we arrived in Kyoto. I said silently to myself: "You can never dress enough in this kind of weather....brrr!" I was freezing and it didn't help that ... Continue Reading...
Counterfeit plane parts, fake pilot licenses and other ills plaguing RP aviation industry (last of two parts)
"Now every Juan can fly!" so says a familiar ad by Cebu Pacific, now the leading carrier in terms of passenger volume. But the question is: how safely are we flying? It came as quite a shock to me to read the well-researched, comprehensive report by PSA (Pacific Strategies & Assessments), an international business risk consultancy group on the Philippine civil aviation industry. PSA feeds information to its high-profile clients which include multinational corporations. So yes, they must know what they're saying.:D The salient points of what they say are the ... Continue Reading...
Safety risk assessment of Philippine airlines: PAL’s the most reliable carrier (part 1)
With most Filipinos now preferring to fly instead of ride ships, trains or buses, how safe are airlines in the Philippines? A confidential report obtained by annalyn.net from PSA, an international business risk consultancy group, states that Philippine Airlines (PAL) remains the country's most reliable carrier. It is so far the only one to pass stringent audits by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the IATA Operational Safety Audit for the past three years. PAL planes are serviced by the Lufthansa Technik Philippines which is a subsidiary ... Continue Reading...
Basta Pinas travel advocacy campaign launched
Travel blogger Ivan Henares has journeyed to all 79 provinces of the Philippines. Most of us would be glad to clock up even half of that. Admittedly, I seem to be travelling more abroad than locally these days. I really see nothing wrong with this since it opens me up to other cultures and gives me fresh perspectives on how things are going in other parts of the world. For example, did you know that the Philippine public transport system looks like it was stuck in the 1960s when placed side by side with the mass transport in China's big cities? Harsh reality, ... Continue Reading...
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