PAL bags 4-star rating from Skytrax

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has been certified as a 4-star airline by international air transport rating organization Skytrax, making the flag carrier the first and…

PAL mounts more flights to China

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is ramping up its operations to China by increasing flight frequency on existing routes and opening up new destinations in the…

PAL halts Cebu-SG service, raises Cebu-Bangkok flights to daily

Effective March 25, Philippine Airlines (PAL) will suspend its Cebu-Singapore operations, and increase its Cebu-Bangkok flight frequency from thrice a week to daily as…

PAL embarks on polar service with nonstop Toronto-Manila flights

Philippine Airlines (PAL) flew its milestone ultra-long polar flight from Toronto, Canada nonstop to Manila—the first ever crossing of the polar region by a…

7 companies form alliance for NAIA rehab, operation

A group of infrastructure and property development firms in the Philippines are forming a consortium to rehabilitate, operate, and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International…

PAL swings to net loss in first three quarters

Philippine Airlines (PAL) posted a total comprehensive loss of P3.546 billion for the first nine months of 2017, a significant downturn from the P2.961…

PAL strengthens Davao hub with new local flights

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has opened three new routes from Davao—a boost to the flag carrier’s domestic route expansion program, this time from Mindanao. On…

PH carriers back call to remove stumbling blocks to aviation

  Philippine carriers are fully endorsing recommendations initiated by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) that call on governments to take down obstacles…

PAL settles P6B navigational dues

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has accepted the offer of Philippine Airlines (PAL) to settle P6 billion in navigational dues it has owed the…

US-bound travelers should prepare for tighter safety checks, PAL says

Philippine Airlines will be further enhancing security measures for its U.S.-bound flights in line with the new regulatory requirements of the U.S. Department of…

PAL eyes amicable settlement of P6.6B bill charged by PH gov’t

Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it will continue to cooperate with the Philippine government to resolve the issue of the flag carrier’s unpaid navigational charges…

PAL renews proposal to build new passenger terminal at NAIA

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is reviving an earlier proposal to build a new annex building at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 in…

PAL inks code-share pact with Royal Brunei Airlines

Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) are set to begin code-sharing flights between the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam by mid-August 2017. The code-share…

PAL to inaugurate nonstop Manila-Auckland flights Dec 6

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will be introducing December 6 this year nonstop flights on its Manila-Auckland (MNL-AKL) route, a major product upgrade from its current…

PAL strengthens Manila-London route with new B777s, more flights

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is all set to boost its operations between Manila and London Heathrow by deploying its state-of-the-art 370-seater Boeing 777-300s on the…

Additional PAL screening for portable electronic devices bound for US

All portable electronic devices (PEDs) larger than a cell phone or smartphone brought along by passengers of Philippine Airlines (PAL) bound for the United…

PAL to reactivate flights to Abu Dhabi

Come October 31, Philippine Airlines (PAL) intends to resume its nonstop thrice-weekly service between Manila and Abu Dhabi after noticing increasing demand on the…

PAL Middle East flights now in Terminal 1

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is transferring its flights covering the Middle East to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 from Terminal 2 effective July…

PAL opens new Tagbilaran routes to Incheon and Cebu

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) launched an international flight from Tagbilaran on June 22, making Bohol’s capital the fifth Philippine gateway for foreign travelers.…

PH airlines log 7% growth in Q1 cargo volume

Cargo volume handled by Philippine-based airlines rose to 63.672 million kilograms in the first quarter of 2017, up 7% from 59.513 million kg in…