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Flight delays and paralyzing boredom: Lacson tweets on NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 03:03 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson took to Twitter on Monday to call for passengers to be spared from wasting time in air terminals while waiting for flights that have been rescheduled.  Read more »

Japan to mandate alcohol tests for flight attendants, engineers

Kyodo News
Updated as of Apr 10 08:53 AM

TOKYO - The Japanese transport ministry said Tuesday it will mandate breathalyzer tests for all flight attendants, engineers and flight operations managers after loosely imposed drinking rules in the country came under fire for a series of alcohol problems at domestic airlines. Read more »

AirAsia Puerto Princesa-Manila flight naantala ng 6 oras

Jay Zabanal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 11:07 PM

Inireklamo ng mga pasahero ng AirAsia flight Z2 431 na biyahe mula Puerto Princesa patungong Maynila ang 6 oras na paghihintay sa kanilang flight.   Read more »

British Airways flight ends up in wrong city

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 26 07:53 AM

LONDON - A British Airways plane flew by mistake from London to Edinburgh instead of Dusseldorf in Germany on Monday. Read more »

US pilots have reported problems with Boeing 737 MAX since 2018, records show

Delphine Touitou, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 14 05:00 PM

The US decision on Wednesday to ground the Boeing 737 MAX came after authorities noted similarities between two recent crashes, eerily echoing reports from American pilots who complained of problems with the plane late last year. Read more »

Wait, the baby! Plane forced to return to airport after passenger forgets baby

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 03:22 PM

A commercial flight pilot made a unique request to return to the airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after a passenger left someone very important at the terminal: her baby. Read more »

Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes, killing 157

Duncan Miriri and Maggie Fick, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 11 01:32 AM

(UPDATED) An Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, a spokesman for the airline told Reuters. Read more »

Labi ng 2 sakay ng bumagsak na Cessna plane, narekober

Rod Izon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 02:02 AM

HERMOSA, Bataan – Narekober na ang mga labi ng flight instructor at student pilot na sakay ng Cessna plane na bumagsak sa kagubatan ng Malapad na Bato, Gasak Malamig, Mabiga sa nasabing bayan. Read more »

Fatal air crashes and deaths up in 2018: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 08:10 PM

A total of 556 people died in 15 plane crashes in 2018. Read more »

Several flights canceled due to Usman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 11:10 PM

MANILA - Several flights were cancelled early Saturday morning as bad weather persisted in different parts of the country an hour after tropical depression "Usman" weakened into a low pressure area (LPA). Read more »

UK police arrest two for drone disruption at London airport

Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 10:36 AM

The United Kingdom's Sussex Police said on Saturday it has made 2 arrests in connection with a drone disruption at London's Gatwick Airport. Read more »

LIST: Canceled flights due to bad weather

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 03:53 PM

Several flights were canceled Friday due to bad weather, the Department of Transportation said, citing data from the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA).   Read more »

Traveloka offers huge travel discounts with 12.12 promo

Traveloka
Posted at Dec 11 01:54 PM

Traveloka, one of Asia's top travel booking apps, is having a huge sale on all their travel products starting December 12 and all throughout the entire month. Read more »

Sexual harassment in the sky: Hong Kong flight attendants fight back

Elaine Yu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 04:59 PM

HONG KONG - Immaculate-looking flight attendants who appear unruffled by the demands of a life spent in the air are part of the slick image sold by carriers -- but Hong Kong-based workers are increasingly hitting back against sexual harassment. Read more »

Boeing eyes Lion Air crash software upgrade in 6-8 weeks

Eric M. Johnson and Tim Hepher, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 08:35 AM

Boeing has said cockpit procedures that were applied on the previous flight are already in place to tackle such a problem, and that its 737 series remains safe to fly. Read more »

AirAsia eyes international flights from Bohol in 2019

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 08:06 AM

Potential routes include Taipei and Macau, with the carrier targeting "anything within 4 hours" of the new terminal that was inaugurated Tuesday, AirAsia Philippines President Dexter Comendador said. Read more »

SpaceX's crew rocket set for January test flight

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 06:34 AM

ORLANDO, Florida - The first flight of a SpaceX rocket tailored to fly astronauts to the International Space Station is set for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 7, NASA said on Wednesday. Read more »

Some Cebu Pacific booking services unavailable Tues to Wed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 08:30 PM

Cebu Pacific on Monday said some of its booking services will be unavailable from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14 due to system enhancements. Read more »

Flight attendant, trending sa pagpapasuso ng sanggol ng pasahero

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 05:39 PM

Nag-viral sa social media ang kuwento ng isang flight attendant na nagpa-breastfeed ng sanggol ng pasahero. Read more »

Flights sa NAIA ngayong Nobyembre, babawasan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 02:26 AM

Babawasan muna ang flights sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport ngayong buwan para bigyang daan ang paglilipat sa bagong air radar system. Read more »