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52-671: It is located close to the Old Iloilo Airport or Iloilo Business Park at 113 R. Mapa Street in the Mandurriao district of Iloilo City. The temple serves the Indian community in Iloilo City. It also acts as a means of cultural integration by welcoming all and by providing free vegetarian Indian meals (called "langar" ) for all visitors which is available whenever the temple is open. Philippines' Department of Tourism has identified India,

104-519: A Manila -bound Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 became the last commercial flight to depart the airport. The airport was formally decommissioned at 5:00 am PST the following day, coinciding with the simultaneous commissioning of the Iloilo International Airport. The 54-hectare (130-acre) property was sold for bidding and redevelopment. After delays, Megaworld acquired the site for Php 1.2 billion (roughly $ 2.5 million) to be developed into

156-745: A holding company responsible for the airline's operations. PAL Holdings is part of a group of companies owned by business tycoon Lucio Tan . ANA Holdings , the holding company of All Nippon Airways , has a 9.5% stake in PAL Holdings. The airline is headquartered at the Lucio K. Tan, Jr. Center, along Andrews Avenue in Pasay City . In 2017, PAL was the ninth-largest corporation in the Philippines in terms of gross revenue, as ranked by BusinessWorld . As of December 31, 2023, PAL had 6,461 employees. In 2007, PAL

208-643: A 2-2 layout. They have a 60-inch seat pitch and a maximum seat width of 23 inches when fully flat. Business Class seats on Airbus A321ceos recline and have a seat pitch of 39 inches (99 cm). They feature a laptop power supply (both AC and USB). Premium Economy (known as Comfort Class for domestic flights since September 2022 ) is available on the Airbus A330 and Airbus A350, as well as PAL Express flights using two-class Airbus A320s. The seats are similar in design to standard economy class seats but feature at least four to five inches of additional legroom, providing

260-440: A 200% decrease from March 31, 2010. On March 31, 2013, the company's consolidated assets continued to diminish by 8%, an amount equivalent to ₱92,837,849, compared to 2007 figures. The decline of PAL's assets was primarily due to a net decrease in property and equipment and advance payments to aircraft and engine manufacturers. On March 31, 2001 other current and noncurrent assets fell by 29% to ₱2,960.4Mand by 20% to ₱2,941.7M "due to

312-518: A Mabuhay Lounge, and discounts when booking flights on the Philippine Airlines website. Prior to PNB, HSBC offers co-branded HSBC Philippine Airlines credit card. The Mabuhay Lounge is the airport lounge for Philippine Airlines. Business Class and Elite Members of Mabuhay Miles can use the lounge. These lounges have open bars, food catering, Wi-Fi, and charging ports for personal electronic devices. On June 27, 2018, Philippine Airlines unveiled

364-456: A blue oval with "PAL" superimposed in white letters, a four-pointed star with points intersecting behind the "A" in PAL, and a wing whose orientation varied depending on the location of the logo. The wing pointed to the right if located on the left side of the plane, and to the left if on the right side. A variant of this logo featured a globe instead of the blue oval with the superimposed PAL initials. It

416-441: A minimum legroom of 34 to 36 inches. Reconfigured A330s, as well as A350s, have a different seat design with a layer of extra padding. It is 9.55" wide, pitched at 38 inches with eight inches of recline. The seats also feature a 13.3-inch screen-flight entertainment unit with video on demand, a headphone jack, a USB port, and in-seat power. On aircraft without IFE, passengers are also treated to complimentary iPads. Economy class

468-553: A mixed-use residential and commercial complex, now known as the Iloilo Business Park . Iloilo Convention Center , which occupies the former site of the airport's passenger terminal (demolished between 2012 and 2013), played host to the APEC Finance meetings in 2015. The former control tower of Mandurriao Airport remained standing for thirteen years after the airport's closure until its demolition in 2021. It used to serve as

520-514: A monument to Iloilo's aviation history and Philippine aviation history and also acted as a homage to Pope John Paul II and his 1981 visit to the Philippines, which included Iloilo as a stop. Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines ( PAL ) is the flag carrier of the Philippines . Headquartered at the PNB Financial Center in Pasay City , the airline was founded in 1941 and

572-667: A new Mabuhay Lounge for international business class, million millers, premier elite, and elite passengers at Terminal 2 of Mactan–Cebu International Airport . The Mabuhay Lounge can be found at the following airports: Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (Intl.) and Terminal 2 (Domestic), Puerto Princesa International Airport , Bacolod–Silay Airport , Mactan–Cebu International Airport , Laguindingan Airport , Francisco Bangoy International Airport , Iloilo International Airport , and San Francisco International Airport . Philippine Airlines currently offers three classes of service: Business, Premium Economy, and Economy depending on

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624-503: A padded inner shell that absorbs noise. Seats feature 15-inch (Boeing 777), 18.5-inch (Airbus A330 and Airbus A350), and 15.4-inch (Airbus A321neo) personal in-flight entertainment monitors with video on demand, as well as in-seat power. The seats feature a USB port where passengers can charge mobile devices. Passengers are also given noise-cancelling headphones. Select Airbus A321neos also feature lie-flat seats manufactured by Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace ), arranged in

676-422: A simple white-top, silver-bottom livery separated by solid straight cheatlines, with a small Philippine flag superimposed on the tail. The name "Philippine Air Lines" was superimposed on the upper forward portion of the fuselage and the PAL logo was located at the back. Later variants of the livery, especially on PAL jet aircraft, made use of an extended Philippine flag as cheatlines, with the PAL logo superimposed on

728-399: A stylized "70" and the words, "Asia's first, shining through". For its 75th anniversary in 2016, a special decal was put on the back of every aircraft. The sticker features a stylized "75". PAL also placed a 4-star Skytrax sticker on its aircraft to celebrate its new rating. In February 2019, Philippine Airlines rolled out its fifth Airbus A350 aircraft with a LoveBus decal that represents

780-607: A welcoming ceremony at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 . Mabuhay Miles is Philippine Airlines' frequent-flyer program . It was established in 2002 after merging all of PAL's existing frequent flyer programs before the Asian financial crisis. Mabuhay Miles are divided into multiple tiers: Classic, Elite, Premiere Elite, and Million Miler. Philippine National Bank (PNB) issues co-branded credit cards , debit cards , and prepaid cards that offer benefits such as free mileage points, travel insurance, priority check-in, access to

832-562: Is available on all aircraft. Tray tables are found in the back of the seat in front, except for bulkhead and exit seats, where tray tables are embedded in the seats. They have four-way headrests. The seats offer a pitch that varies between 31 and 34 inches. Each seat offers video on demand and is equipped with 9-inch (Boeing 777) or 10-inch (Airbus A330, Airbus A321neo) monitors with a headphone jack and USB port for charging. They have four-way headrests and six inches of recline. An articulating seat bottom cushion comes with extra foam under

884-454: Is available on all aircraft. It offers increased legroom and lie-flat seats on the Airbus A330, Boeing 777, Airbus A350, select Airbus A321neo. Philippine Airlines is the only Philippine carrier to offer business class on domestic flights. On medium-haul and long-haul flights, Philippine Airlines provides amenity kits from L'Occitane en Provence . Seats on the early Boeing 777s feature angled-flat seats manufactured by Recaro , while some of

936-655: Is the oldest operating commercial airline in Asia . The airline's main flight operations are located at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila . Its subsidiary PAL Express mainly operates regional routes while PAL operates both domestic (Cebu, Davao, General Santos, Kalibo, Laoag, Manila, and Zamboanga, among others) and international routes mainly in the Asia Pacific region. The airline

988-543: Is to denote that PAL is the primary flag carrier of the Philippines. However, this sometimes leads to confusion that a PAL plane, especially when chartered by the President for official or state visits, is, in fact, the official air transport of the Philippine head of state . Any PAL aircraft with the flight number " PR/PAL 001 " and the callsign " PHILIPPINE ONE " is a special plane operated by Philippine Airlines to transport

1040-461: Is utilized for fuel consumption. PAL has a history of labor relations problems. On June 15, 1998, PAL retrenched 5,000 employees, including more than 1,400 flight attendants and stewards to reduce costs and alleviate the financial downturn in the airline industry. Represented by the Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines (FASAP), retrenched employee sought remedy through

1092-606: The European Union (EU) banned Philippine carriers until 2013, despite the safety assessment by the International Civil Aviation Organization . After the EU lifted its ban, Philippine Airlines resumed its flights to Europe, including Amsterdam, London, Madrid , Paris , and Rome . On November 4, 2013, after a fifteen-year absence, PAL returned to London–Heathrow using a Boeing 777-300ER . On October 29, 2018,

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1144-520: The Short 360 , was adopted in 1986 following PAL's corporate rebranding. This livery, (designed by Landor Associates ) has "Philippines" superimposed on the forward portion of the fuselage in italics (using the PAL logo typeface), while the tail is painted with the logo and the Philippine flag is visible near the rear of the aircraft. The PAL logo is also painted on the winglets of aircraft that have them. The name "Philippines", instead of "Philippine Airlines",

1196-957: The 12th biggest source of tourist arrival to Philippines, as a high value source nation to attract more tourists to Western Visayas , including Boracay and Iloilo. The District of Mandurriao in Iloilo City, and Barangays Taculing and Bara in Bacolod are main area of concentration of Indians living in Panay . Several Indians are engaged in local micro-finance lending business (mostly Punjabis ), mobile shops on bikes (mostly Punjabis), consumer goods (mostly Sindhis ), pawan shops (mostly Sindhis), textiles (mostly Sindhis), electronic accessories (mostly Sindhis), MBBS students (mixed) and even in BPO and Outsourcing industry (mixed professionals) in Iloilo. In 2008, estimated population of Indians, both alien and naturalised Filipino citizens,

1248-417: The 40th anniversary of its partnership with Airbus and to celebrate the airline's signature heartfelt service. The kiss-marked LoveBus logo was also placed in 1979 on one of PAL's Airbus A300 that represented their first year of partnership with Airbus. Its LoveBus A350 was rolled out from the paint shop and was accepted on February 14, 2019, Valentine's Day . PAL took delivery of it three days later, and held

1300-418: The Philippines. Philippine Airlines codeshares with the following airlines: As of May 2024 , Philippine Airlines mainline aircraft has a fleet size of 49 aircraft (excluding 27 PAL Express aircraft) with a mix of Airbus narrow-body and wide-body aircraft and Boeing wide-body aircraft. The Philippine Airlines logo changed four times since the company's founding. Its first logo incorporated

1352-597: The President or Vice President of the Philippines. The flight number " PR/PAL 002 " and the callsign " PHILIPPINE TWO " are used if the Vice President travels simultaneously with the President. As such, the presidential seals are patched on or near the L1 and R1 doors of any PAL aircraft chartered by the president . For the airline's 70th anniversary in 2011, a special decal was placed on all of its aircraft. The sticker featured

1404-456: The Supreme Court en banc voted in favor of Philippine Airlines, which affirms the 2006 Court of Appeals decision that says Philippine Airlines is not required to consult FASAP for its criteria for its retrenchment program. For more than twenty years, PAL monopolized the air transport industry in the Philippines. This ended in 1995 through the passage of Executive Order No. 219 which permitted

1456-616: The aircraft. Its Airbus A330s and Airbus A350s offer three classes, while its other aircraft offer two classes. On September 15, 2022, the airline rebranded its premium economy service to Comfort Class for its domestic flights. In 2017, PAL reconfigured the cabin layout of eight A330s , from a single class 414-seater into a 309-seater tri-class with Business, Premium Economy, and Economy sections. The reconfigured A330s were rolled out within seven months in 2017. The IFEs were Zodiac's RAVE system. The seats were designed by Lift Strategic Design, and Lufthansa Technik Philippines performed

1508-527: The airline launched a non-stop flight to New York–JFK using an Airbus A350-900 ; this was the ninth longest flight in the world. On April 29, 2021, Philippine Airlines announced its plans to fly to Israel by October, using its Airbus A350-900. The airline previously operated in Israel from the mid-1940s to the 1950s. As of 2021, Philippine Airlines operates 43 international routes and 31 domestic routes. Its subsidiary, PAL Express , serves most domestic flights in

1560-434: The area of Iloilo City and the province of Iloilo in the Philippines . The airport was located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of downtown Iloilo City in the district of Mandurriao . It was the fourth-busiest airport overall and the busiest domestic airport in the Philippines, accommodating over 700,000 passengers and over 5,000 tons of cargo in 2005. During the construction of the new Iloilo International Airport, it

1612-428: The cabin crew personnel who were covered by the retrenchment of and demotion scheme of June 15, 1998, made effective on July 15, 1998, without loss of seniority right and other privileges, and to pay them full back wages, inclusive of allowances and other monetary benefits computed from the time of their separation up to the time of actual reinstatement, provided that those who have received their respective separation pay,

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1664-533: The effect of re-measurement to the fair value of certain financial assets and derivative instruments". After carrying 17% more passengers in 2009 due to acquisition of additional aircraft and growth in the local market, PAL annual income report showed an increase in revenues of US$ 1.634 billion from US$ 1.504 billion in 2008. Despite this, PAL expenses escalated as a result of more flight operations and higher maintenance costs aggravated by fuel price fluctuations; forty-four percent (44%) of PAL income operating expenditures

1716-440: The entry of new airlines into the industry. The liberalization and deregulation of the Philippine airline industry brought competition into the domestic air transport industry resulting in lower airfares, improvements in the quality of services, and efficiency in the industry in general. At present, three airlines are competing in international and major domestic routes: PAL, Cebu Pacific , and PAL Express . Several airlines serve

1768-605: The judicial process, filing a complaint on the grounds of unfair labor practices and illegal retrenchment. It took a decade before the suit was finally settled. It passed the Labor Arbiter to the National Labor Relations Commission, then on to the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court. The Philippine Highest Tribunal favored the aggrieved party and on July 22, 2008, in its 32-page decision ordered PAL to: Reinstate

1820-469: The latest aircraft feature lie-flat seats by Zodiac Aerospace (now Safran ), arranged in a 2-3-2 configuration. Reconfigured Airbus A330s and the Airbus A350 feature lie-flat seats manufactured by Thompson Aero Seating, in a seating configuration of 1-2-1. A350 and A330 Business Class seats also feature Lantal air cushions, a four-way headrest, a storage shelf for personal belongings, a headphone hook, and

1872-431: The number of payments shall be deducted from their back wages. The Supreme Court ruling explained that there was a failure on the part of PAL to substantiate its claims of actual and imminent substantial losses. Although the Asian financial downturn severely affected the airline, PAL's defense of bankruptcy and rehabilitation was considered untenable; hence, the retrenchment policy was deemed unjustified. On March 26, 2018,

1924-433: The reconfiguration. The previous aircraft acquired had no embedded in-flight entertainment (IFE), except for Boeing 777-300ERs. Instead, they offered rentable (Economy) or complementary (Business) iPad Minis with OnAir 's wireless IFE solution, OnAir Play. New aircraft have embedded IFE, due to the failure of PAL's wireless IFE program for long-haul flights. They still offer wireless IFE on all aircraft. Business Class

1976-459: The seat cover. Although Philippine Airlines aircraft have been involved in a string of accidents since its founding in 1941, the majority of airline accidents have occurred with propeller aircraft during the airline's early years of operations. Few PAL jet aircraft have been involved in accidents, the most notable being the explosion onboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 , masterminded by al-Qaeda through Project Bojinka . In February 2007, PAL

2028-399: The size of its fleet, and laying off thousands of employees. The airline was placed under receivership in 1998 but later restored operations to many destinations. After PAL's exit from receivership in 2007, the airline has frequently revamped its management, seeking to re-establish itself as one of Asia's premier carriers. Philippine Airlines is owned by PAL Holdings ( PSE :  PAL ),

2080-494: The sole use of Philippine Airlines . The airport complex likewise was located directly alongside major city thoroughfares, in particular the city's main highway, the Tomás Confesor Highway, which complicated the flow of traffic in and around the area. In 1995, a proposal of building a new airport outside of the city was announced, selecting Cabatuan as the new airport site in 1997. On June 13, 2007, at 6:20 pm PST ,

2132-409: The tail. By this time, the name "Philippine Airlines" was used in the livery. Another variant of the original livery used by PAL is somewhat similar to the current livery. However, it uses PAL's third logo on the tail with blue, white, and red cheatlines running the center of the fuselage. Later on, the bottom half of the fuselage was also painted white The current "Eurowhite" livery, first used with

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2184-468: The temple sell groceries imported from India, which are bought by the local Indians and Indian restaurants as far as those in Boracay. 10°42′43″N 122°32′26″E  /  10.71184°N 122.54042°E  / 10.71184; 122.54042 Old Iloilo Airport Mandurriao Airport ( IATA : ILO , ICAO : RPVI ), also known as Iloilo Airport during its operation, was an airport that served

2236-411: The terminal's architecture, which took advantage of natural ventilation, had posed problems for passengers, causing six to twenty-three air-conditioning units to be installed. Another barrage of problems hit the airport, which included outdated facilities, more poor passenger comfort, and others. Passenger complaints also focused on having their baggage manually checked due to the updated machines being for

2288-406: The third logo was later applied to the second logo and remained the official PAL logo until 1986. The current PAL logo features the same two blue and red sail triangles used in the second and third logos. An eight-rayed yellow sunburst was superimposed on top of the blue triangle, and a new Helvetica typeface was used. PAL liveries have undergone many incarnations. The first PAL aircraft bore

2340-471: Was also known as Iloilo-Mandurriao Airport . Having been in service since the 1930s, Mandurriao Airport has since been replaced by the Iloilo International Airport located in the municipalities of Cabatuan and Santa Barbara , and was subsequently decommissioned on June 14, 2007. A sprawling business district , known as Iloilo Business Park occupies the airport site. Mandurriao Airport

2392-566: Was around 600 in Western Visayas, which is expected to be few thousand currently. Indian students also come to Iloilo Doctors' College to study Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree which also has the on-campus Indian canteen for these students. Diamond Shopping Centre and Sambo Bazar are prominent Indian businesses in Iloilo. Area around the SIkh temple in Iloilo is the "Mini India of Iloilo" . A few Indian grocery stores located next to

2444-473: Was built in 1937 and also served as a World War II airfield. By 1942, the airfield was captured by Japanese forces until the US Army recaptured it in 1945. The year 1981 saw the arrival of Pope John Paul II to the province of Iloilo as one of his stops during his 1981 Philippines visit, with the airport being used to facilitate his landing. A 2,202-square-meter (23,700 sq ft) passenger terminal building

2496-488: Was built in 1982. However, in the 1990s, problems in Mandurriao Airport began to rise due to the liberalization of the Philippine aviation industry and the rise of air travel in the country. The increasing incidents of terrorism in the Philippines forced aviation officials to restrict airport access only to passengers, the sealing of doors and windows at airport terminals being an essential component thereof. However,

2548-599: Was founded on February 26, 1941 as Philippine Air Lines when its franchise to operate was transferred from Philippine Aerial Taxi Company (PATCO) . Formerly one of the largest airlines in Asia, PAL was severely affected by the 1997 Asian financial crisis . In one of the Philippines' biggest corporate failures, PAL downsized its international operations by ending flights to Europe and the Middle East , cutting virtually all domestic flights except routes operated from Manila, reducing

2600-594: Was the 61st largest airline in the world in terms of revenue passenger kilometers flown, with over sixteen million miles flown for 21 million available seat kilometers, an average load factor of 76 percent. In 1989, Philippine Airlines operated to destinations in Europe, such as Amsterdam , Athens , Frankfurt , London–Gatwick and Rome–Fiumicino . Following the 1997 Asian financial crisis , PAL dropped some of its long-haul flights, with Cathay Pacific temporarily taking over PAL's routes for fourteen days in 1998. In 2010,

2652-624: Was the first airline in the Philippines to be accredited by the International Air Transport Association , passing the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). Philippine Airlines has the highest safety rating of 7/7 according to AirlineRatings.com and was rated a safer airline than some of its Southeast Asian counterparts. PAL experienced significant financial losses in the late 2000s. On March 31, 2006, PAL's consolidated total assets amounted to ₱100,984,477,

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2704-429: Was used from the 1950s through the mid-1960s. The second logo adopted a blue triangle with the bottom point missing and a red triangle superimposed upon it, enclosed by a circle. This was meant to evoke a vertically displayed national flag with white forming by the negative space between the two triangles. In the mid-1970s, a third logo was introduced that removed the circle and simplified the shape. The typeface used in

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