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PAL sees 'slow, sure' aviation recovery after lockdowns ease

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Updated as of May 08 05:25 PM

Philippine Airlines said Friday it could take 6 to 8 months before air travel could return to normal and the industry's recovery would be a "slow and sure climb."   Read more »

'Health passports' and face masks seen as aviation looks to new normal

Cathy Yang and Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 01:59 PM

A traveler checks in and tags his bags at the airport with no human contact and readies a "health passport" containing health data. This could be the new normal for air travel when the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, stakeholders said Tuesday. Read more »

LOOK: Philippine Airlines cabin crew don protective suits in 'new normal'

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Posted at Apr 17 11:27 AM

Philippine Airlines on Friday unveiled specially designed personal protective gear for cabin crew as part of a "new normal" to prevent the spread of COVID-19 that grounded global aviation. Read more »

PAL to mount 2 special flights to London on April 7

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Posted at Apr 05 10:16 PM

PAL said the Manila to London flights were organized by the British Embassy Manila and will be available only to British travelers, who wish to return home. Read more »

PAL eyes April 15 resumption of flights, last international departure March 25

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Updated as of Mar 25 10:12 AM

Philippine Airlines said its last international flight would depart Manila for the US on Wednesday before it suspends operations until April 14, as the country rides out a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

PAL to suspend international flights from March 26 to April 14

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Posted at Mar 24 06:55 PM

Philippine Airlines on Tuesday said it will suspend international flights from March 26 to April 14 as more countries tightened travel restrictions, travel demand collapsed, and the ongoing lockdown made staffing difficult. Read more »

LIST: PAL mounts overseas flights from March 23-31 for stranded foreigners, OFWs

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Posted at Mar 23 02:58 PM

Philippine Airlines on Monday said it will operate several overseas flights from March 23 to 31 in response to the government’s call to help foreign tourists return home and OFWs fly back to their places of work. Read more »

PAL mounts 'sweeper flights' from Cebu to ferry stranded foreigners

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Updated as of Mar 20 05:50 AM

Philippine Airlines will mount "sweeper flights" from Cebu to Manila and Tokyo to ferry foreigners stranded because of the COVID-19 quarantine. Read more »

Philippine Airlines cancels all domestic flights until April 12 due to COVID-19 quarantine

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Posted at Mar 17 10:09 AM

Philippine Airlines said Tuesday it cancelled all domestic flights until April 12 as the entire Luzon was placed on quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

LIST: PAL cancels several domestic flights due to COVID-19 quarantines

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Posted at Mar 16 02:09 PM

Philippine Airlines has cancelled several domestic flights as provinces and cities outside Metro Manila declared “community quarantine.” Read more »

PAL cancels domestic flights until March 21; flights until April 14 ‘to be evaluated’

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Posted at Mar 14 06:34 PM

Domestic flights in other parts of the Philippines will be maintained.    Read more »

PAL: Travelers to, from Metro Manila may rebook, refund trips amid mass quarantine

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Updated as of Mar 13 08:17 AM

The Philippines earlier adopted an inter-agency resolution banning travel to and from the capital region beginning Sunday to combat the rapid rise of cases of the novel coronavirus in the country. Read more »

Rebook, reroute, refund: Options for PAL passengers as COVID-19 disrupts travel

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Posted at Mar 11 01:18 PM

The flag carrier said it cancelled 28 round trip flights between Manila and Doha, 75 to Incheon and Busan and SOuth Korea, and 69 to Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Read more »

Worry in the skies for Filipino flight crew as coronavirus grounds planes

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 03:15 PM

Filipino flight attendants confront uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak, which forced airlines worldwide to cut pay, lay off workers, ground jumbo jets and even close shop. Read more »

Airport charges for airlines deferred in COVID-19 rescue: transport dept

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Posted at Mar 10 11:23 AM

Airlines will pay the deferred charges "once the COVID-19 threat in the country is lifted, the DOTR said in a statement.    Read more »

PAL cancels Manila-Doha flights after Qatar travel ban

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Posted at Mar 09 10:22 PM

Philippine Airlines on Monday said it is canceling all flights between Manila and Doha, Qatar from March 11 to March 15 due to the recent travel ban by Qatar. Read more »

Philippine Airlines re-introduces Manila-Pagadian flights

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Posted at Mar 03 08:25 PM

Daily PR 2783 flights depart from Manila at 1 p.m. while the return flight leaves Pagadian at 3:40 p.m., the flag carrier said in a statement.    Read more »

Philippine Airlines confirms report on record losses

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Updated as of Mar 02 02:41 PM

The Philippine Daily Inquirer quoted a letter to employees from PAL COO Gilbert Santa Maria which said long-term debt was "unsustainable," lease obligations amounted to "billions" of dollars. Read more »

PAL offers 80 percent discount on select flights on 80th anniv

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Posted at Mar 01 09:28 AM

Philippine Airlines announced Sunday discounts of up to 80 percent on its fares for select flights in celebration of its 80th anniversary.  Read more »

PAL cancels some PH-South Korea flights due to COVID-19 outbreak

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Posted at Feb 29 05:03 PM

March flights to and from Busan and Seoul will be affected. Read more »