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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 »

PAL revives Cebu-Los Angeles route to raise Mactan Airport status

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 03:56 PM

PAL said the revival of the nonstop flight service will allow residents of various cities in the Visayas and Mindanao to enjoy more convenient connections via Cebu.  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 »

LIST: Airlines resume some flights, but many remain canceled

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 10:15 PM

Airlines resumed some flights at the Philippine capital's main airport on Monday after authorities announced the partial resumption of operations. Read more »

PAL to operate Clark-Quanzhou (Jinjiang) flights starting Jan. 16

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 07:24 PM

Flights between Clark to Quanzhou will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, the flag carrier said in a statement.    Read more »

LIST: Canceled flights on Dec. 25 due to Ursula

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 11:50 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Several flights scheduled to depart on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) were canceled or rescheduled due to Typhoon Ursula, airlines said Tuesday. Read more »

2019 Yearender: Business -- Taipans pass on, inflation eases, POGOs in spotlight

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 24 09:33 AM

Deaths, debt, near-death, and "JoyRulBee" were among our top business stories in 2019.  Read more »

Lucio Tan's grandson takes over late dad's PAL, LT Group posts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 02:09 PM

Tan III was appointed as director, president and chief operating officer of Tanduay Distillers Inc replacing his father Tan Jr., LT Group said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.  Read more »

LIST: Canceled flights on Dec. 4, Wednesday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 07:09 AM

Airlines advised travelers that several flights to and from the Philippines remain canceled on Wednesday, Dec. 4 despite the reopening of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.  Read more »

LIST: PAL to mount replacement flights for passengers affected by Tisoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 10:01 PM

PAL said it will operate special replacement flights on certain routes, to assist passengers whose originally scheduled flights were canceled because of Typhoon Tisoy.  Read more »

NAIA reopens, scheduled flights to resume 11 p.m. Tuesday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 01:08 AM

MANILA - (UPDATE) The Philippine capital's airport reopened at 6 p.m. Tuesday to allow airlines to bring in planes evacuated earlier due to the onslaught of Typhoon Tisoy.  Read more »

PAL diverts Manila-bound flight to Cebu after 'technical problem'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 02:48 PM

The PAL aircraft, an Airbus A321, made a premature landing in Mactan Cebu International Airport instead of Ninoy Aquino International Airport after a "technical problem" was reported past 11 a.m. Read more »

Probe starts on PAL plane's engine blaze

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 12:09 AM

Just minutes after takeoff, the plane made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport after smoke and flames were seen coming out of one of its engines. Read more »

Eroplano ng PAL, nag-emergency landing dahil sa aberya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 07:06 PM

Isang eroplano ng PAL ang napilitang mag-emergency landing matapos magliyab ang isa sa mga makina nito.  Read more »

LOOK: Photos show parts of PAL plane engine in flames during take-off

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 05:56 PM

Around 340 passengers and crew were on the flight, that returned to LAX shortly and landed safely.  Read more »

PAL plane sa LA nagbuga ng apoy sa ere; mga pasahero ikinuwento ang karanasan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 06:57 PM

Sabi ng PAL, nakikipagtulungan na sila ngayon sa mga awtoridad ng LAX at sa Federal Aviation Administration para alamin ang sanhi ng insidente.  Read more »

LOOK: Philippine Airlines pilot who landed jumbo jet safely after engine trouble

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 08:19 PM

Philippine Airlines on Friday lauded one of its pilots for safety maneuvering and landing one of the flag carrier's aircraft that started emitting smoke and flames after departing from the Los Angeles International Airport. Read more »

Bomb threat forces evacuation of employees at PNB building in Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 08:33 PM

A bomb threat forced employees in the Philippine National Bank (PNB) Financial Center in Pasay to evacuate and leave their work Tuesday afternoon. Read more »

After making a pledge early this year, PAL is now most on-time Filipino airline

ANCX
Posted at Nov 19 06:43 PM

Along with other Filipino carriers, Philippine Airlines made a commitment—and actually followed through. Read more »

Losing Bong Tan: dutiful son, sports advocate, heir to the Kapitan’s throne

Warren de Guzman
Updated as of Nov 17 08:02 PM

The death of Bong Tan, heir to the taipan Lucio Tan’s empire, shocked many, not least his family—especially his father whose work in preparing his eldest son to succeed him came undone last Monday morning.  Read more »