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Cebu Pacific tells passengers to seek medical help if flu-like symptoms occur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 12:15 PM

Passengers aboard Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 111 that flew from Hong Kong to Manila Wednesday were advised to seek medical attention if they exhibit flu-like symptoms including runny nose, cough, sore throat or fever "as a precautionary measure," Cebu Pacific said in a statement.  Read more »

Jet disinfection, face masks: Airlines ramp up defense vs China virus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 12:23 PM

Airlines in the Philippines stepped up defenses against a new SARS-like virus from China, introducing jet disinfection, protective equipment and health checks, representatives said Thursday, as authorities moved to head off a billowing regional health crisis. Read more »

Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 05:08 PM

The country's civil aviation authority said it has yet to receive a positive response after requesting technical assistance from France and the United States to decode black boxes from the downed airliner. Read more »

PAL warns against 'phishing site' luring public 'to win plane tickets'

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 04:09 AM

Philippine Airlines warned the public on Friday against a phishing site that it said is circulating a "fake advertisement" supposedly offering a chance to win plane tickets. Read more »

Ukraine plane struck by two missiles: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 08:53 AM

The missiles were fired 30 seconds apart and help explain a mystery as to why the plane's transponder was not working -- it was disabled by the first strike, before being hit by a second, the Times said.   Read more »

Iran grants Canada investigators access to downed plane

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 07:27 AM

Canadian investigators flying to Tehran on Monday will access the wreckage and black boxes from a Ukranian jetliner downed by a missile strike last week, officials said.   Read more »

Ukraine demands punishment for Iran plane downing

Oleksandr Savochenko, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 12 01:44 AM

"We expect Iran... to bring the guilty to the courts," the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook, calling also for the "payment of compensation" and the return of remains. Read more »

Iran to probe black boxes after missile blamed for plane crash

Alexander Cornwell and Parisa Hafezi, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 10:30 AM

Tehran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner crash that killed all 176 people aboard, amid Western suspicions the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake. Read more »

PAL, Cebu Pacific ready to repatriate Mideast OFWs for free

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 04:06 PM

Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines could be tapped for free flights should repatriation plans be finalized, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) director general Jim Sydiongco said in a statement. Read more »

Civilian planes shot down: A grim history

Ron DePasquale, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 10 08:59 AM

A Ukrainian airliner, a Boeing 737-800, went down in Iran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 176 people. American officials believe that the Iranians brought down the airliner by mistake, with 2 missiles fired from an Iranian air defense system, the SA-15. Read more »

Canada's Trudeau says evidence indicates Iran shot down Ukraine jet

Steve Scherer and David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 10 07:03 AM

Canada has intelligence from multiple sources indicating a Ukrainian airliner that crashed on Wednesday near Tehran was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. Read more »

Ukraine calls for 'evidence' in Iran plane crash probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 05:10 AM

Ukraine asked international partners to provide any evidence they may have to help investigators probing a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed in Iran. Read more »

Iran says rumors missile caused plane crash make 'no sense'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 04:12 AM

Iran on Thursday ruled out a missile strike as the cause of a Ukrainian passenger plane crash near Tehran, saying such a scenario made "no sense." Read more »

UK demands full probe into Iran air crash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 02:00 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Thursday for a "full, credible and transparent" investigation into how a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people on board. Read more »

US believes Iran military accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 10 04:29 AM

US officials believe that Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all of the 176 people on board. Read more »

Iran investigation says Ukrainian airliner was on fire before crash

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 05:54 PM

The Iranian report referred to the crash as an "accident." Read more »

Ukrainian airliner was on fire before crash: Iran probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 03:15 PM

DUBAI - A Ukrainian airliner was on fire immediately before it crashed southwest of Tehran, killing all 176 on board, according to an initial report by Iranian investigators. Read more »

Bridal party, academics among Canadian victims of plane crash in Iran

Rod Nickel, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 11:40 AM

EDMONTON, Alberta - A newlywed couple that had traveled to Iran to get married were among the 63 Canadians killed when their Ukrainian Airlines flight crashed early on Wednesday, according to friends and community leaders in the western Canadian city of Edmonton that was home to 30 victims. Read more »

Ukrainian airline crash another challenge for Boeing

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 09 07:41 AM

Details were limited Wednesday about the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines plane, a Boeing 737-800, near Tehran that killed 176 people.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 8, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 12:07 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »