A Look Into Philippine Airlines

Some airlines that appeared to be mainstays have since crumbled. That is the nature of business, especially in the tough airline industry. Hard times have hit everyone, including Philippine Airlines. They actually went into receivership in the late 1990s and only came out of it in 2007. But the fighting spirit they started with in 1941 hasn't been lost during their hard times. They are working aggressively to upgrade their fleet to current standards and are purchasing the latest technologically equipped aircraft.

The year 2010 has been eventful for Philippine Airlines in many ways. The airlines received Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) earlier in the year (January), and that makes number two for the world's most advanced airliner in their fleet. Last spring, PAL's press release announced they had added more flights abroad for a total of 26 international destinations. Now PAL has an updated and sophisticated seat selection system which was introduced in November. You can conveniently select your ideal seat using this system when you buy your PAL tickets online. A lot of businesses are located within the Philippines, and if they log a lot of air travel with PAL they can enjoy many frequent flyer benefits. PAL values all of their customers, but they want to ensure their business frequent flyers are well taken care of; to that end they have a special business unit to oversee their business clients. While that may seem unusual, when you know how PAL operates it is not such an unusual thing. They offer special travel packages plus promos that are individually tailored to each corporate client. To top it all off, their business frequent flyers receive that plus the regular frequent flyer rewards. Yes, we are aware that all airlines regardless of size have these kinds of programs. However, Philippine Airlines makes a little more of an effort to provide even more for customers.

If you get to travel through the Philippines on Philippine Airlines, you will be able to make use of the offerings from The Mabuhay Lounge. The airport lounge is owned by PAL and they use it for themselves. This lounge is only available to people traveling Mabuhay Class or are members of the Miles Elites and Mabuhay Premier Elite programs. Mabuhay Lounge facilities can also be found in international airports in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Honolulu. PAL offers this and other perks to the customers it values the most. The story of Philippine Airlines is fascinating and spans years of different economic conditions and political strife. You can learn some good lessons from the people who worked so hard to keep this great company alive for almost a century. After surviving a near collapse, the company has made multimillion dollar investments in fleet upgrades as well as the purchase of a couple of Boeing 777s.