tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post8411842927969564712..comments2024-03-23T17:42:45.703+08:00Comments on The Exciting Centennial of Philippine Aviation: New Cebu Pacific long-haul operation could push out Philippine Airlines but may require hybrid modelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-30568852038648538202012-02-10T06:15:19.337+08:002012-02-10T06:15:19.337+08:00There are all sorts of add-ons that are pre-set or...There are all sorts of add-ons that are pre-set or pre-checked. For someone who is in a hurry, unchecking a seat assignment that costs a hundred pesos each way, for instance, gives you more chances of "accidentally" charging yourself extra. <br /><br />I assume you are a savvy traveler who has the time to read fine prints? Aren't you bothered that on one page a price quote is given and then on the subsequent ones, the price gradually increases? Why can't a price quote be made straightforward?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-84580839439063169432012-02-04T12:52:36.954+08:002012-02-04T12:52:36.954+08:00Hopefully, once Lucio Tan sells PAL to SMC, it wil...Hopefully, once Lucio Tan sells PAL to SMC, it will become profitable again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-80280722953469556642012-02-04T10:57:31.394+08:002012-02-04T10:57:31.394+08:00Well the reason why PAL is not succeeding is becau...Well the reason why PAL is not succeeding is because of corruption, and the workers union whose only want is to have them high salary on their job irregardless on how the company will be upgraded to be more competitive as a carrier. I think the workers union of PAL is the reason why the company is slowly dying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-911599610601203262012-02-04T01:35:45.233+08:002012-02-04T01:35:45.233+08:00what's so tricky about their online booking sy...what's so tricky about their online booking system?MarcialBonifacionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-16385050507102920462012-02-04T01:13:08.382+08:002012-02-04T01:13:08.382+08:00This, my friends, is PAL's death knell. Sad, b...This, my friends, is PAL's death knell. Sad, but I think they had it coming. As Filipino flyers, we have been shortchanged in having just PAL as a legacy carrier. There is no palpable service difference in a domestic or regional flight between PAL and CEB. Why then should a savvy traveler pay the premium to get on a plane and be served a cracker and instant coffee? <br /><br />Name a legacy airline in the Southeast Asian region (besides the ones in Myanmar and Laos) that doesn't have an excellent service. Even Vietnam and Garuda Airlines have a better product than PAL. PAL has basically siphoned off too much of our money without giving us the upgraded service SIA, MAS, and THAI have been offering for years. That's charity work for an airline company that ran for far too long.<br /><br />So whether CEB comes into the long haul market as a pure LCC, hybrid, or FLC, is immaterial. What will make it succeed are that:<br />1) it is giving cheap service for a cheap price (Filipinos don't like getting ripped off).<br />2) it is providing us with an alternative to PAL. Period.<br /><br />If emotions were to be the decision maker, I would like for PAL to stay on and for CEB to fail, because I hate their tricky online booking system. But this is a dog eat dog world. If you can't shape up (which PAL hasn't done in a gazillion years), you have to ship out. Or in aviation's case, fly out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-44592347150397297522012-02-03T17:04:16.407+08:002012-02-03T17:04:16.407+08:00Well, let see what SMC will do to make PAL a compe...Well, let see what SMC will do to make PAL a competitive airline in the future. I think in the future, Cebu Pacific will be a Full Service Airline if they are successful in Long Haul Operations. Cebu Pacific started as a small airline and making a big step as they conquer not just the Philippine market, but the Asian market as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-8374513239595297462012-02-03T10:08:07.731+08:002012-02-03T10:08:07.731+08:00I think PAL will not switch to low cost carrier be...I think PAL will not switch to low cost carrier because is the Philippines Full Service Carrier and still the best and only Philippine Carrier for Long Haul OperationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-86048119309436254002012-02-03T02:31:31.214+08:002012-02-03T02:31:31.214+08:00We'll just have to wait and see how PR will ha...We'll just have to wait and see how PR will handle 5J's growth. 5J is killing PAL as it is, together with high fuel prices. IMO, PAL is more or less screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616539414852509228.post-20803145181801087372012-02-02T20:00:18.047+08:002012-02-02T20:00:18.047+08:00I think PAL should switched to all economy class i...I think PAL should switched to all economy class in all of their aircraft on order to survive the competition in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com