Local carriers Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia Philippines Wednesday, (May 26) called for a ‘green lane' approach allowing foreign travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the Philippines to revive tourism safely. "We look forward to easier entry for fully-vaccinated travelers...
Tapping into its "Bayanihan Spirit," budget airline AirAsia joined hundreds of thousands of Filipinos on Tuesday, April 27 in sustaining community pantries in the metropolis. (Photo courtesy of AirAsia) In particular, AirAsia donated #AlwaysREDy care kits to select community pantries in the cities...
Under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) of NCR Plus (Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal), only essential travel will be allowed until end of the month although AirAsia will continue to operate all other domestic flights to and from Manila, subject to compliance with...
To comply with the temporary suspension of inbound passenger travel to Region 6 (Western Visayas) from the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area, as well as from Cebu and Davao, Philippine Airlines (PAL) immediately cancelled all flights from Manila to Bacolod, Iloilo, Antique, Caticlan, Kalibo...
International airline safety ranking firm, AirlineRatings.com, gave AirAsia Philippines 7-star ratings for COVID-19 compliance plus a safety rating of 6 out of 7 seven stars. The ratings firm named AirAsia among the top 20 COVID-compliant airlines for 2021. Airlineratings.com reviews airlines...
The transport sector was one of the biggest casualties of the pandemic as borders shut down. Airlines have been soaring high in the past decade, riding on the popularity of cheap travel. But in a snap, fear of catching COVID 19 killed everyone's appetite for globe-trotting. No one wants to...
AirAsia Group Bhd. aircraft stand on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA 2) in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. (Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg AirAsia is already seeing strong positive signs of recovery from across its regional market, including the Philippines, indicating...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that local airlines have yet to submit the final loan plan to activate their P700 million financial support earmarked under the government’s economic stimulus programs. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the amount of...
The former reporter on dealing with loss, changes, and moving forward On the first day of college, everyone was eager to meet our new professor—a well-known name in the TV broadcast industry, a name that, if it weren’t for his trademark sign-off “spieeel,” would never have made him a...
Steve Dailisan (Facebook) After losing his job as pilot few weeks ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, former reporter Steve Dailisan is taking off with a new airline. Dailisan lost his job last month just as he was starting his flying career. “I will have to rest my golden wings for a while to...
