Philippine Airlines (PAL) yesterday (August 10, 2021) resumed services to the United Kingdom via a series of special Manila-London flights. PAL will have twice monthly flights for the remainder of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2021 Summer season, specifically on August 10 and...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) yesterday, August 10, 2021, resumed services to the United Kingdom via a series of special Manila-London flights. PAL will have twice monthly flights for the remainder of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2021 Summer season, specifically on August 10 and...
The COVID-19 crisis year 2020 was the worst in the almost one century history of the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (August 3) reported in its World Air Transport Statistics (WATS). iata-3 A total of 1.8 billion passengers flew in 2020, a decrease of...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has rejected the P4.4-million tax refund petition of Philippine Airlines (PAL) for the importation of cigarettes and liquor for its in-flight and commissary supplies. (Photo from Philippine Airlines Facebook page) PAL paid the amount in 2012 and 2013, but did so under...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
Philippine Airlines (PAL) now flies to alternate gateways, like Subic, Laoag and Davao, to bring home more Overseas Filipino Workers ( OFWs) and skirt imposed limits on arrivals at the Manila airport. The government continues to limit arrivals at Manila to 2,000 passengers per day, shared among...
The State of Hawaii has accredited Philippine Airlines (PAL) as a Trusted Testing and Travel Partner under its Safe Travel quarantine reduction program, the first Asian carrier under its list. This means that Hawaii-bound travelers flying on PAL are now exempted from arrival quarantine requirements...
In compliance with restrictions imposed by Saudi Arabia, Philippine Airlines (PAL) canceled its flights between Manila, Riyadh and Damman from today, July 9, to Tuesday next week, July 13. "These cancellations are beyond PAL's control and are most regrettable because they prevent us from serving...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (July 8) announced the launch of a global Mobility Aids Action Group, the first of its kind, to improve the transport of mobility aids, including wheelchairs, for travelers with disabilities. Globally, over 1 billion people, or 15...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to refund to the Philippine Airlines (PAL) the more than P402 million in specific taxes that it paid in protest for importing aviation gas. (Photo from PAL Facebook page) The court en...
The government has facilitated the repatriation of more than 300 distressed Filipinos from Saudi Arabia amid the adverse impact of the raging pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the Palace, the latest batch of 347 repatriates will each be given P10,000 in cash...
The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the national government will to assist local airliners reeling from the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. Amid mounting financial losses of airlines due to COVID-19 headwinds, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said that two state-run lenders have...
