Philippine Flight Network

United Airlines is set to open nonstop flights from San Francisco to Manila starting October 29 2023.   United Airlines 777-300ER Image source: Wikimedia The new service is scheduled to b...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2023/07/united-airlines-to-fly-san-francisco.html

Dubai based Emirates has unveiled a new closed loop recycling system, which will see millions of onboard items recycled at a local facility and remade into Emirates meal service products. The dec...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2023/06/emirates-expands-recycling-initiatives.html

For most Filipinos, travelling to any Western country or country with a complete set of four seasons will require a visa, even for tourist purposes.  Getting a visa can be a time-consuming, expe...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2023/06/canada-allows-visa-free-access-to-some.html

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FIVE FLIGHT REVIEWS INVOLVING SINGAPORE AIRLINES AND MALAYSIA AIRLINES.  THE TRIP SPANS MAY 26 TO JUNE 3, TAKING THE AUTHOR ACROSS THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DESTINAT...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2023/06/singapore-airlines-flight-review-manila.html

THIS IS THE LAST IN A SERIES OF FIVE FLIGHT REVIEWS INVOLVING SINGAPORE AIRLINES AND MALAYSIA AIRLINES.  THE TRIP SPANS MAY 26 TO JUNE 3, TAKING THE AUTHOR ACROSS THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN DESTINATI...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2023/06/singapore-airlines-flight-review.html

In a bid to manage congestion and optimise usage at Ninoy Aquino International Airport's (NAIA) terminals, various airlines and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have announce tha...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2023/05/naia-based-carriers-swap-terminals.html

Just about a year after the fourth Airbus A350-900 left the Philippine Airlines (PAL) fleet as part of the flag carrier's restructuring and emergence from bankruptcy leaving it with two of them, ...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2023/05/philippine-airlines-to-expand-fleet.html

New Year's day 2023 will be a day to remember for tens of thousands of passengers - for the wrong reasons.  Over 360 domestic and international flights to and from Manila were either cancelled, ...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2023/01/philippine-air-traffic-chaos-on-new.html

BACKGROUND AND FLIGHT SELECTION My time in Britain was coming to an end.  It was time to go back to the Philippines apparently for good.  As much as I wanted to stay on the European side of t...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2021/11/korean-air-flight-review-london-to.html

The Points Guy and TTR Weekly are reporting that Delta Airlines is scrapping its planned flights between Manila and Seoul indefinitely, effectively removing Manila from Delta's route network. �...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2021/05/delta-airlines-suspends-manila.html

In an internal letter circulated to Delta Airlines staff, the company's chief executive Ed Bastian has announced that it will retire its entire Boeing 777 fleet, citing the reduced demand in tra...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2020/05/delta-airlines-to-retire-777-fleet-by.html

Due to the devastating effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Cebu Pacific and its subsidiary Cebgo will be suspending all its flights effective March 19 until at least April 14 2020. ...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2020/03/cebu-pacific-suspends-flights-completely.html

The Philippine's flag carrier is about to enter its 80th year in the aviation industry with an admission that it is facing serious financial troubles.  A letter by Philippine Airlines (PAL) Pre...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2020/03/pal-admits-financial-trouble-five-star.html

Author's note: This is the second of two posts related to this trip.  You can read the post from the outbound flight here . ABORTED DEPARTURE I was scheduled to depart four days earlier than...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2020/01/cathay-pacific-flight-review-manila-to.html

Due to the eruption of Taal volcano, departing and arriving flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport have been suspended starting about 6.30 pm on January 12 "until further notice" as a...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2020/01/miaa-flights-at-naia-suspended.html

Against the advice of the Centre for Aviation (CAPA) to shrink Philippine Airlines' (PAL) long-haul network , Business Traveller and Routesonline are reporting that the flag carrier will be ex...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2020/01/philippine-airlines-to-add-us-flights.html

Author's note: This is the second of two posts related to this trip.  You can read the post from the outbound flight here . Like all good things, my beach holiday had to come to an end.  O...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2020/01/airasia-flight-review-caticlan-to.html

As part of my last-minute Christmas trip to the Philippines , I went on my family’s annual new year's pilgrimage to Boracay, an popular tourist island in the Central Philippines.  A trip to ...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2020/01/cebu-pacific-flight-review-manila-to.html

Delta Airlines will be abandoning its long-time Tokyo-Narita hub in late March 2020 as it moves its entire Tokyo-based operations to Haneda airport, which opened up to international flights in 2...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2019/12/delta-airlines-to-cease-narita.html

This trip was arranged on relatively short notice.  I was prepared to spend the Christmas and New Year's holiday in Britain.  But I was asked by family if I wanted to return to the Philippines...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2019/12/cathay-pacific-flight-review-london-to.html

The mid-2010s saw the expansion of Filipino carriers into different markets.  One of them was the United States, which was made possible by the restoration of the the Federal Aviation Administr...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2019/07/opinion-is-age-of-expansion-of.html

Jaime Bautista is stepping down as Philippine Airlines (PAL) President and Chief Operating Officer to 'spend time with his family', PAL confirms.  Vivienne Tan, PAL's Executive Vice President...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2019/06/new-decisions-await-new-pal-leadership.html

“If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.” There is nothing wrong with aspiring for the finer things in life. So last month (May 2018), I fulfilled one of my wildest travel...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2019/04/etihad-first-class-review-the-residence.html

To help minimize passenger congestion, operational adjustments have been made by Philippine Airlines (PAL) to enable the transfer of some international flights to the Ninoy Aquino International A...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2019/04/decongestion-update-ninoy-aquino-airport-pal-terminal-change.html

Clear blue skies and the soft graze of sunlight welcomed us when we exited the underground tube station. The yellow rays rained down, casting a sunlit glow to wrap me in a warm embrace— much t...

http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2019/04/filipino-adventures-st-paul-cathedral-london.html