The country’s airline industry continued to post gains in terms of overall passenger traffic in the first quarter, but at a much slower pace than that recorded in 2012, data from the Civil Aeronautics Board showed.
The government is planning to order the country’s top airlines to reduce flights to Caticlan, the gateway to Boracay Island, in the middle of the peak summer season due to almost daily and unexplained cancellations of flights.
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines has struck a deal to help set up a new airline in Cambodia in partnership with local tycoon Okhna Kith Meng, hailed by many as the new face of Cambodian capitalism.
Philippine Airlines passengers in a couple of months will be able to call, text, tweet, email and surf the Internet while flying across Asia Pacific, Australasia and North America as the airlines becomes the first Philippine-based carrier to offer passengers both GSM and Wi-Fi Internet.
Philippine airlines remain banned from expanding their operations in Japan and South Korea, despite the country’s passing of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (Icao) safety audit, which should have resulted in the lifting of restrictions on Philippine-registered planes.
The Philippine unit of AirAsia has expanded its foothold in the country’s airline market by acquiring 49 percent of local budget carrier Zest Airways Inc.
The government has asked Japan and South Korea to lift their restrictions that block the expansion of local airlines following the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) lifting of its negative rating on the country.
Local budget carrier Zest Airways and Malaysia’s AirAsia group are forming a strategic partnership in the airline business in a bid to create a stronger player in the highly competitive Philippine aviation industry.
The aggressive expansion of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has hit an unexpected speed bump as it puts on hold a potential multibillion-dollar order for new planes from American firm Boeing Co. due to safety issues.
Several European and American airlines are expected to return to the Philippines after the government’s removal of “discriminatory” taxes on foreign carriers, the country’s leading tourism industry group said.
MANILA, Philippines—Citing passengers’ convenience and safety, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) ordered all Philippine domestic commercial carriers on Thursday to use aerobridges, if they are available, at the country’s various airports. The order was contained in a memorandum to all airport managers and a cease-and-desist order issued to the airlines by Capt. [...]
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has urged the government to ramp up efforts to negotiate for more flights to various countries considered as untapped or underserved markets for local airlines.
