Modern Eagles over the Philippines – US Navy or PAF?
Modern Eagles over the Philippines! The question is who flies them, the US Navy or the Philippine Air Force. Let’s have a look at them.
Category: Airlines & Airports
Travel Advices for the Philippines – international and domestic
Travel Advices for the Philippines in a compact form. Every day new information appear in the press and on websites. We try to give you a compact overview. We also list addresses, where you can find the latest information.
Bureau of Immigration prepares Digitization of Arrival Cards
Bureau of Immigration prepares Digitization of Arrival Cards for Passenger Monitoring due to COVID-19
Air Traffic vs. Marine Traffic during COVID
Air Traffic vs. Marine Traffic compared during the COVID-19 Lockdown in the Philippines. Passenger traffic is now almost at zero. But Cargo traffic must run to bring supplies to the remotest islands. All maps in this article can be enlarged by clicking on them.
Flights in and out of Asia – Corona Virus heavily affects Airlines
Flights in and out of Asia – It is likely that in the forthcoming weeks, governments around the world will implement further travel bans and flight restrictions. Our experience to date has been that...
Corona Virus SARS-CoV-2 – keep cool – physically and mentally
The Corona Virus SARS-CoV-2 unsettles many people. The virus seems to be omni present. Everybody speaks of it. Everybody fears it. And we know almost nothing about it. Even the WHO (World Health Organisation) can do nothing other than give advice.
3 Forms to enter the Philippines – Immigration, Customs and Quarantine
3 Forms to enter the Philippines are now needed to get inside the Philippines. Useful! We hope they master the paperwork. 3 Forms to enter the Philippines Tourist are used to the paperwork they...
Immigration hits harder – I warned you
Immigration hits harder, I warned you twice last year in July 2019 and August 2019. And I got some nasty comments here and in the social media. Read the comments of the above linked...
Manila Airport (NAIA) open again by 12:30 PST (UTC+8)
Manila Airport (NAIA) open again. At 12:30 PST the first flight PR318 took off. A few minutes later Pal flight PR685 landed. The opening had been expected. On Flightradar24 one could see several planes circling in holding patterns off runway 06. Two PAL flights from Dubai and Doha headed directly to Manila overflying Clark.
Taal – Manila Airport All Arriving Flights Suspended
Update by 21:27 (PST) : PAL informs that ALL flights from/to Manila Airport are cancelled or rerouted to Clark (CRK). Flightradar24 shows no activity from/to Manila Airport. PHIVOLCS has raised Taal Alert Level to...
Air Traffic from/to Europe – URGENT –
Air Traffic from/to Europe risks to encounter delays because of missile strike in Iraq. The FlightRadar24 screenshot at 07:00 (UTC) shows no immediate action. But the OPSGROUP distributed an urgent warning: Following the missile...
Mactan–Cebu International Airport (MCIA) best Airport in the Philippines
Mactan–Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is finishing the transformation of the old terminal 1. While the new international terminal 2 sparkles, dust still swirls trough the domestic part. On April 23, 2014, the Department of...
Roaring Habagat – the Philippines under Siege
Roaring Habagat is keeping hostage of the Philippines. Four low pressure systems (from Tropical Storm to Typhoon Cat.1) amplify the seasonal southwestern monsoon called Habagat.
OTS List of Prohibited Items – Philippines Office for Transportation Security publishes updated
OTS List of Prohibited Items — Following international standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Office for Transportation Security issued an updated list of prohibited. These items cannot be brought or...
ADS-B helps Cebu Pacific to manage their fleet. ADS-B in action.
Basically CEB has installed ADS-B receivers on 21 airports in the Philippines.
They record flight data of an average 500 domestic flights per day. For each flight they collect about 1000 GPS positions.
Cebu Pacific uses the FlightAware FlightFeeder 7.9.2 as I do.
“GetGo” – an almost perfect flight redemption experience
Because the “GetGo” member website is so comfortable, we automatically earned miles and more miles. It is comfortable because almost all our data is stored in this application. Booking a flight takes less than 5 minutes and a few clicks. Only credit card information has to be entered for security reasons.
Sangley Point – NAIA5 or another White Elephant?
Sangley Point, a former US Naval- and Airbase, could temporarily help reducing the permanent congestion of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Could … President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the immediate transfer of domestic flight...
Airport Terminal Fee – Again a little step forward
Airport Terminal Fee is not yet eradicated but Mactan-Cebu makes a step forward. GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), the company that operates Mactan-Cebu airport, and Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) announced that the Terminal...
Cebu Pacific Turmoil – over 100 flights cancelled
The Cebu Pacific Turmoil had started end of last week. An increasing number of passengers found their coming flights cancelled. Nobody knew what had happened. Wild rumours circulated among passengers and airline staff.
Two Runways for Mactan-Cebu Airport? Space Problems are programmed!
Politicians say the MCIA deserves a second runway, as it is serving one of the fastest growing metropolises in the country. Metro Cebu is considered the second largest urban centre of the Philippines and one which is internationally known and recognised.
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