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Philippine Airlines limits Free Baggage to 50 lbs per piece on US-Canada Flights

Philippine Airlines is capping the weight of the two pieces of free checked baggage for each passenger on flights to and from the United States (including Guam) and Canada at 50 pounds (23 kilograms) per piece for tickets issued or re-issued starting July 1, 2008.
Tickets issued before July 1 – but for travel from July [...]

New International Flights from Taiwan, China to boost tourism in Boracay

More tourists are expected to visit Boracay this year as the Kalibo Airport opens its doors to more international flights and tourists from Taiwan and mainland China.
The Kalibo Airport in Aklan province is one of the gateways to Boracay, the country’s top beach destination.
Taipei-based Mandarin Airlines has launched its first direct flight to Kalibo Saturday [...]

Mandarin Airline maiden flight to Kalibo is an indication of a growing airport

Air Transportation Office (ATO) manager Alan Java said that the Mandarin Airline’s maiden flight to Kalibo Airport last Saturday is an indication that the airport is really growing.
Manager Java said that the Mandarin Airline, which is a subsidiary of Taiwan’s largest carrier the China Airlines, had 166 tourists on board from Taipei going to Boracay [...]

Learn to surf in Baler with two SEAIR tickets plus surfing lessons up for grabs!

You and a friend can fly to Baler, Aurora and go surfing with two SEAIR tickets up for grabs! Philippine Travel Blog and the SEAIR Adventure Club is giving away two round-trip tickets to Baler and free surfing lessons for two to one lucky person.
All you have to do is leave a comment in “Summer [...]

Philippine Airlines adds more Davao-Manila flights

With Philippine Airlines load factor almost hitting 100 percent at the start of summer this year, an additional flight was added to its existing five daily the Davao-Manila flights.
Lawyer Domingo Duerme, PAL senior vice president for Mindanao said on Monday at the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM’s Café Rysus that present Davao-Manila flights are full [...]

Laguindingan International Airport to be completed in 2011

ONE of the flagship projects of the Arroyo administration under the Mindanao Super Region program, the construction of the Laguindingan International Airport in Laguindingan town, Misamis Oriental is set to be completed in 2011.
Engr. Delia Capicenio, project manager of the Laguindingan Airport Development Project (LADP), announced this during a recent press conference with Misamis Oriental [...]

Cebu Pacific leads local airlines in offering the most number of ASEAN routes and destinations from the Philippines

Cebu Pacific stated that, apart from being the number one domestic carrier in the Philippines, it now leads local airlines in serving ASEAN, offering 92 direct weekly services on the most number of ASEAN routes and destinations from the Philippines.
“Our ASEAN service has topped the industry without counting help from other airlines through code shares, [...]