Tag: Philippine-Airlines

  • Philippine Airline Recaro seats and AVOD

    I’ve only read about this, but I never thought that I would actually try them out myself. When I got inside the waiting lounge at the Centennial airport, I saw this Boeing 747 docked in one of the bays. I’m always drawn to airplanes, and I would almost always whip out my camera and take…

  • Playing the waiting game at the Centennial airport

    I’m here at the Centennial terminal of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, waiting for my flight to be called. It’s been a while since I’ve been at Terminal 2. It’s actually quite nice here during daytime; not as gloomy as it is during the night. The airport isn’t crowded today, and there are plenty of…

  • Excess baggage, overbooking and seat 17G

    I fail at packing lightly. Knowing that I will be flying in a plane full of Filipinos who are no doubts bringing home heaps of pasalubongs, I still tried my luck at having an excess of 5 kilos for my check in luggage. My big luggage had a Twister DVD board game, Lundby Doll House…

  • Airline food: Yay or nay?

    There are people who simply abhor airline food, while there are some who, oddly enough, are excited by it. I can understand both sides. Airline food is hardly ever something to write about, although on certain airlines, the meals served onboard are among the highlights of the flight. In my experience, most of the time…

  • Flying long-haul with Philippine Airlines

    Last year, when we were planning for my first trip to Australia, my sister wanted me to get the fares for a round-trip Manila-Melbourne-Manila flight from Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Qantas. I, on the otherhand, kept on insisting to fly with Philippine Airlines, because I am a Mabuhay Miles member. It was only after…

  • PAL’s PR475 overshoots Butuan runway

    BUTUAN CITY, Philippines — At least 3 people were injured when a Philippine Airlines jet overshot the runway of the Bancasi Airport here around 6:45 a.m. Friday, careering into coconut grove, officials said. Superintendent Elmer Doyo, regional director of the Criminal detection and Investigation Group (CIDG), said among the injured was the plane pilot’s Captain…

  • Philippine Airlines’s new online booking facility

    Philippine Airlines has introduced its new e-ticketing facility for booking domestic flights. Effective 10 August 2007, we are using 2 systems simultaneously. The New! Low Fare Calendar Search which is available for domestic itineraries only and the current Low Fare Search by Schedule for International itineraries or combination of International/Domestic Itineraries. Low Fare Calendar Search…

  • PAL’s new A320 cabin design

    From the SunStar Bacolod website: Philippine Airlines’s newest Airbus A320, which features a “21st-century enhanced cabin” that is the first to be outfitted for an Asian carrier, arrived recently to join the flag carrier’s modernizing fleet. The cabin is the widest of any single aisle aircraft in the Philippines, allowing for wider seats in both…