Bad News for SAN FERNANDO (La Union)
ZEST AIRWAYS informed customers by Skype message that the route Manila – San Fernando will be suspended. ZEST AIRWAYS launched this route about a year ago. The content of the message: ZESTAIR...
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The Blondes strike back!
Kaila Krayewski and her gang of Blondes (see also here) have a new project simmering at this very moment in their cooking pots. While their new website http://www.blondetraveler.com/ is not yet ready, they started...
Mass-wedding: 284 times YESSSSSSSSS !
It is fiesta time in Mambajao the capital of Camiguin Island. The 156th fiesta already. Among lots of other activities during the whole week, a mass-wedding has been celebrated this morning in San Nicolas...
PTA becomes TIEZA
The Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) has changed its name into Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). This authority is less known by foreign tourists than by Filipinos. Why? It is this authority that...
21 feet crocodile captured in eastern Mindanao
After 21 nights of hunt, a 21 feet saltwater crocodile was captured in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, Mindanao. The villagers caught the “saltie” with help from experts of the Palawan Wildlife Conservation Center. The...
AirAsia Philippines begins regional flights in October
AirAsia Philippines plans to begin regional flights starting next month. AirAsia Philippines may start flights to Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau by the end of next month once it gets regulatory approval and will...
AirAsia Philippines begins regional flights in October
AirAsia Philippines plans to begin regional flights starting next month. AirAsia Philippines may start flights to Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau by the end of next month once it gets regulatory approval and will...
Luggage & More the luggage hold service in NAIA-3
Luggage&More is the company we had to wait for during a very long time. Now Luggage&More handles and stores your luggage for short and long periods of time. Located at NAIA Terminal 3, the...
Open skies to improve Davao’s trade and tourism
Davao is the southernmost international airport of the Philippines. Yesterday the regional director of the Department of Tourism informed that Davao will soon become a gateway for more international flights. DoT’s goal is to...
Still no information – wrong information – incomplete information at NAIA
It is true that in Manila’s NAIA airport with its 4 terminals it is difficult to find any valid information. One of our readers sent us the following message: I have been searching the...
Lufthansa Technik Philippines builds a new facility
Since 2002 the Joint Venture company Lufthansa Technik 51% And MacroAsia Corporation 49%, invest USD 30,000,000 in a new building where commercial planes up to the size of the Airbus A380 can undergo maintenance....
The big CAAP problem continues
The PhilStar wrote: The audit, presented to the DOTC’s civil aviation officials during a meeting last Friday, revealed the system has at least 20 major deficiencies or “non-conformity” to international aviation standards. The CAAP...
The big CAAP problem
CAAP is the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. The CAAP is under high pressure from the European Union and the United States of America who downgraded the Philippines Air Safety to Category II....
Pilipinas – Kay Ganda!
Pilipinas – Kay Ganda! Kay Ganda? Do you understand? Unfortunately the logo of the new DOT* campaign destroys immediately the curiosity of the reader and gives the translation for free. Lots of interested people...
Philippine Airlines: Accident in Kalibo
A Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration RP-C8613 performing flight PR-321 from Manila to Kalibo with 127 passengers and 6 crew, touched Kalibo Airport’s perimeter fence and damaged the right landing gear. The crew aborted...
Kalibo (KLO) is now international
The airport of Kalibo in the province of Aklan on Panay island is now international. The airport of Kalibo (KLO) is very important for the tourism of Boracay. The airport of Caticlan (MPH) is...
NAIA Radar – updated
The “huge international embarrassment” that was Sunday’s radar malfunction at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has once again exposed the dismal state of affairs at the country’s supposed premier gateway. Read also our...
Manila NAIA: Radar down
At 2:45 PM yesterday the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued a NOTAM, a notice to airmen. NAIA General Manager Alfonso Cusi said:”The tower cannot communicate with the radar and they cannot...
A good idea – and good food
When you are in Tagbilaran, have your breakfast or your lunch at the GARDEN CAFE. The restaurant is conveniently situated in the center of Tagbilaran at the eastern end of Gallares Street. What makes this...
Tangub Hot Spring on Camiguin Island
The Tangub Hot Spring is one of the best kept secrets in Camiguin. Everybody has heard of it but only few people do know the exact place. We asked fishermen to bring us there and they...
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