OVERVIEW
Philippine Airlines or PAL is the flag carrier of the Republic of Philippines. We are headquartered at the PAL Building located in Makati City, Manila and there is another office located in Pasay City near NAIA. We were founded in 1941 and is the oldest commercial airline in the Philippines and Asia. We are proud of our heritage and we are always welcome to cater too your needs. We are one of Asia's legacy carriers and premium airlines are we can show that we are dedicated in every way like the filipino spirit.
HUBS AND FOCUS CITIES
PAL has four hubs, three secondary hubs and one main hub. It also has focus cities that are not in the Philippines.
Focus Cities
New York-John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Guangzhou-Baiyun International Airport, Tokyo-Haneda International Airport, Singapore-Changi International Airport, London-Gatwick International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
HISTORY
Philippine Airlines was founded in 1941 as Philippine Air Lines, February 15th by Andrés Soriano; operations would start in March. The first flight would take place using a Beechcraft Model 18 from Nielson Field in Manila to Baguio. The company would be nationalised that year's September and John R. Schutz would be elected as the Treasurer for the airline. During World War II, operations stopped and the two small aircraft and their pilots were put into military service upon the breakout of the Pacific War against the Japanese. One was shot down over Mindanao and the other was destroyed in a airfield raid in Surabaya. After that 5-year hiatus, Philippine Airlines entered service again with five Douglas DC-3s and returned back to Nielson Field. Nielson Field has been seriously damaged by the Japanese during the war and re-construction started costing over a million pesos and the airport became the official gateway to the Philippines by airplane. In 1946, the first flight from Asia to the Americas happened when a chartered DC-4 carrying 40 American citizens to Oakland via Guam, Wake Island, Johnson Atoll and Honolulu. The title flag carrier would be officially designated to the airline aswell. By 1947 flights to Europe had started following the acquisition of more DC-4s. Due to the government making the decision to convert Nichols Field in Pasay City into an airport for Manila, PAL had to move operations and a move commenced and 600,000 pesos would be used to upgrade the airport. In 1954, the government desided to suspend all flights to the USA and Europe but flights would.be operations once again later, the airline would also start using CV-340s which would be replaced by the Vickers Viscount 784.
PAL would enter the new jet age with a Boeing 707 which would in turn be replaced by the Douglas DC-8 leased from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and would be used for long haul international flights to Europe and the United States. The DC-3 would still be operated for domestic flights
but the BAC One Eleven would later start flights to Cebu, Bacolod and Davao. At the start of Ferdinand Marcos' presidency he declared that Philippine Airlines would be the sole airline of the PH and would have monopoly in the industry, it's two subsidiaries PAL Budget and PAL Express would be exempt from this declaration. The company continued expanding with the introduction of the DC-10 in 1974. In 1979, the 747-200B otherwise known as the Jumbo Jet would enter service with the 727 and A300 and the fleet of DC-8s would be retired aswell. PAL would start constructing new buildings all across Manila including the current PAL Building HQ, PAL Technical Centre, PAL Inflight Centre, PAL Data Centre and PAL Aviation Centre. The airline would also achieve great heights after earning the Les Chaines de Rotisseurs. In 1980 the 747 would cross the Pacific for the first time in a flight operated by PAL. In 1982 the first flight from the new NAIA Terminal 1 would fly to San Francisco. PAL would also strengthen their cargo capacity after constructing a dedicated cargo terminal near the MIA Passenger terminal. Dante G. Santos would become the next chairman and would modernize the domestic fleet and introduce the Short 360, 737-300 and Fokker 50. The terminal which is now Terminal 4 outgrew it's full capacity and had to rent out the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation hangar and Terminal 2 opened and would start flights to General Santos and Puerto Princesa using the A300. The 1997 Asian financial crisis hurt the airline and flights had to be suspended but due to Goverment funding and subsidies the airline stayed afloat and all flights would commence once again.
PAL would enter the new jet age with a Boeing 707 which would in turn be replaced by the Douglas DC-8 leased from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and would be used for long haul international flights to Europe and the United States. The DC-3 would still be operated for domestic flights
but the BAC One Eleven would later start flights to Cebu, Bacolod and Davao. At the start of Ferdinand Marcos' presidency he declared that Philippine Airlines would be the sole airline of the PH and would have monopoly in the industry, it's two subsidiaries PAL Budget and PAL Express would be exempt from this declaration. The company continued expanding with the introduction of the DC-10 in 1974. In 1979, the 747-200B otherwise known as the Jumbo Jet would enter service with the 727 and A300 and the fleet of DC-8s would be retired aswell. PAL would start constructing new buildings all across Manila including the current PAL Building HQ, PAL Technical Centre, PAL Inflight Centre, PAL Data Centre and PAL Aviation Centre. The airline would also achieve great heights after earning the Les Chaines de Rotisseurs. In 1980 the 747 would cross the Pacific for the first time in a flight operated by PAL. In 1982 the first flight from the new NAIA Terminal 1 would fly to San Francisco. PAL would also strengthen their cargo capacity after constructing a dedicated cargo terminal near the MIA Passenger terminal. Dante G. Santos would become the next chairman and would modernize the domestic fleet and introduce the Short 360, 737-300 and Fokker 50. The terminal which is now Terminal 4 outgrew it's full capacity and had to rent out the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation hangar and Terminal 2 opened and would start flights to General Santos and Puerto Princesa using the A300. The 1997 Asian financial crisis hurt the airline and flights had to be suspended but due to Goverment funding and subsidies the airline stayed afloat and all flights would commence once again.
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
Philippine Airlines has been owned by the Filipino government since it's enception. It is the ninth largest corporation in the PH as said in the 2017 Top 1000 Filipino Companies. As of now, PAL has 8,278 including 1,332 pilots and 3,026 cabin crew members.
SUBSIDIARIES
We have two subsidiaries and are are the only other airlines operates in the nation. PAL Express operates our domestic flights and operates some flights outside of the Philippines. PAL Budget formerly known as AirAsia Zest was bought in 2012 operates low cost flights and in 2018 the first flight to Honolulu happened.
SERVICES
Mabuhay Lounge is Philippine Airlines' airport lounge and can be found at Manila, Cebu and all our focus cities. Business and First class travellers get to experience Filipino hospitality to its purest and get to eat Filipino desserts, snacks and foods. You are allowed to bring snacks without payment and get to use a private WiFi which the lounge workers will tell you.
Economy Class are on all planes, basic in-flight meals and snacks can be provided to the passenger and drinks such as water, milk and coffee can be provided to the passenger if they wish. WiFi is provided. Business Class can be found on all widebody aircraft, instead you get courses and get appetiser, entrée, main and dessert. Champagne and Prosecco can be also provided to the passenger. First Class are very expensive and you can get access to our aircraft suites on 747s.
Economy Class are on all planes, basic in-flight meals and snacks can be provided to the passenger and drinks such as water, milk and coffee can be provided to the passenger if they wish. WiFi is provided. Business Class can be found on all widebody aircraft, instead you get courses and get appetiser, entrée, main and dessert. Champagne and Prosecco can be also provided to the passenger. First Class are very expensive and you can get access to our aircraft suites on 747s.
DESTINATIONS
We fly to a wide range of destinations.
Flights operated by PAL Express: Cebu, Laoag, Legazpi, Baguio, Pampanga, Calbayog, Catarman, Puerto Princess, Busuanga, Butuan, Zamboanga. Davao, General Santos, Bacolod, Kalibo, Dumaguete, Ilolio, Caticlan, Busco, Cotabato, Dipolog, Jolo, Siargao, Surigao, Masbate, Naga, Ozamiz, Roxas, Tagbiliran, Tacloban, Tawi-Tawi, Tuegueguerao, Virac, Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka, Jakarta, Bangkok, Dubai
Flights operated by PAL Budget (all flights operated by PAL with a higher price): Cebu, Davao, Kalibo, Taipei, Guangzhou, Jakarta, Banda Aceh, Bangkok, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang, Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Shenzhen, Haikou, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenyang, Seoul, Busan, Tokyo, Osaka, Fukoka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Honolulu, Sydney, Melbourne, Dubai, Munbai, New Delhi, Calcutta
Flights operated by solely PAL: Hangzhou, Xi'an, Jeju, Tehran, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Cairo, Johannesburg, Novosibirsk, Moscow, St Petersburg, Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Milan, Paris, London, Madrid, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Seattle, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, New York, Boston, Toronto, Vancouver, Sao Paulo, Santiago
Flights to Airports in the NS Multiverse: Vitalita
Flights operated by PAL Express: Cebu, Laoag, Legazpi, Baguio, Pampanga, Calbayog, Catarman, Puerto Princess, Busuanga, Butuan, Zamboanga. Davao, General Santos, Bacolod, Kalibo, Dumaguete, Ilolio, Caticlan, Busco, Cotabato, Dipolog, Jolo, Siargao, Surigao, Masbate, Naga, Ozamiz, Roxas, Tagbiliran, Tacloban, Tawi-Tawi, Tuegueguerao, Virac, Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka, Jakarta, Bangkok, Dubai
Flights operated by PAL Budget (all flights operated by PAL with a higher price): Cebu, Davao, Kalibo, Taipei, Guangzhou, Jakarta, Banda Aceh, Bangkok, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang, Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Shenzhen, Haikou, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenyang, Seoul, Busan, Tokyo, Osaka, Fukoka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Honolulu, Sydney, Melbourne, Dubai, Munbai, New Delhi, Calcutta
Flights operated by solely PAL: Hangzhou, Xi'an, Jeju, Tehran, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv, Cairo, Johannesburg, Novosibirsk, Moscow, St Petersburg, Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Milan, Paris, London, Madrid, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Seattle, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, New York, Boston, Toronto, Vancouver, Sao Paulo, Santiago
Flights to Airports in the NS Multiverse: Vitalita
FLEET OF AIRCRAFT
We use a variety of aircraft in our fleet.
PAL APPLICATION
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[b][u]PAL Application[/u][/b]
[b]Name of Nation:[/b]
[b]information regarding the Nation:[/b]
[list][*]Nation's capital:
[*]Nation's head of state:
[*]Official Languages:[/list]
[b]Nation's Aerospace Authority:[/b]
[b]Name of Airport:[/b]
[b]Airport Representative:[/b]
[b]Airport serving:[/b]
[b]Information regarding the Airport:[/b]
[list][*]IATA Code:
[*]ICAO Code: (Optional)
[*]Terminal we will be using:
[*]How many gates we will be using: (preferably 2)[/list]
[b]Aircraft we shall be using:[/b]
[b]Variant of aircraft we shall be using:[/b]
[b]Extra information:[/b]
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