CEBU CITY – All passengers of the ship that caught fire and sank off Bohol Sunday, June 26, have been accounted for, the Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas (PCG 7) said Monday, June 27. MV Mama Mary Chloe (PCG photo) Lt. Junior Grade Krysta Bergantin, spokesperson of PCG 7, said M/V Mama Mary...
As global aviation fuel prices continued to skyrocket, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), in its Wednesday, June 22, advisory, added 13 more levels to its passenger and cargo fuel surcharge matrix, which until this month has Level 7 at the maximum. Now, CAB's passenger and fuel surcharge matrix is...
Despite the war in Ukraine and travel restrictions in China, international demand for air travel continues to fuel the sector's strong recovery, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) “With the lifting of many border restrictions, we are seeing the long-expected surge in...
CEBU CITY – A 29-year-old pregnant woman was killed after a trailer truck ran over her in Mandaue City Thursday, June 2. Police identified the fatality as Jouana Mie Dacua, a pharmacy cashier. Police said the victim was riding a “habal-habal” (motorcycle for hire) on her way to work when the...
Air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 as the impact of the Covid-19 variant Omicron moderated outside of Asia, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced Wednesday night, April 6. media On the other hand, the war in Ukraine, which began February 24, did not have any...
media IATA: Omicron restrictions dampen demand By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Travel restrictions in the wake of the Omicron variant hampered recovery in both domestic and international air travel in the first month of 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s latest data. Total...
69304 Air traveler numbers will reach four billion in 2024 (counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), up 103 percent over 2019 pre-COVID-19 levels, simply because "people want to travel", according to latest projections from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). "There...
PASAHERO Party-list has added its voice to the growing clamor of stakeholders who want to suspend excise tax on oil products amid concerns that local pump prices would continue to climb in the coming weeks. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) According to Allan Yap, the party-list's founder, the proposed...
Overall travel demand strengthened in 2021 despite travel restrictions due to Omicron but it is far from normal in many parts of the world and the challenge for 2022 is to "normalize travel", according to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh. media "Last...
Passenger capacity of road-based public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila will remain at 70 percent this holiday season, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the...
More than 200 erring public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in Metro Manila were flagged down by the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) due to "overloading" on the first day of the implementation of the 70 percent passenger capacity in public transport. A Muntinlupa police officer checks...
iata-2 Global air travel showed a "moderate" rebound in September versus August as domestic markets, China in particular, recovered, but international demand "slipped slightly". This was according to the latest data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). “September’s...
