Philippine Airlines
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Review: Philippine Airlines 777 Business Class (PVG-MNL)
Philippine Airlines flight details After some two weeks in China, I was certainly looking forward to flying home. Having flown the airline’s older Boeing 777-300ER to Shanghai, I was excited to see that this was being operated by a newer plane, featuring new and supposedly better cabins. Before making its way to Shanghai, our aircraft…
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Review: Philippine Airlines A321 Business Class (MNL-CGK)
Philippine Airlines flight details After flying in from Shanghai on Philippine Airlines’ newer Boeing 777-300ER, it is finally time for the last leg of my journey. Like my outbound flight from Jakarta, this flight is operated by the airline’s fleet of regional Airbus A321ceos. The aircraft features arguably inferior cabin products and is soon due…
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Review: Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Lounge Manila (MNL)
Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Lounge When the Mabuhay Lounge finally opened in November 2023, it ended a four-year wait for Philippine Airlines passengers at Manila’s Terminal 1. Since the carrier shifted part of its operations there in 2019, travellers had been relegated to the lacklustre PAGSS Lounge. Its arrival couldn’t have come at a better time,…
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Review: Philippine Airlines 777 Business Class (MNL-PVG)
Philippine Airlines flight details After spending about four hours in Manila, it was finally time to head to Shanghai! I was particularly excited for this flight as it was operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, which usually flies longer flights to Europe or North America; this would certainly be a contrast to the regional Airbus A321-200…
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Review: Philippine Airlines A321 Business Class (CGK-MNL)
Philippine Airlines flight details Founded in 1941, Philippine Airlines (PAL) holds the distinction of being Asia’s first commercial airline. Over the decades, it has evolved into the Philippines’ flag carrier, maintaining a prominent role in the nation’s aviation landscape. Today, PAL operates a mixed fleet of Airbus A321s, A330s, and Boeing 777s, serving a wide…