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Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced Friday, April 8, that it has increased its flights on several domestic routes in line with the uptick in travel demand this Holy Week.

The Philippine Air Line (PAL) Group has flown close to 100,000 kilograms of food packs, water bottles and other basic necessities for the residents who were affected by Typhoon Odette in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Typhoon “Odette” wrought havoc in Visayas, Mindanao, and parts of Southern Luzon which resulted in the cancellation of several flights on Friday, Dec. 17.

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Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has expressed optimism that the national government would soon grant the private sector’s appeals to reduce the quarantine period for returning Filipino immigrants, their families, and overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to just two days.

Major airline groups have sought Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion’s help in airing their concerns to the government regarding the impact of the protracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on their businesses.

Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has directed the Department of Transportation to collect at least half a billion pesos in remaining charges that flag-carrier Philippines Airlines still owed to the government.

Struggling flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will not get any financial help from government financial institutions anytime soon, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Thursday, Sept. 9.

Malacañang has underscored the importance of keeping the financially beleaguered Philippine Airlines (PAL) “in the air” amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

A total of 22 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Afghanistan arrived in the country as the Philippine government continue to account as many of Pinoy workers for their transport back home.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is launching its “Forever Flyer Raffle Promo” giving PAL customers the chance to win generous and exciting rewards.In a statement, the country’sflag carrier explained that  its will hold a Forever Flyer Raffle Promo, which will award Grand Prizes of 80,000 miles per year for life to eight winning PAL passengers and a Major Prize of 8,000 miles per year for life to 80 winners.The raffle draws will be held in PAL social media pages. Winners may redeem their prizes starting January 1, 2022 and onwards.

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.

Over 26,000 anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have been flown to Tacloban City in Leyte by the Philippine Airlines (PAL).

Confident that the Philippine aviation industry will recover, and related manpower requirements will be a must, the First Aviation Academy Inc. (FAAi) has acquired all the training assets from the Philippine Air Lines Aviation School (PALAV). This includes nine (9) Cessna 172, and the Redbird Flight Training Simulator. Effective end of June, PALAV will discontinue training operations. This acquisition of equipment by FAAi positions it as one of the premiere flight schools in the country.

The Department of Finance (DOF) assured that the national government will to assist local airliners reeling from the prolonged coronavirus pandemic.

Some 1,800 kilograms (kg) of okra or lady’s fingers were flown to South Korea by Philippine Airlines (PAL) in what has been described as a “milestone” for the Philippine agri-business sector.

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has issued reminders to the public regarding the travel requirements of non-Saudi nationals who will fly to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

While the current daily passenger arrival capacity of 2,000 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is an improvement from the previous cap of 1,500, the increase is negligible and doesn’t translate to more inbound flights.