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Watch This Rough Landing At Caticlan Airport - Philippine Airlines A320

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To #fly is to #enjoy #a320 #pal #jetstar #runway #airport #terminal #naia #changi #vacation #exciting #iphone #slowmotion (at Asia/Singapore)

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2017/02/19 13:40 RJAA

PAL  Airbus A320-214

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Travelmag – Flying Business Course with Swiss: will not hassle

I needed to pay a go to to a glorious pal in Thailand this February (2020). Acquiring there by air signifies a non-prevent flight of near 12/13 a number of hours from the British isles, or, as usually marketed, by one explicit of the important thing Heart Japanese airways, with a mean three hour transit. Equally have rewards and drawbacks…the non-quit carriers are far extra highly-priced however reasonably significantly much less tiring, though the 1-stoppers sample is about 6 hours to first forestall and the disembarkation, adopted by the transit time, the re-boarding of plane quantity two and one other 6 as well as hrs to Bangkok.

In my mid eighties and disabled, performing both in an monetary system seat wouldn’t be doable, so my solely possibility was that can assist you save-up my pennies, reside much more frugally for 9 months, search for for an airline which might the 2 cut back the over-all flight durations, with a small transit and provide a enterprise enterprise class ticket at a aggressive worth.

My lookups and ideas from trip corporations, was to ponder Swiss Air, as a result of it had flights from London to Zurich in 1hr 45 minutes, then so much lower than 2 hour transit onto aircraft quantity two, then non-halt from Zurich to Bangkok. The fee was aggressive…not the most cost effective…however simply inside my deliberate funds.

So, booked the flights for all four legs in Group Course, chosen aisle seats because of the reality of my strolling subject, organized for Distinctive Steerage (wheelchair) in the middle of and paid in complete.

Fast forward now to departure day…11th February 2020.

Following a three hour car journey to Heathrow Terminal 2, look at-in went effectively. I requested if the flight was on time…the treatment was “So far as we all know.” On reflection, I did think about that was considerably an odd response.

In any case, wheelchair to the Lufthansa Lounge. Good, roomy and soothing with greater than sufficient big selection of meals stuff and drink to fulfill most appetites. Flight was due to to decide on off at 13.45 hrs, so I had a great deal of time to take a seat and skim. Boarding was owing to think about location at 13.10hrs. When that point got here – and went – I enquired on the desk. “Oh, the plane hasn’t even landed nonetheless, the data board will proceed to maintain you present.” It did…to some extent!

Fairly a number of a disgruntled passenger was overheard as to what was seemingly on. Inevitably, boarding was launched at near 14.25hrs and the push to the gate commenced (me turning into in a wheelchair). Boarding passes checked and passengers despatched down the ramp to the plane’s doorway. What then? OOPS!!! doorway barred since cleaning crew ended up nonetheless attempting to make the aircraft all set for its new travellers. They failed. The aircraft’s cleanliness was a lot from passable.

Simply after boarding and doorway shut, the Captain made an announcement to the impression of ‘we have to not fret, primarily as a result of there was a 250kph tail wind, which might get us to Zurich in superb time for our various flight connections.’ What a forecast that turned out to be. Much more about that rapidly.

  Shock, shock, there was NO Enterprise Class cabin on this A320, solely row upon row of triple monetary state seats with no leisure screens, practically no seat adjustment…and…to make issues positively horrible for me…all aisle seats have been being taken, so I skilled to squeeze throughout to accumulate a window seat. This so-named Enterprise enterprise Class location was divided from the rear of the aircraft by a cloth curtain. Is that this what I had compensated for and been suckered into by phony selling as to the WONDERFULL Swiss Air Group Class that includes?

The cabin crew acted in what I might say ‘in a robotic vogue’…definitely their human physique language proven that straightforward reality. For us, it was a situation of grin and bear it.

On nearing Zurich it was absolutely noticeable to me (an ex Non-public Pilot), that our aircraft was merely circling in a retaining pattern. So, individuals, guess what? Spherical and spherical – and spherical – and spherical for about 30 minutes.

A show display screen hooked as much as the ceiling sprang into lifetime warning travellers that the brand new approximated touchdown time would imply a number of connecting flights could be missed. THEY Had been. Of system by the extremely level that I’m crafting this, proves that we did land.

As to my onward flight to Bangkok…it was from one other terminal. My wheelchair pusher was nice (thanks individual) and rushed me off the aircraft, alongside the corridors, on to the electrical powered coach and to the boarding gate. I used to be the Previous passenger to entry there and boarded solely since that plane’s departure time skilled been delayed by 10 minutes.

Speak about pressure! Had my baggage been off loaded and reloaded? A distinct stressing issue however one explicit in extra of which I skilled no management.

To sum up Swiss Air’s answer from Heathrow to Zurich, was extra like a script from a Fred Carno silent movie.

Now to the flight from Zurich to Bangkok.

The plane was a Boeing 777. It DID have a unbiased Enterprise enterprise Course Cabin, with the accoutrements envisioned. A fairly nice leisure process, good good high quality and correctly served meals and a great deal of storage room throughout the seat. That itself, having stated that, was a disappointment. Whereas a push button handle method make it doable for it to be positioned in numerous codecs, the padding was effectively worn and awkward to the stage one’s posterior was regularly educated of the metal development beneath it.

  The over-all cabin format, I might say was tough edged, boxy with lights not conducive to entire peace or tried relaxation. When when in comparison with the likes of the merchandise these sorts of airways as Emirates, Etihad, Thai and Qatar give, Swiss Air pales into insignificance. The cabin crew labored as proficiently as they may however have been being definitely hampered by the deficiency of portions. An illustration of this was. that there was some 30 minutes wait amongst the serving of appetisers to the first class and a equal wait to the sipping of a espresso or a liqueur.

The above is the account of my preliminary two flights. True to say, I used to be relieved to get to my resort in Bangkok.

MY RETURN TURNED OUT TO BE Fairly Distinctive Story.

4 occasions afterwards, proper after arriving at my buddy’s retreat, I, out of the blue and in his existence, endured a critical struggling in my greater remaining higher physique. Nevertheless my location was greater than a 100 miles from the closest Bangkok hospital. He, and different individuals current, strongly inspired me to scale back my ready 21 day go to small and get my flight modified to the upcoming working day. It was a no brainer. My private prevalent sense and logic shouted that this kind of a range was correct.

My buddy right away phoned Swiss Air in Bangkok, who verified my {qualifications} and reserving references, additionally stating that space was obtainable for the 2 flights again once more to the Uk the next working day. Having stated that, they talked about, even these a quite simple administration alteration must be designed by the journey agent with whom I had designed the reserving. Such was agreed.

My shut buddy then contacted that firm, Enterprise enterprise Class Worldwide and spelled out the sudden emergency and requested the rework of return date to the up coming day.

That company’s response just about prompted the proprietor of the retreat to throw-up in anger. It was…Sure we are able to do this however the shopper must pay again us UP Entrance, the charge to take action. It is going to be… £1145.00. Definitely of us, that was the determine demanded. There was NO textual content of sympathy, no figuring out. It was a scenario of pay NOW or actually don’t fly.

Proudly owning no possibility, I paid. That normally implies that Swiss Air have now charged me your complete promoting worth Additional for a solitary leg once I had by now paid for Equally legs.

Is that this a greatest occasion of Firm Greed at it’s actually worst?

I received’t say a lot too so much in regards to the return flights, besides that the last word leg from Zurich to Heathrow seen me as quickly as over again cramped into an financial system seat once I had paid for Group Class.

Lastly, I need to say that this right account is supposed to counsel any Uk passenger questioning of using Swiss Air to be fairly, fairly conscious to not be misled by incorrect and glowing commercials of its items.

  Copyright © 2020 Brian Fisher

source http://cheaprtravels.com/travelmag-flying-business-course-with-swiss-will-not-hassle/

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Cẩm nang du lịch tự túc thiên đường biển Boracay

https://otavietnam.com/?p=20292 Cẩm nang du lịch tự túc thiên đường biển Boracay Philippines là đất nước xinh đẹp với hàng nghìn hòn đảo, trong đó nổi bật hơn cả là thiên đường du lịch Boracay với bãi cát dài trắng mịn bên bờ biển xanh trong và vô vàn những trò chơi trên biển hấp dẫn. Mình vừa có chuyến đi trọn vẹn 4 ngày 3 đêm  khám phá, du lịch tự túc Boracay cùng với thủ đô Manila đầy màu sắc. Giờ mình sẽ chia sẻ cho các bạn một vài kinh nghiệm sau hành trình vừa rồi.   ĐẶT VÉ MÁY BAY   Từ Hà Nội chỉ có duy nhất hãng Cebu Pacificair khai thác đường bay thằng Hà Nội – Manila. Còn chặng Sài Gòn – Manila thì ngoài Cebu, bạn có thể lựa chọn thêm Philippine Airlines. Giá vé khứ hồi khoảng 4 – 4,5 triệu, tuy nhiên thỉnh thoảng Cebu có những đợt khuyến mại giá chỉ còn 2,5 – 3 triệu thôi.   Chặng Hà Nội – Manila bay lúc nửa đêm, còn Manila – Hà Nội bay tối muộn. Vì vậy bạn cần chuẩn bị sẵn tinh thần sẽ có chuyến bay khá mệt mỏi. Nhưng cũng phải chấp nhận thôi vì không còn sự lựa chọn nào khác.   Bên ngoài sân bay Manila (NAIA) – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   Bạn còn cần đặt tiếp chuyến bay tới Boracay, 2 sân bay gần đảo nhất là  Kalibo và Boracay (tên cũ là Caticlan). Ưu điểm của sân bay Kalibo là có nhiều chuyến bay (cả quốc tế) và giá thường rẻ hơn so với tới sân bay Boracay. Trước đây sân bay Boracay khá nhỏ, chỉ đón được tàu bay bé như ATR-72, vì vậy các hãng thường hạn chế cân nặng của hành lý xách tay chỉ 5 kg, khá bất tiện. Tuy nhiên giờ sân bay đã được mở rộng để đón được tàu bay lớn hơn như Airbus A320, vì thế nếu bạn chọn đi máy bay của AirAsia, Cebu hay PAL express thì vẫn được 7kg xách tay nha, còn bay của Cebgo vẫn chỉ có 5 kg, bạn nhớ lưu ý điều này khi đặt vé nhé!   Ngoài ra các sân bay ở Philippines (trừ sân bay Manila) bạn phải đóng thêm Terminal Fee trực tiếp trước mỗi chuyến bay, mức phí của các hành trình nội địa là 200 peso. Chiều đi từ Manila – Kalibo mình không phải đóng vì phí đó có trong vé máy bay luôn rồi, còn chiều về từ Kalibo – Manila thì phải đóng 200 peso.   Do sát ngày nên mình không đặt được vé giá rẻ của chặng Manila – Boracay, vì vậy mình đành phải đặt chặng Manila – Kalibo khứ hồi. Chiều đi thì đặt của Philippine Airlines, chiều về AirAsia Zest. Thế là chuyến đi được trải nghiệm đủ các hãng hàng không ở Philippines. Nhìn chung giá vé khứ hồi Manila – Kalibo dao động từ 60 – 120 USD, chặng Manila – Boracay thì đắt hơn khoảng 30 – 40 USD.   ĐI LẠI Ở MANILA   Philippines nổi tiếng về khoản “chặt chém” khách du lịch, vì thế đi lại các phương tiện tư nhân bạn phải để ý mặc cả nhé! Hôm đầu tới Manila bị chém đẹp 3000 Peso cho xe 12 chỗ đi vào thành cổ Intramuros (cách sân bay 9km), trong khi đi Grab taxi chỉ hết khoảng 400 peso. Lúc từ Kalibo về Manila, hạ cánh ở Terminal 4, vô tình bắt gặp quầy Grab taxi, họ gọi giúp mình xe 4 chỗ từ sân bay về Makati (gần hơn Intramuros 1 chút thôi, 7km từ sân bay) hết 300 peso, quá là rẻ.   Ở sân bay Manila (NAIA) không có xe bus hay phương tiện công cộng chính thức nào của nhà nước để đi vào trung tâm thành phố, vì vậy cách tốt nhất là sử dụng taxi, bạn cố gắng tìm được quầy Grab taxi hoặc nhờ ai gọi hộ Grab taxi là tốt nhất. Còn nếu không bạn đi meter taxi nhé. Lưu ý giá từ NAIA vào trung tâm chỉ từ 300 – 500 peso thôi.   Di chuyển ở trung tâm Manila thì có thể sử dụng tàu điện hoặc xe jeepney khá rẻ, khoảng 40 -50 peso/1 người/1 chặng. Tàu điện của Manila khá cũ kỹ, có lẽ là hệ thống tàu điện tệ nhất mình từng đi. Trạm tàu điện gần thành cổ Intramuros nhất tên là Central, từ đây đi tới bến EDSA (bến gần sân bay nhất, cách NAIA 2km) hết 40 peso.   Hệ thống tàu điện cũ kỹ ở Manila – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   ĐI LẠI Ở BORACAY   Cả sân bay Kalibo và Boracay đều khá nhỏ, ở sảnh sân bay sẽ bắt gặp các quầy bán vé ra đảo Boracay. Giá combo xe bus từ sân bay Kalibo + tàu ra đảo 1 chiều là 250 peso, ngoài ra bạn phải đóng thêm phí bảo vệ môi trường 75 peso và phí cảng 100 peso trực tiếp tại bến tàu, chiều về giá tiền cũng tương đương nhưng bạn chỉ phải đóng phí cảng thôi không phải đóng phí bảo vệ môi trường nữa. Thời gian di chuyển từ sân bay Kalibo tới bến tàu mất tầm 2 tiếng, khung cảnh thiên nhiên bên đường đồi núi khá đẹp. Từ bến tàu đi ra đảo Boracay hết 15 phút nữa.   Các quầy bán vé ở sân bay Kalibo – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   Từ bến Boracay đi vào trung tâm đảo khoảng 5km, bạn cần thuê 1 chiếc xe tricycle đồng giá 300 peso (ngồi được tối đa 6 người). Đảo Boracay khá bé nên ở khu trung tâm chủ yếu bạn sẽ đi bộ, còn muốn đi đến bến tàu hoặc các bãi biển xa như Puka Beach thì thuê tricycle đều có giá 300 peso.   ĐẶT PHÒNG KHÁCH SẠN    Ở Boracay có 3 khu, station 1 tập trung các trò chơi biển, station 2 đông vui nhộn nhịp nhất với nhiều khu ăn uống, station 3 thì yên tĩnh với những resort. Tốt nhất bạn nên chọn khách sạn ở station 2 để thuận tiện đi lại và vui chơi. Mình đặt phòng ở Island Nook Hotel, giá chỉ khoảng 20 USD/1 phòng đôi/1 đêm, khách sạn mới xây nên khá sạch sẽ và xinh xắn. Từ đây đi bộ 100m là tới D-mall, khu vui chơi, ăn uống sầm uất nhất trên đảo Boracay. Nhìn chung giá phòng ở Boracay rất phải chăng và bạn có khá nhiều lựa chọn khi đi du lịch ở đây.   Phòng ở Island Nook khá mới và sạch sẽ – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   Ngoài ra bạn có thể tham khảo 1 số khách sạn sau, giá cả phải chăng và được đánh giá cao: MNL beach hostel Boracay: gần Dmall và khu bến tàu du lịch ở Station 2 Amihan-home: không gian yên tĩnh nhưng cũng rất tiện đi lại Red Coco Inn de Boracay: Khách sạn có bể bơi, tiện đi lại   Còn Manila thì phòng ốc có vẻ đắt hơn chút xíu so với Boracay, mình đi nhóm đông nên thuê 1 phòng giường tầng cho 6 người trong khu Makati. Ở Makati rất thuận tiện cho việc mua sắm và ra sân bay cũng gần. Nếu các bạn muốn dành ngày cuối ở Philippines để mua sắm thì ở Makati là tốt nhất. Ngoài ra bạn cũng có thể đặt khách sạn ở khu phố cổ Intramuros để tiện chơi đêm và ăn uống.   LỊCH TRÌNH 4 NGÀY DU LỊCH TỰ TÚC BORACAY   Ngày 1: Hà Nội – Manila – Boracay   Chuyến bay của mình xuất phát lúc 1h15 từ Nội Bài, phải ngủ đêm trên máy bay thực sự khá mệt mỏi, thời gian bay ngắn chỉ 3 tiếng rưỡi  nên vừa mới chợp mắt được một xíu thì đã hạ cánh rồi.   Đúng 5h30 (giờ Philippines +8) tụi mình có mặt ở sân bay NAIA, làm thủ tục nhập cảnh khá nhanh tuy nhiên hải quan bắt mình phải xuất trình vé máy bay chiều về và đặt phòng khách sạn, chắc do đợt này tình hình an ninh ở Philippines đang bất ổn.   Vì buổi chiều tụi mình sẽ quay lại đây để bay tiếp tới Kalibo nên nhập cảnh xong cả bọn nghỉ ngơi 1 lúc rồi gửi đồ ở sân bay và đi vào trung tâm Manila chơi, phí gửi đồlà 300 peso/1 kiện. Cả nhóm thuê 1 chiếc xe 12 chỗ đi đến Intramuros, đây là khu phố cổ mang kiến trúc Tây Ban Nha với những con đường lát đá và nhà thờ Thiên Chúa Giáo rất đẹp. Cả nhóm đi dạo một lúc rồi tranh thủ ăn trưa ở một nhà hàng địa phương với chi phí khá rẻ.   Bên ngoài nhà thờ San Agustin – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   Sau đó tụi mình ghé thăm nhà thờ San Agustin, một công trình đã được công nhận là di sản thế giới, phía bên trong không khí rất dễ chịu, dù bên ngoài nắng nóng. Tới khoảng 1h chiều cả nhóm đi về lại sân bay bằng tàu điện, bến tàu Central Terminal cách phố cổ Intramuros tầm 800m, từ đây đi một lèo tới bến EDSA là gần sân bay nhất (cách NAIA 2km), tụi mình lên tiếp một chiếc jeepney để đến sân bay hết 600 peso.   Những chiếc xe Jeepney đầy màu sắc đặc trưng của Manila – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   Xem thêm: Các khách sạn tại Philippines   Chuyến bay Manila – Kalibo của mình khởi hành lúc 15h50, hãng hàng không Philippine Airlines. Vì đây là hãng quốc gia nên được kèm theo 10kg ký gửi cùng một suất ăn nhẹ với hamburger và cafe. Khoảng 16h mình tới sân bay Kalibo, ở đây đi ngay ra ngoài sảnh sẽ thấy rất nhiều quầy bán vé xe và tàu ra đảo Boracay.   Quãng đường từ sân bay Kalibo đến bến phà để đi Boracay khoảng 70 km, dọc đường có rất nhiêù khung cảnh thiên nhiên đẹp, núi đồi, ruộng đồng, các bãi biển. Hết 2 tiếng ngồi ô tô tụi mình mới tới bến phà, ở đây bạn phải đóng thêm phí bến cảng và phí bảo vê môi trường.   Khoảng 30 phút có một chuyến phà đi Boracay, khi tui mình sang tới đảo đã là 7h30 trời tối om, có rất nhiều xe tricycle đang chờ sẵn để đưa mọi người về khách sạn, tất cả đều đồng giá 300 peso/1 xe. Ban đầu mình nghĩ đảo Boracay bé, chỉ đi bộ 1 xíu là hết, nhưng ngồi xe tricycle đi mất hơn 20 phút mới về đến khách sạn. Buổi tối tụi mình đi bộ kiếm đồ ăn, nhìn chung thì ở trên đảo không có món gì quá đặc sắc kể cả đồ hải sản, tuy nhiên Mc Donald và Jolibee có ở khắp nơi. Du lịch tự túc Boracay phải nói là rất vui về ban đêm, các quán bar ở quanh khu Dmall chơi nhạc khá chất, một hòn đảo tuyệt vời với những ai thích chơi đêm như mình.   Ngày 2: Boracay island hopping   Sáng ngày 2 tụi mình ra bãi biển mua tour Island Hopping là tour đáng đi nhất trên đảo Boracay, tour này bạn được ngồi trên những chiếc thuyền đặc trưng của hòn đảo, với khung gỗ dang rộng hai bên giúp thuyền cân bằng. Thực sự mình chưa từng đi tới đâu mà người dân chặt chém như ở Boracay, nhiều khi trả giá đến 1/5 vẫn còn bị hớ, sau khi mặc cả một hồi mình đã mua được tour với giá 800 peso/1 người bao gồm đồ lặn biển và bữa ăn trưa buffet.   Những chiếc thuyền hopping đang đợi khách ở Station 2 – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   Biển ở Boracay vô cùng xanh trong, tour đưa mình đi 1 vòng qua những hòn đảo nhỏ như Crystal Cove, Crocodile,… và dừng lại lặn biển ngắm san hô. Khoảng 12h thuyền cập bến đất liền để mọi người ăn trưa buffet, nhìn chung thì đồ ăn cũng khá cơ bản thôi. Ăn xong anh hướng dẫn viên cho mình 2 lựa chọn là tới hòn đảo Crocodile tắm biển (bãi biển hoang sơ đẹp nhất ở Boracay) hoặc tới đảo Aron Magic Island chơi nhảy cầu, vì tụi mình toàn mấy đứa hiếu động nên quyết định đi chơi nhảy cầu, trò này phải nói là rất vui và thú vị, rất đáng để thử khi đi tour island hopping. Bạn sẽ phải trả thêm chi phí 150 Peso để lên đảo Aron.   Buổi chiều tour đưa về bãi biển Puka, một nơi rất bình yên ở phía Bắc đảo Boracay, mọi người tự do tắm biển và tự di chuyển về khách sạn bằng tricycle, dĩ nhiên vẫn với giá 300 peso. Buổi chiều tụi mình đi ngắm hoàng hôn với nhuững chiếc thuyền buồm rất ấn tượng. Buổi tối cả nhóm đi dạo quanh Dmall uống bia, mua sắm, nghe nhạc. Mình rất thích guitar nên vào một quán bar chơi đàn hát nghêu ngao với chủ quán đến tận đêm.   Những lâu đài cát được check in rất nhiều ở Boracay – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay Ngày 3: Boracay – Kalibo     Buổi sáng tụi mình dậy sớm tắm biển và chụp ảnh, Boracay sôi động về đêm nên sáng sớm khá vắng vẻ, yên tĩnh.   Các trò chơi biển ở Boracay rất đa dạng và rẻ, tuy nhiên bạn phải mặc cả để có được giá tốt nhất. Sau khi kỳ kèo gần nửa tiếng tụi mình quyết định chơi hai trò đi thuyền chuối và nhảy dù với giá 700 peso/1 người.   Đi thuyền chuối rất thú vị – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   Nhảy dù ngắm toàn cảnh Boracay biển xanh cát trắng – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay.   Sau khi ăn trưa, tụi mình về đất liền để quay lại sân bay Kalibo đáp  chuyến bay tới Manila lúc 19h25. Vì bị delay nên phải tầm 9h tối tụi mình mới về tới Manila. may mắn bắt gặp quầy Grab nhờ gọi 2 xe taxi tới quận Makati giá khá rẻ.   Tối muộn cả bọn đi tìm chỗ ăn nhưng các nhà hàng hầu như đã đóng cửa, một phần vì trời mưa to, vậy nên tụi mình đành phải ăn ở cửa hàng 7-eleven.   Ngày 4: Manila – Hà Nội   Vì ở ngay khu Makati nơi có hầu hết các trung tâm thương mại lớn nhất của Manila nên tụi mình dành cả ngày cuối cùng cho việc mua sắm. Nếu các bạn không hứng thú lắm với việc mua sắm thì có thể đi thăm hồ núi lửa Taal Volcano, một điểm khá nổi tiếng cách trung tâm Manila khoảng 100 km.   Các tòa nhà cao ốc ở quận Makati – Ảnh Bài: Du lịch tự túc Boracay   Xem thêm: Các khách sạn tại Boracay   Chuyến bay về Việt Nam của mình khởi hành lúc 22h15, đến Nội Bài là 00h30. Kết thúc một chuyến đi ngắn nhưng đầy những điều thú vị.   MỘT SỐ LƯU Ý KHI DU LỊCH TỰ TÚC BORACAY, PHILIPPINES   Bạn có thể đổi trước tiền Peso ở Việt Nam hoặc mang theo USD tỉ giá cũng khá tốt Hiện tại tình hình an ninh ở Philippines không được tốt, tuy nhiên ở thủ đô Manila và các điểm du lịch nổi tiếng như Boracay, Palawan, El Nido,… vẫn khá an toàn. Bạn nên cẩn thận khi tới những chỗ đông người hoặc đi ra đường buổi tối ở Manila. Hãy luôn nhớ phải mặc cả khi đi taxi và mua các tour cũng như các dịch vụ ở Philippines, họ thường chém gấp 3-5 lần giá trị thực.   Mytour.vn – Nguồn: Toidi.net (Andy Nguyen) Nguồn: Mytour Bởi - https://otavietnam.com/?p=20292

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Thinking about MRO IT  Ravinder Pal Singh (Ravi), Global Chief Information and Technology Officer, Air Works India has first- hand experience of how an MRO provider can meet technology challenges and take control of its own IT destiny. He well knows, as he puts it, “the yin and yang of a CIO’s life,”having spent time early in his career advising C-level executives worldwide, “on using technology to help their businesses.” Building on that hands-on experience, Ravi turned his thoughts and energy to better understanding and applying the rapid changes happening in technology today and how they could be harnessed to ensure that an MRO business can always be at the leading edge of MRO IT application. Today Ravi, as Global CIO for Air Works Engineering, puts the management and entrepreneurial lessons he learned and taught into practice for MRO IT. In the past, he explains,“India has struggled when it comes to aviation and especially aviation engineering.”Even Air Works, the company that Ravi joined and now leads from a technology perspective, was struggling not so long ago to imbibe technology and use information for its success. As Ravi’s article in the last but one issue of Aircraft IT showed, that has now changed to the extent that Air Works are now making their own weather in the field of MRO IT and so we asked him to share with readers a few of the philosophies and thoughts that have guided and driven his work and how he has applied them in practice. Aircraft IT

2. O VER MANY YEARS working in IT, I have come across a variety of tools to help get things done but there is one that I value above all. It is the checklist; a simple tool that the aviation domain has given to all other domains and still one of the most successful tools for execution success. It might be simple but it’s very effective. The checklist was first introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, since when checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mindboggling sophistication. I have aligned this simple tool to my domain of computational science and its promise to my organization Air Works. The practical clarity and commitment represented by a checklist crystallizes thoughts into doable actions which can motivate us because they set specific objectives while providing a clear path to the long-term vision. Looked at as a template for transformation, it has worked in delivering the change through technology that we wanted to achieve in Air Works. From a selfish enterprise IT perspective it has not only generated returns for the technology and engineering community within Air Works but has also been appreciated by the global technology community. Some measure of that appreciation can be seen in awards like the CIO 100 and, as recently as March 2015, the NetApp Innovation Awards’ ‘Best Innovation in Cloud Computing’. UNLOCKING THE POWER OF IT; OUR STANDARDS TO USE RIGHT NOW If the checklist has been an idea that aviation has given the world, an area with which we have sometimes struggled in aviation is IT, in the aviation domain overall and more so in India. It is surprising but true. Surprising because it’s a relatively young sector which uses complex engineering inside aircraft or in its mechanical and civil ecosystem yet is still way behind in adopting information technology or computational science to enhance productivity and overall operational efficiency, and create a healthy ecosystem of co-creation. Things are changing but relatively slowly due to the gap between technology innovation and its adoption within existing aviation standards and regulations. A FEW SIMPLE EXAMPLES WILL ILLUSTRATE THE POINT. Aviation probably has some of the best defined standards but translating those standards using secure commodity technology has not happened, despite all the debates on IP, conflict of business interest, competitive edge and so on. And yet, the value of applying standards has been proven in industries with much less technology sophistication than aviation. In-spite of huge brand rivalries, where there is general agreement on and practice of standards, those agreed standards have operated to the benefit of all. It’s quite the reverse in aviation. Right from the top of the value chain, different OEMs have different standards and different translations which in turn create unique ecosystems extended right down to the lowest level in the engineering value chain, MROs. This variance in standards applied to the products of different OEMs adds to inefficiency, increases operating cost and compares poorly to domains such financial services, retail or others. Consider the IT solution providers in aviation engineering; whether for ERP, Content Management, Point-solution providers or others. None stands out in terms of innovation, cost of solution or fit to the needs of most industry users. For instance, it’s strange that a legacy technology like RFID is still talked about as a new initiative in the aviation industry. Hence, there is huge gap in the quality of aircraft or hangar engineering as opposed to IT adoption. Notwithstanding that, at Air Works we decided a couple of years ago to use IT as the key strategic enabler in achieving our program for non-linear growth. It would have been impossible if we had taken a classical and expensive legacy approach, and frankly we did not have that kind of cash available. So we used the commodity technology that other domains were already using effectively. We solved the standards problem for ourselves by creating an Air Works ‘fabric’ which has its own service bus, translator, convertor and adapter for all the types of aircraft with which we deal. This technology and its architecture have driven business change by changing the whole structure of the business and its value chain. Now the CAMO (continuous airworthiness management organization) truly behaves as it should, leads the value-chain and initiates the processes, and thus the activities in our hangar. As a simple quantitative illustration; a typical track and trace activity which in the past could sometimes take 5-6 months in CAMO, Planning, Engineering and Supply-chain, today takes about 350 milliseconds, my performance KPI for any system in Air Works. Imagine the cycle-time improvement and reduction in conflicts that this improvement has brought about. Also, by directly connecting our customers to their jobs in our business through Air Works app-mart on Cloud, we have removed any opaqueness thus increasing customer satisfaction and timely dispute management. DOING IT FOR OURSELVES This all came about because when, a couple of years back, Air Works ventured into the solution providers market to find a way to simplify this (above) complexity via digitization, no one came forward with a solution or even to co-create a solution with us. Hence we created our technology, our own Intellectual Property. Now given this visible successful transformation via digitization, we are looking to create a software platform and services as a business capability to sell and increase our profitability. In short, it’s high time that more people in this industry who are passionate about aviation stopped worrying who will make the first move (or hiding behind the excuse of the regulatory framework) and took concrete initiatives... carved new paths. It’s time to match the quality of engineering inside the aircraft with its external ecosystem of hangars and line-stations: to make the business of aviation engineering profitable using simple, cheap and readily available technology. As like-minded technologists in aviation, we need to take a leap of faith. EXECUTION: THE KEY TO ACHIEVEMENT… AND IN 90 DAYS In this highly results-driven culture, execution is the key to agile and visible transformation. I like projects to be results-driven by nature with every AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015 | AIRCRAFT IT MRO | CASE STUDY: AIR WORKS | 17 “Itmightbesimplebutit’sveryeffective.ThechecklistwasfirstintroduceddecadesagobytheU.S.AirForce,since whenchecklistshaveenabledpilotstoflyaircraftofmindbogglingsophistication.” Air Works Hangar

3. 18 | CASE STUDY: AIR WORKS | AIRCRAFT IT MRO | AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015 RAVINDER PAL SINGH GLOBAL CHIEF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AT AIR WORKS Ravi is transforming current IT and creating its future avatar which is aligned to Air Work’s vision and its various business goals. He has lived and worked on three continents and his global experience covers broad disciplines ranging from strategy to execution. In the recent past he has been associated with a leader in technology and a ‘big 4’ management consulting firm to help their Fortune 100 customers and government institutions in IT transformation. He is a child rights activist, practices yoga, runs marathons and does mountaineering. In his personal capacity, Ravi is also a holder of several technology patents. AIR WORKS Air Works is India’s largest independent aviation MRO and India’s first EASA certified MRO. The company is certified to maintain 96 different types of aircraft – ranging from small, single engine machines to turboprops plus Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s. Air Works includes Air Livery, UK which is Europe’s leading independent aircaft painting and re-finishing company and Empire Aviation Group, Dubai which is the Middle East’s largest aircraft management services company. INTERACTIVE Give us your opinion Click here to post your comment INTERACTIVE Subscribe here Click here to read all future editions project producing a result in 90 days. If there’s no result in 90 days, then we’ll scrap that project, whatever the rationale behind it. The philosophy within Air Works IT is that you have to produce results in 90 days. You don’t get a second chance and there is no excuse accepted since it has to be results driven. This also helps in true realizable innovation and differentiates ‘talkers’ from ‘doers’. GETTING THE BUSINESS CONNECTED A balanced scorecard should always include elements of thought processes and decision making. What then have our quantitative results been? Air Works in 2012 was a zero IT company. In fact, it would be fair to say, a negative IT company; meaning by which, it had hangars, line stations and offices which were not connected with each other. That means supposedly simple things essential for any IT organization were not really available. Things, like basic firewall, basic switches, and decent stable bandwidth. It was not a connected organization. The second element contributing to negative IT was that, before 2012, Air Works had bought an expensive portfolio of products including a costly collaboration suite of software, ERP, BI products etc.: however, none was being used properly with most not even deployed. So the first challenge was to build an organization and connect it. We connected over 45 hangars and digitization growth was not by two or three digits, but by approximately four-digit numbers. We also implemented an ERP solution which had become legacy since it had been bought several years earlier. Everybody told us that it takes years to implement ERP, especially the kind of ERP that we needed. But we implemented our own version of an improved ERP in three quarters with over 55 different aircraft types configured — a normal large airline has a maximum of five or six different types. Today our operations run on a digital enterprise backbone mostly on elastic cloud. Since our ERP was legacy and the ERP vendor was not agile enough to partner us in the project, we created our own modern digital mobile fabric on the cloud to connect our customers. We wanted to introduce transparency for customer to get visibility for their investments or portfolio, i.e. a consumption report? Customers should also know how to get their aircraft utilization report, to see what we are doing on their aircraft and what activity is underway, etc. We have many similar examples and case studies ranging from achieving cloud based collaboration in 90 days to app-market foundation. BETTER WORKING TOGETHER Projects in Air Works are not done by IT alone. People who work at hangars and line stations whether it’s an AME (aircraft maintenance engineer), planner, CAMO expert, quality, store inspector, technician, administration manager, HR, compliance auditor... the list goes on, are integral to the technology strategy and its execution. In addition we have developers, network experts, etc., all working in the business. Within 90 days, we assemble the people who will be running the project, write a proposal, accept the proposal, build the architecture, and push it to production. I use a modification of several methodologies — the closest being Agile or maybe a unified Agile approach. But, everything is aligned to core business result, its value to non-linear growth. The trick is to quickly identify and create what I call a system of records (this might be the exact opposite of the legacy and classical approach to software implementation) mapping the organization structure and its bare minimum transaction and compliance needs. In this case it was both easy and difficult, as when I arrived in Air Works, there had already been a sizeable investment in IT; but most of the portfolio was either unused or both the IT and user community were exasperated by its poor execution and lack of usability. Also, I was new to aviation, hence needed to understand its culture and complexity. So IT strategy was a simple matter; first, maximize utilization of the legacy investment and align it to immediate needs then second, simultaneously build a platform for the future, aligned with non-linear growth ambitions. As I’ve already said above, execution was the key to success for the strategy. We had to consider how to make the realization of our strategic objectives possible (let alone successful) within the constraints of cash and culture. There was no alternative but to create a culture of the community as a core execution principle. Thus social and cloud developed organically as key pillars of Air Works IT modernization, not because we wanted it or the whole world was talking about it. Our vision was simple: to create a unique social fabric which aligns “…thefirstchallengewastobuildan organizationandconnectit.Weconnected over45hangarsanddigitizationgrowth wasnotbytwoorthreedigits,butby approximatelyfour-digitnumbers.” with this sense of community and focuses on who the ‘real’ people are, what they do, and what ideas they are exchanging; then extending that to their conversations with customers until it becomes almost a troubleshooting and information provisioning digital platform with the customer at the core. We knew that if we could create this, based on easily and economically available commodity technology, and wrap it over the legacy portfolio system and its records, we could achieve both goals of the strategy. FIVE STEPS TO IT ACHIEVEMENT In all of this, we evolved five elements of social fabric architecture, which are: 1. Map and identity; i.e. where you are, which aircraft you are working on, its location, which office you belong to, and what are your coordinates etc.; 2. Industrial network, sometimes called the IoT (Internet of things) of RFID, M2M, WSN and little bit of SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition): what is your capability, what tools you are working with, and the proximity of those tools to that particular problem inside the aircraft etc.; 3. HR-profiling, how you are recognized in terms of your capabilities, certification, caliber, and so on; 4. Content and searching for it — manuals, designs, transcoding, digital asset management etc.; 5. Democratic app-market; i.e. the ability to create your own app to solve and share. Of course, we have applied certain principles, disciplined guidelines and very strict technology performance specifications, similar to the marketplace or app markets of Apple or Microsoft or Android, to balance freedom versus governance. A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE Hence there is another space emerging in Air Works via this social convergence and its digitization which I call ‘Digital Innovation Space’. My prediction and bet is that very soon this may become one of the main business lines of Air Works and in years to come may very well be its largest business footprint. “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction” — Pablo Picasso

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Watch This Hard Landing At Cotabato Airport - Philippine Airlines - PAL ...

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Le premier Q400 bi-classe de 86 sièges pour Philippine Airlines

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AirJournal/~3/9vlofxX0EAc/2017-07-21-le-premier-q400-bi-classe-de-86-sieges-pour-philippine-airlines-5185150.html Bombardier a livré jeudi son premier Dash-8 Q400 NextGen en configuration bi-classe 86 sièges à la compagnie aérienne Philippine Airlines, qui en attend douze. L’avionneur canadien a remis le 20 juillet 2017 le premier Q400 de 86 sièges en deux classes au monde à la compagnie nationale des Philippines, basée à l’aéroport de Manille-Ninoy Aquino. Il devrait entrer en service commercial dans deux semaines. L’aménagement de ce nouveau Q400, destiné à la filiale PAL Express, compte 10 places en classe Premium (avec un espace entre rangées de 33 pouces) et 76 en Economie (espace de 29 pouces). Cet « avion historique » selon Bombardier provient de la commande passée en décembre 2016 pour cinq exemplaires fermes et douze options ; ces dernières ont été confirmées lors du Salon du Bourget en juin dernier, pour un contrat total de 401 millions de dollars au prix catalogue. « Grâce à ses caractéristiques de haute performance, sa profitabilité inégalée et à l’expérience de vol supérieure qu’il offre aux passagers, le nouvel avion Q400 permettra à Philippine Airlines d’offrir un service plus compétitif en plus d’établir de nouvelles normes dans le secteur de l’exploitation des turbopropulseurs dans la région », a déclaré dans un communiqué le PDG de Philippine Airlines Jaime J. Bautista. Il se dit convaincu que le Q400 « continuera d’être un atout important qui fera de Philippine Airlines un transporteur 5 étoiles et l’aidera à regagner sa position dominante sur le marché intérieur ». Fred Cromer, président de Bombardier Avions commerciaux, rappelle de son côté être fier de proposer « le seul turbopropulseur commercial d’une capacité maximale de 90 places qui est actuellement offert sur le marché ». Il se dit persuadé que Philippine Airlines « continuera à tirer parti de la performance exceptionnelle des turbopropulseurs de Bombardier », la livraison d’hier démontrant que le Q400 « est une solution idéale pour les sociétés aériennes qui ont besoin de turbopropulseurs plus gros et plus performants afin de développer davantage de liaisons régionales pour ultimement répondre à la demande croissante des passagers ». Philippine Airlines utilisera le nouvel avion pour développer ses opérations domestiques à partir de hubs secondaires, et augmenter la connectivité intra-îles. Depuis ses bases à Manille et Mactan-Cebu, elle dessert 30 destinations aux Philippines ainsi que plus de 45 destinations ailleurs dans le monde. Sa flotte compte sept Airbus A320, dix-huit A321, quinze A330-300, six A340-300 et huit Boeing 777-300ER (elle attend deux Triple Sept supplémentaires ainsi que trente A321neo et six A350-900). PAL Express opère de son côté neuf A320, six A321, quatre Bombardier Q300 et cinq Q400 de 76 places. Rappelons que Bombardier avait dévoilé en novembre 2013 trois nouvelles options de capacité pour le Q400 : 82 places (pitch de 76,2 cm), ou 84 et 86 places avec des rangées espacées de 73,7 cm. Une densification permise par l’utilisation de sièges plus fins, et le sacrifice d’une partie de la capacité d’emport de fret : les 2,5 m3 de l’avant disparaissent, ne laissant que 11 m3 à l’arrière (la porte cargo étant transformée en porte passagers).

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PAL  Airbus A320-214

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Travelmag – Flying Business Course with Swiss: will not hassle

I needed to pay a go to to a glorious pal in Thailand this February (2020). Acquiring there by air signifies a non-prevent flight of near 12/13 a number of hours from the British isles, or, as usually marketed, by one explicit of the important thing Heart Japanese airways, with a mean three hour transit. Equally have rewards and drawbacks…the non-quit carriers are far extra highly-priced however reasonably significantly much less tiring, though the 1-stoppers sample is about 6 hours to first forestall and the disembarkation, adopted by the transit time, the re-boarding of plane quantity two and one other 6 as well as hrs to Bangkok.

In my mid eighties and disabled, performing both in an monetary system seat wouldn’t be doable, so my solely possibility was that can assist you save-up my pennies, reside much more frugally for 9 months, search for for an airline which might the 2 cut back the over-all flight durations, with a small transit and provide a enterprise enterprise class ticket at a aggressive worth.

My lookups and ideas from trip corporations, was to ponder Swiss Air, as a result of it had flights from London to Zurich in 1hr 45 minutes, then so much lower than 2 hour transit onto aircraft quantity two, then non-halt from Zurich to Bangkok. The fee was aggressive…not the most cost effective…however simply inside my deliberate funds.

So, booked the flights for all four legs in Group Course, chosen aisle seats because of the reality of my strolling subject, organized for Distinctive Steerage (wheelchair) in the middle of and paid in complete.

Fast forward now to departure day…11th February 2020.

Following a three hour car journey to Heathrow Terminal 2, look at-in went effectively. I requested if the flight was on time…the treatment was “So far as we all know.” On reflection, I did think about that was considerably an odd response.

In any case, wheelchair to the Lufthansa Lounge. Good, roomy and soothing with greater than sufficient big selection of meals stuff and drink to fulfill most appetites. Flight was due to to decide on off at 13.45 hrs, so I had a great deal of time to take a seat and skim. Boarding was owing to think about location at 13.10hrs. When that point got here – and went – I enquired on the desk. “Oh, the plane hasn’t even landed nonetheless, the data board will proceed to maintain you present.” It did…to some extent!

Fairly a number of a disgruntled passenger was overheard as to what was seemingly on. Inevitably, boarding was launched at near 14.25hrs and the push to the gate commenced (me turning into in a wheelchair). Boarding passes checked and passengers despatched down the ramp to the plane’s doorway. What then? OOPS!!! doorway barred since cleaning crew ended up nonetheless attempting to make the aircraft all set for its new travellers. They failed. The aircraft’s cleanliness was a lot from passable.

Simply after boarding and doorway shut, the Captain made an announcement to the impression of ‘we have to not fret, primarily as a result of there was a 250kph tail wind, which might get us to Zurich in superb time for our various flight connections.’ What a forecast that turned out to be. Much more about that rapidly.

  Shock, shock, there was NO Enterprise Class cabin on this A320, solely row upon row of triple monetary state seats with no leisure screens, practically no seat adjustment…and…to make issues positively horrible for me…all aisle seats have been being taken, so I skilled to squeeze throughout to accumulate a window seat. This so-named Enterprise enterprise Class location was divided from the rear of the aircraft by a cloth curtain. Is that this what I had compensated for and been suckered into by phony selling as to the WONDERFULL Swiss Air Group Class that includes?

The cabin crew acted in what I might say ‘in a robotic vogue’…definitely their human physique language proven that straightforward reality. For us, it was a situation of grin and bear it.

On nearing Zurich it was absolutely noticeable to me (an ex Non-public Pilot), that our aircraft was merely circling in a retaining pattern. So, individuals, guess what? Spherical and spherical – and spherical – and spherical for about 30 minutes.

A show display screen hooked as much as the ceiling sprang into lifetime warning travellers that the brand new approximated touchdown time would imply a number of connecting flights could be missed. THEY Had been. Of system by the extremely level that I’m crafting this, proves that we did land.

As to my onward flight to Bangkok…it was from one other terminal. My wheelchair pusher was nice (thanks individual) and rushed me off the aircraft, alongside the corridors, on to the electrical powered coach and to the boarding gate. I used to be the Previous passenger to entry there and boarded solely since that plane’s departure time skilled been delayed by 10 minutes.

Speak about pressure! Had my baggage been off loaded and reloaded? A distinct stressing issue however one explicit in extra of which I skilled no management.

To sum up Swiss Air’s answer from Heathrow to Zurich, was extra like a script from a Fred Carno silent movie.

Now to the flight from Zurich to Bangkok.

The plane was a Boeing 777. It DID have a unbiased Enterprise enterprise Course Cabin, with the accoutrements envisioned. A fairly nice leisure process, good good high quality and correctly served meals and a great deal of storage room throughout the seat. That itself, having stated that, was a disappointment. Whereas a push button handle method make it doable for it to be positioned in numerous codecs, the padding was effectively worn and awkward to the stage one’s posterior was regularly educated of the metal development beneath it.

  The over-all cabin format, I might say was tough edged, boxy with lights not conducive to entire peace or tried relaxation. When when in comparison with the likes of the merchandise these sorts of airways as Emirates, Etihad, Thai and Qatar give, Swiss Air pales into insignificance. The cabin crew labored as proficiently as they may however have been being definitely hampered by the deficiency of portions. An illustration of this was. that there was some 30 minutes wait amongst the serving of appetisers to the first class and a equal wait to the sipping of a espresso or a liqueur.

The above is the account of my preliminary two flights. True to say, I used to be relieved to get to my resort in Bangkok.

MY RETURN TURNED OUT TO BE Fairly Distinctive Story.

4 occasions afterwards, proper after arriving at my buddy’s retreat, I, out of the blue and in his existence, endured a critical struggling in my greater remaining higher physique. Nevertheless my location was greater than a 100 miles from the closest Bangkok hospital. He, and different individuals current, strongly inspired me to scale back my ready 21 day go to small and get my flight modified to the upcoming working day. It was a no brainer. My private prevalent sense and logic shouted that this kind of a range was correct.

My buddy right away phoned Swiss Air in Bangkok, who verified my {qualifications} and reserving references, additionally stating that space was obtainable for the 2 flights again once more to the Uk the next working day. Having stated that, they talked about, even these a quite simple administration alteration must be designed by the journey agent with whom I had designed the reserving. Such was agreed.

My shut buddy then contacted that firm, Enterprise enterprise Class Worldwide and spelled out the sudden emergency and requested the rework of return date to the up coming day.

That company’s response just about prompted the proprietor of the retreat to throw-up in anger. It was…Sure we are able to do this however the shopper must pay again us UP Entrance, the charge to take action. It is going to be… £1145.00. Definitely of us, that was the determine demanded. There was NO textual content of sympathy, no figuring out. It was a scenario of pay NOW or actually don’t fly.

Proudly owning no possibility, I paid. That normally implies that Swiss Air have now charged me your complete promoting worth Additional for a solitary leg once I had by now paid for Equally legs.

Is that this a greatest occasion of Firm Greed at it’s actually worst?

I received’t say a lot too so much in regards to the return flights, besides that the last word leg from Zurich to Heathrow seen me as quickly as over again cramped into an financial system seat once I had paid for Group Class.

Lastly, I need to say that this right account is supposed to counsel any Uk passenger questioning of using Swiss Air to be fairly, fairly conscious to not be misled by incorrect and glowing commercials of its items.

  Copyright © 2020 Brian Fisher

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LOOK: Puerto Princesa International Airport’s New Terminal Now Open To Boost Tourism

Out of Town Blog LOOK: Puerto Princesa International Airport’s New Terminal Now Open To Boost Tourism

IN PHOTOS: New Terminal of Puerto Princesa International Airport is Now Open To Boost Tourism

The Puerto Princesa International Airport’s new terminal officially opened last Thursday, May 4, 2017 – a day after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) together with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAAP) led its inauguration on Wednesday. With the opening of the new airport terminal, the DOTr hopes to boost tourism in the Philippines by accommodating bigger aircrafts in Palawan.

Puerto Princesa International Airport New Terminal Photos courtesy of CEB Fanpage

In a statement released by the DOTr, the new airport in Puerto Princesa will be much bigger with a floor area of 13,000 square meters compared to just the 3,000 square meters of the former airport, which will be used by the military. With this development, the Puerto Princesa International Airport can now accommodate twice as much people in its sitting area and six bays. Before, only 800 people can be accommodated in the original Puerto Princesa airport. Now, the numbers have doubled with 1,500 seating capacity and more than 200 parking slots available for cars aside from aircrafts.

New Puerto Princesa International Airport Terminal photo courtesy of CEB Fanpage

According to JR Mantaring, vice president for corporate affairs of Cebu Pacific, the expansion is meant to boost tourism and help the government’s goal of making tourist spots like Puerto Princesa and Palawan even more attractive to tourist markets. The airline also noted that in 2016, Puerto Princesa took 50 percent of the total market share in flights alone.

Inauguration of the New Puerto Princesa International Airport photo by Palawan Provincial Information Office

“Cebu Pacific shares the joy of the Palaweños in the opening of the newest world-class airport in Puerto Princesa, as this is expected to boost trade and tourism even more in [Palawan],” said Mantaring. “We are positive that with this expansion, we will be able to help achieve the government’s goal of increasing tourist arrivals to Palawan. With the new airport able to handle international flights, it now makes Puerto Princesa attractive for direct connections to and from key foreign tourist markets.”

As the DOTr adds, bigger aircrafts can be accommodated on the 2,600-meter runway like the Airbus A330 that can seat 400 people. The Puerto Princesa International Airports new terminal will also operate around 20 flights daily with flights from Manila, Clark and Taipei-Taoyuan for Philippine Airlines (PAL); Manila and Cebu for PAL Express; Manila, Cebu and Iloilo for Cebu Pacific; Manila, Cebu, and Davao for AirAsia; and Busuanga and Cuyo for Air Juan – the only flight that “pioneered the Puerto Princesa to Cuyo route” making Boracay, Coron and Puerto Princesa just a flight away in hopes of increasing tourism.

Puerto Princesa Airport is now completed

Aside from the flights, the usual Airbus A320 which can only seat 180 people will be upgraded with the 230-seater Airbus A321 Neo. The bigger and more modern Puerto Princesa International Airport terminal is worth PHP 4.5 billion and resides in Barangay San Miguel in Puerto Princesa City. The new airport complies with international flight standards and also boasts “state-of-the-art navigation system,” according to DOTr.

Sources: Rappler.com, News.ABS-CBN.com.

LOOK: Puerto Princesa International Airport’s New Terminal Now Open To Boost Tourism Melo Villareal

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Second Rejection

In spite the sad result and title, I assure you, dear reader that this is an upbeat post. I will share my experience with PAL Express in the funniest way that I can - coz regardless of the result, I am confident that I will eventually make it - NEVER SAY NEVER!

I arrived at the PAL Express in-flight center a few minutes past 9 in the morning, outside, may long line na ng mga applicants pero that was  just the tip of the iceberg kasi may mas  mahabang pila pala inside after a long walk which is kind of forever if you are in heels. Literal na dadaan ka muna sa dalawang eroplanong naka park, isang Bombardier Q-Series (di ko alam exact series ng plane ee) and isang A320 (ayan, sigurado ako dyan, promise!) Pag nalampasan mo na yun, that is the only time you’d get a glimpse of the inflight center itself, where the cabin crew aspirants, trainees and the ones who are already serving their flights come together. Ang aga pa nun pero pang 95 na ako sa mga applicants, upon logging in, I was handed an application form and filled it up right away. You have to wait for your number to be called before you get to sit in those chairs lined up in front of the conference room where the panel is.

Truth be told, kahit ansakit sa paa yung pagtayo dun sa labas, for me mas nakakatuwa mag hintay dun kesa sa loob. Why? I get to see airplanes ascending dahil konting kembot na lang nasa NAIA Terminal 3 ka na, also, kahit tirik na tirik si Mr. Sun, mas may hangin sa labas compared sa loob kasi nga adaming tao. Mas papawisan ka sa kaba at sa dami ng tao sa loob. While waiting outside, the cabin crews in training and those who are already serving their flights kept going in and out of the building - sinungaling ako kung hindi ko sasabihin na I was imagining myself in their uniform, I was looking at myself wearing their shoes. Nakaktuwa sila, trainees and actual crews alike would stop by to greet the aspirants “Good Morning!” with a smile, some would even say “Good Luck!” - seryoso, nakaka motivate and at the same time, parang feel na feel mo that you belong in the place because everyone is so welcoming. While I was waiting for my turn to face the panel, feeling ko, dinama kong magiging future office ko yun ee, and that yung mga kasama ko, future batchmates ko sa ICCT.

I have made friends with the fellow aspirants who were ahead of me, Alysa and Mer - we would later become part of the batch composed of 8 hopefuls who would be facing a panel of 4. Sa tagal ng tinayo namin, waiting for our turn, andami na namin napag usapan but most of it, tawanan, kind of trying to make ourselves feel comfortable kahit na kabado. Kaso ayun nga, mas nakaka kaba the moment they ask you to sit down dun sa chairs in-front of the conference room, ibig sabihin kasi nun, nalalapit na oras mo to face the panel. Lagot.

While sitting, ewan ko pero dun talaga ako nakaramdam ng mixed emotions na kahit titigan ko ng bongga yung foto namin ni codename “dear SO” ng paulit ulit, walang effect! Naoover power talaga ako ng kaba, gusto ko na mag back out pero andun na, push na!  (I set it as lock and wall screen foto on my mobile phone para inspirasyon at hindi ko kinakahiya yun, proud ako! Hi, dear SO!)     

When it was our turn to face the panel, gusto kong matunaw sa kaba, promise! Pero I have to put my game face on, be confident and show them that I do have the passion and the heart for the job. God forgive me, hindi ko na matandaan yung names ng mga panelists dahil nga kasi mamatay matay na ako sa kaba. Sabi nung nag iisang male panelist: “There are only two results, either you pass or you fail. Here is what you are going to do, you introduce yourself, the school where you come from and what course you took up and then give us one word that best describes you then tell us why.”

I was 7th in line pero when I heard him say that, alam ko na which word best describes me, pero before I get to say my spiel, someone else desrcribed herself with the same word I thought at ayokong magkapareho kami. She had a beautiful explanation along with the same word so I had to think quick. Na-entice ako masyado with her accent and I must have been thinking too much that I was not able to explain further the word that I uttered the way I was supposed to say it. EPIC FAIL!

Sabi ni Sir sa panel, they won’t tell us why we fail so ayun, mega assume ako that failing to explain further why I chose that specific word to describe myself caused me my failure to get that dream come true today. 

When one of the female panelists stepped out of the conference room and told us that no one in the batch made it because they feel that we are not ready for the job but she encourages us to try again after 6 months, gusto kong umiyak. Takbo nga ako agad sa CR ee, kasi I really wanna cry it out, pero walang luhang lumabas sa mata ko. Not because na-conscious ako kasi baka kumalat yung mascara ko, confident ako na hindi kasi waterproof mascara yung ginamit ko. I couldn’t cry kasi pagpasok ko sa CR, another hopeful asked me kung anong process inside the conference room and I spoiled her with it, wished her good luck even. Nasira man emo moment ko that time, I couldn’t care kasi I was more happy to help out a fellow aspirant kesa mag drama.

I could have had my crying moment while I walk my way out of the In-Flight Center pero wala talagang luha - siguro hindi naman talaga ako na-hurt that I was rejected for the second time around because in a way, upbeat pa rin ako na makakaya kong ma-hire eventually. Magsasawa din sila na i-reject ako, maybe? Kidding aside, I somehow came in prepared for the setback - I have seen it coming and how it would break my heart. Pero kasi, there is so much to life out there after that rejection, I can always try again. Kung nagawa kong maging brave ulit to try after 11 years of hesitation, I can try again in 6 months.

FALL DOWN SEVEN AND GET UP EIGHT TIMES - that is my constant reminder ee, pang 2nd ko pa lang naman so may 5 times pa akong makakayang tanggapin na rejection bago ako mag give up. Joke lang, I am not going to give up on my dream, never!!! Wala atang Letranite na quitter! 

It may not be my time now, perhaps on the 3rd or 4th try. Nothing in this world comes easy, mas may thrill pag paulit ulit mong pinaghihirapan just to achieve it kas mas makikita nila how much you want to be in that specific job. And that is how I exactly wanna do it.

Someday I will wear the PAL uniform proudly. Tiwala lang.    

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General Santos-Cebu Inaugural: A Philippine Airlines (PAL) Airbus A320 gets a water cannon salute making the airline's inaugural General Santos to Cebu flight yesterday (March 26, 2017) | photo by Paeng Evangelista #Yaduing #PAL #PhilippineAirlines #travels #travelph #airlines #airplanes #GenSan #SOXph #SOXisNext

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