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Airlines asking for fuel surcharges as oil prices keep rising

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 09:56 PM

Two local airlines are asking to be allowed to collect fuel surcharges, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said Tuesday.    Read more »

Cuba plane crash: What we know

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 11:53 AM

This is what we know about the Boeing passenger plane crash that happened in Cuba on Friday, as the aircraft was taking off from Havana to a city on the east of the island nation: Read more »

Cuba confirms 110 killed in country's deadliest plane crash since 1989

Nelson Acosta and Sarah Marsh, Reuters
Posted at May 20 08:30 AM

Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an aging Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had killed 110 of the 113 on board, making it the Caribbean island's deadliest air disaster in nearly 30 years. Read more »

AirAsia 'working' to fly to new Palawan paradise

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 07:16 PM

SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - AirAsia is waiting for the government to provide the adequate infrastructure so that it can fly to San Vicente, the latest Palawan municipality to catch tourists' attention. Read more »

Korean Air staff rally against owners after 'nut' and 'water rage' scandals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 10:36 AM

Hundreds of angry Korean Air employees took to the streets in Seoul demanding the overthrow of the firm's controversial controlling family Friday, after police failed to secure an arrest warrant for one daughter over allegations she sprayed juice over a business associate.   Read more »

Singapore-Kuala Lumpur is world's busiest international air route

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 04:37 PM

The trip between Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur is the world's busiest international air route. Read more »

Reklamo ng balikbayan: Bagahe, dumating na 'butas-butas' sa NAIA 3

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 07:35 PM

Ayon sa complainant, mabigat at halos hindi nito mabuhat ang kaniyang bagahe noong ibinigay niya sa airport sa Texas ngunit gumaan at may tatlong butas na ito pagdating sa NAIA Terminal 3.   Read more »

Cebu Pacific secures IATA operational safety accreditation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 04:13 PM

MANILA - The country's largest carrier Cebu Pacific on Thursday said it has passed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the most "stringent" international aviation safety standard.  Read more »

Travel agent na di naka-book ng flight kahit naningil na, timbog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 01:43 AM

Laking gulat na lang ng biktima nang mag-check siya sa airlines kung saan dapat naka-book ang biyahe at nalamang wala sa listahan ng mga pasahero. Read more »

Airliner escorted by fighter jets back to Singapore after bomb threat

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 05 10:50 PM

Two Singapore fighter jets escorted a commercial airliner back to Singapore on Thursday due to a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, according to Singapore police. Read more »

Cebu Pacific holds P22 fare seat sale for 22nd anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 02:10 AM

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific on Thursday midnight announced it is holding a P22 fare promo as it celebrates its 22nd anniversary. Read more »

PAL, Cebu Pacific unit ready to refund terminal fees for unused tickets

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 02:55 PM

Philippine Airlines and a Cebu Pacific unit said Tuesday they were ready to refund terminal fees collected from passengers who failed to make their flights. Read more »

Cebu Pacific to fly to Melbourne, offers seat sale

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 02:39 PM

Cebu Pacific, the country's largest airline, said Tuesday it would fly to Melbourne starting in August, banking on the rising number of Filipino tourists in Australia. Read more »

Airfares may rise with TRAIN, removal of incentives, warns PAL

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 01:11 AM

Airlines may increase fares following the imposition of new excise taxes on fuel, coupled with the proposed removal of incentives for carriers, the president of the Philippine Airlines said Tuesday.  Read more »

Pagsasaayos ng flights sa NAIA terminals, posibleng mapaaga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 11:54 PM

Posibleng mapaaga ang pagsasaayos ng mga flights ng mga airlines sa NAIA terminals dahil sa pagsusulong nito sa Kamara.  Read more »

PAL becomes Philippines' first 4-star airline

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 06:09 AM

The Philippine Airlines has been certified as the country's first 4-star airline, the flag carrier said Thursday. Read more »

LIST: Cancelled flights on Thursday due to Mayon activity

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:39 PM

Several flights scheduled on Thursday January 25 have been cancelled because of the eruption of Mayon volcano.    Read more »

Private company launches search for Malaysia's Flight MH370 in 'final effort'

Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 09:24 PM

Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014 with 239 people, mostly Chinese, on board. Read more »

Wedding on a jet plane

Osservatore Romano, AFP
Posted at Jan 19 02:33 PM

Handout picture released by the Vatican press office Osservatore Romano showing Pope Francis (right) marrying Latam airline flight attendants Paula Podest (center) and Carlos Ciuffardi (foreground) during the flight between Santiago and the northern city of Iquique on Thursday, as their witness, Chilean businessman and one of the owner of the airline, Ignacio Cueto (2-left), looks on. Read more »

Babaeng nag-bomb joke sa Davao airport, kinulong ng 12 oras

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 02:34 PM

Pursigido ang Aviation Police na kasuhan ang babaeng nag-bomb joke para magsilbing leksyon sa iba pa na kailangan seryosohin ang batas ukol dito. Read more »