Philippine Airlines was once regarded as a leading carrier in Asia. Do you think they will one day rise up once again? Let us know down below! Correction(s): 8:23 107 Billion in sales not 7 billion
SMC take over pal... Lucio tan largest share holder of SMC...and Lucio tan take over again... Lucio a Filipino Billionaire who have a business interest to taipan china up to Canada America UK EU... he develop high end property a Etonian city a thousand hectares single handedly... I don't think they give up pal that now next generation are old enough to handle the business.. ex.. they say UE is not profitable but Lucio tan never give up UE until now... all those Lucio tan business are preserved for next generation...
PAL business rest on the domestic market and flights between PH and the US, its ally and supporter, The airlines is not competitive internationally. It cant grow as fast or as strong as other airlines and this will remain so.
No - If they continue with the following old ways: Nepotism, Corruption and Bad customer service. I almost forgot Bad, non-user friendly website (got my credit card cancelled by my bank twice)
Agree with what the others are saying. "Downfall" is exaggerated as Philippine Airlines is still operating and doing well. Struggling, Yes. But what Airline did not suffer from the pandemic?
Totally agree with you. As a former head of an international airline revenue accounting in Australia, no airline was spared from the pandemic. Do not count Philippine Airlines out.
Ben maybe u missed it but Phils Airlines went bankrupted during covid. Most airlines did not. Btw what happened to the millions of profit ? Should not have gone bankrupted. Must be littered with corruption.
Philippine Airlines even posted record profits in 2022 and 1Q 2023. They’ve financially recovered from the pandemic and just recently acquired 9 A390-1000 aircraft. The airline is doing pretty well right now.
I am From Malaysia..and Certainly Dont like the title.. Its just a Setback like most Airline country in the worldZx Like AirAsia goin different direction with AirAsia Super App.. Malaysia Airlines Forever been back up by Gov to Sustain.. I have Flown with PAL b4, super great customer service.. i love them.. PAL will bounce Back... Love from Malaysia..😊
@@josemiloatis3714 u r utterly rubbish try ur best to provoke me.. Sabah People has never want to be With Philipines coz You all eat PAG PAG!.. Your Gov also will never ever claim sabah.. Only the Poorest Sultanate in the World which is Sulu is claiming.. which is not valid... Why have to be with the country who eat Rubbish for Lunch?? For God Sake...
@@josemiloatis3714 Malaysia is Way Richer and More Develop than Philipines.. Air Asia can simply beat Philipines airlines.. at No Time.. People were dead and u seems take a toll about it.. Pag Pag Citizen like u is born to have a rubbish attitude like u
You failed to mention Cebu Pacific. Cebu Pacific was one of the big reasons for Philippine Airlines' downfall. Cebu Pacific became the largest and the leading Airline in the Philippines. Did you know that Cebu Pacific changed air travel in the Philippines, and because of Cebu Pacific all Filipinos have a chance to fly. Back then, ferries were the most practical and economical option to travel inter-island. My parents told me that they couldn't afford to fly back then, they couldn't afford to travel by air when Philippines Airlines (PAL) dominated the market during the 1970s and 1980s. As it is the sole domestic airline, Philippine Airlines (PAL) was virtually monopolizing the country's aviation industry. 1974 - PAL continues to dominate the industry by having the monopoly on domestic travels. Air travel was a luxury. Flying was very expensive, PAL's ticket from Cebu to Manila was more or less 6K and during 70's, 80's and 90's it was too much, the PAL base airfare in 1980's or 1990's cost 6K or 12K to 13K in today's peso. Besides the service was bad, unfriendly, unapproachable, and the flight attendants were too confident, "mga feeling sosyal kono kaayo". Fortunately, when Cebu Pacific started flying, everything changed. Air travel became very accessible, available, friendly, fun, and affordable, and all Filipinos can now fly to their favorite domestic and international destinations with high quality and friendly service at an affordable price. Thanks to Cebu Pacific. We love Cebu Pacific. In January 1974, Philippine Airlines became a monopoly in domestic air travel after the late Dictator Ferdinand Marcos (by virtue of his powers under Martial Law) ordered the foreclosure of two other airlines - Filipinas Orient Airlines (FOA) and Air Manila Inc. (AMI).
now a days... flying with Cebu Pacific and pal.. I rather choice pal even it is more expensive of few thousands pesos... pilot more confident they under go lots of training and schooling...pal spend money for pilot training and schooling... I choose safety than the prices... sorry for Cebu Pacific I known it is not good for their business image... pls upgrade your crew
Yes, you're right about that. I remember in the 90's Super Ferry was famous but expect that domestic travel would be longer. Thanks to CebPac minus the delays of course. Lol
@@leonortenorio6604 Speaking of crew upgrades, it is not about the pilots. PAL's cabin crews should. You get the worse and most unimaginable service if you are Filipino and if you're a tourist/foreigner, cabin crews really work their asses off. Re-training and de-training or overhauling the cabin crews are what PAL really needs. I am a Philippine-born Canadian and experienced in flying with those ill-mannered crews. Most Filipinos ( in USA and Canada ) talk and complain about this. A factor in the downfall is the discrimination towards fellow Filipinos. ATTITUDE!
REASON: They continue with the following old ways: Nepotism, Corruption and Bad customer service. I almost forgot Bad, non-user friendly website (got my credit card cancelled by my bank twice)
Most of the ground service and operations problems PAL has are endemic across commercial airlines -- have you tried flying an American or European carrier lately?
PAL best when it comes to aviation. Smooth take off and landing. I had an experienced riding PAL going to Marinduque before landing it takes time coz we did not all know there's an engine malfunction the pilot lands the aircraft safely. I trust PAL very much especially their trained pilots.
32 years ago, I flew PHX-LAX-MNL. On the PHX-LAX flight my handcarry bag was OK. At LAX, the PAL staff said that handcarry allowed by PAL was only 15 lbs so I must pay EXTRA. I didn't have enough $$ so I tried to pay in Php. The PAL people refused (they wanted $$) so I left behind so many items. I never flew PAL again for 32 years.
I avoid traveling PAL like the plaque due to poor service. PAL has a habit of off loading disabled senior passengers from connecting flights. Leaving seniors stranded in unfamiliar city. It is very difficult for a disabled person being stranded in a unfamiliar city with no assistance.
Just realized that Philippine Airlines is just like the Filipinos in terms of resiliency. It goes down for a while just to rise up again in due time but was never out. I think San Miguel could manage the airline better than Lucio Tan who is tainted with corruption and cronyism from his association with the Marcoses and Arroyo.
Sama mo ma rin yung pagbabalik ng mga pulitiko na may bahid ng iwan..kagaya ng mga dilawan at mga pulahan..pinoy na pinoy...🤣🤣🤣 nasayang lang pinaghirapan ni pduts,,tsk..tsk.tsk
huh.. paano mo nasabi? lmao.. arroyo was one of the best economist na naging presidente lmao.. she paid all our debt sa IMF kya naging creditor tayo from debtor.. sya din ang nag open ng Outsourcing or BPO sa pilipinas in short dahil sa kanya kya tumaas ang economiya sa panahon nya.. at si Marcos magaling na Presidente hindi gaya ng pinalit nyo pahirap sa filipino.. Dami nangyari sa panahon ni late President Marcos andjan ung nag change ng monetary system from Gold Standard to Fiat money, Oil Embargo, Recession, in short ang nangyari nuon sa panahon ni Late President Marcos ay same sa nangyari ngyon sa anak nya.. lol. Corruption daw.. may patunay ka? eh di nga mapatunayan ng PCGG na may corruption nga na nangyayari kya di nila makuha kuha ang hustisya.. t3ng 3n3 mo. B*B*
Philippine airlines suck especially it's ground service and operations. If there are other direct flights from north America to the Philippines aside from PAL, PAL would be bankrupt. PAL is fortunate that directs flights from North America with other airlines are not being granted by the Philippine government.
many in the comment section are triggered by the word DOWNFALL it actually had DOWNFALLED since it passes to different ownership and bankruptcy. it's totally different from the word setback. Luckily Philippine Airlines is bouncing back or should I say climbing back steadily.
It bounce back yes but will it be a leading airline no. As long as dreadful service continues. If not for many Filipinos abroad patronizing this company would have tank long ago.
You forgot to mention that Philippine Airlines was the first Southeast Asian carrier to fly to Europe as well: Manila-Bangkok-Calcutta-Karachi-Tel Aviv - Rome-Madrid-Paris-London , also via Zurich and Frankfurt in 1951. It even extended it's Manila-Guam-Wake-Honolulu-San Francisco "Route of the Orient Star" with a Mexico City tag and thus was the fitrst Asian airline to fly to a Latin American country. I still have boarding passes from my great aunts who flew from Manila to Madirid and back in the early fiftes.Philippine Airlines also managed to get a 5 star Skytrax rating in 2019.
Just wondering ; why do people especially Filipinos are so hang up on the idea of being the first? Most of the time those who claim to be the first were really not!
It's June 2023 and PAL has bounced back to profitability setting record high profits and has even signed an MOU for (9) new A350-1000s. Filing for Chapter 11 has helped PAL remain in business.
I am unable to get a reply after emailing a request for answers from PAL management a reply saying they would investigate but now no answers at all very unprofessional treatment and I have emailed my disappointment at how I was treated as a disabled person
A reliable transport carrier out of the U S.A & to the Phil. always, it's difficult to figure out 'the Phil.'s flag carrier is in trouble!' While the pandemic has one way or another affected carriers all over the world, service has remained prime with PAL! Safe baggage has always been a hallmark!
I just flew PAL to Asia. It was okay but I wasn't thrilled that they changed my seat on the outbound leg from LAX and wouldn't tell me why. I selected the seat in question for a specific reason. That's the first time I have ever had an airline do that after selection and payment.
We had the same experienced with Joseph Papsidero they changed our seats for no valid reasons I asked the flight attendants to put us back to our original seats and she said it has been taken. If there is other plane that will fly to the Philippines direct I would never fly PAL AGAIN NEVER AGAIN !
I must say that changing reserved seats without reason is a definite no-no in terms of airline loyalty. Why would a paying customer remain loyal to an airline that doesn't basically respect his/her contractual rights?
All in all I like PAL. When you finally get into the air, after it takes off hours later than it should, the service isn’t too bad. When I flew with them in 1998 they constantly fed me, I was happy with the service. However like so many issues with client facing staff and services in general in the Ph, they are just seriously inefficient. On the global scale atleast.
What is left out of PAL's story was World War 2 and Pan Am. Before the war passenger planes crossed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with flying clippers that took off and landed on water. What airports there were on land had only short range medium sized planes. During the war, a lot of air bases were built and large bombers flew and landed on them. After WW2 the flying clippers/boats of Pan Am (US) and Imperial Air (UK) were caught flat footed as the DC 3 and particularly the DC 4 Skymaster (pressurized and airconditioned) became the choice for air travel. Air France and Philippine Air Lines being owned by allied countries of the USA were granted landing rights all over the world. Pan Am sold their obsolete flying clippers and started buying Skymasters and later the Lockheed Constellations and it needed these world wide landing rights but it could not get Air France to sell her landing rights, but there was the Philippine Air Lines' worldwide landing rights. Pan Am coveted it and used all it's influence and money to get Philippine Air Lines to reluctantly sell her landing rights. So, PAL international flights stopped and shrank to a domestic air line. How did Pan Am succeed in getting a third world country's air line company to sell it's world landing rights?
I don’t buy the comment Philippine Airlines aren’t what they use to be. I love their services and the pilots and crew….they’re awesome people! I’ve just returned home to California from Philippines I am satisfied with their outstanding service and education endeavors….thank you Philippine Airlines! ♥️♥️
I AM A FILIPINO AND I HAVE BEEN HEARING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BAD SERVICE BY THE PHILIPPINE AIRLINE ALL THE WAY FROM LUGGAGE COUNTER CHECK, WHERE STAFF HAS LANGUAGE BARRIER, THE TOO MANY UNNECESSARY CHECKPOINTS, POOR FLIGHT SERVICE AND TO TOP IT ALL, WHEN YOU TRY TO RING PAL OFFICE, YOU WILL NEVER GET AN ANSWER. I HAD BAD EXPERIENCE WITH PAL.
in my knowledge Lucio tan never allowed his company to shot down or file a bankruptcy or for sale... basic holding can easily provide additional capital or subsidised pal anytime... 107 billions pesos a small amount for pal.. Lucio tan can give more than that amount as additional capital... in new airport pal have own terminal... Lucio tan one of the investors in bulacan airport.. and I never heard pal is for sale...sorry to dis appoint you but this video is not appropriate for pal bussines image ....
@@leonortenorio6604 LOL have you actually worked in their management? The rumors in the business community is that the Tan problem IS the problem. They run it like a family business instead of a proper business. Giving positions to family members instead of actual business experts. In the investment communities, PAL is considered a high risk investment precisely because of that. The top management cannot be trusted to run it professionaly.
Currently, The Philippines hot topic is About the proposed Sovereign Funds called MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT FUND. below are the worlds top 2 Airlines whose Companies happen to be owned by Singapore and of UAE's Region of Dubai whose funds is sourced through its Sovereign Funds. If Philippines could buy back PAL and Petron (to prevent duopoly and serve as Oil price watchdog) convince SM Group sell its 2GO company (for cheaper logistics) promote health sector (for Medical Tourism) then maybe, we are seeing a bright future for our Country's Economy. 1.Singapore Airlines is majority-owned by the Singapore government investment and holding company Temasek Holdings, which held 55% of voting stock as at 31 March 2020. 2. airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai's Investment Corporation of Dubai. As of 2019, it was also the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 3,600 flights per week from its hub at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport.
How can an airline rise as Asia's top airline that only operates from the two poorest terminals at its homebase, even without any connection between those terminals the passenger can rely on - while for example Singapore Airlines operates one of the most modern fleets out of one of the best terminals in the world at their homebase in a strategically excellent position for transfer connections.
@@whoisperfect_no1.381 Do you have experience on working on a government agency specially those highly technical ones? If not I will tell as I work on one, the PAL service will just get worst if it will be run by our government.
@@genshin4822 Good Evening! Yes, I am a Filipino Currently working for Qatar Airways. On BA side as Coordinator..Sorry to hear about your experience..why GOCC succeeded? PAGCOR check with their Financial Sheet/s. So long as they get rid of too much bureaucracies I see no reason why they will not succeed..If Qatar,Emirates, Etihad, Singapore Airlines made it to the top 10, with the exception of Garuda, why cant we? It takes pride and inspiration to achieve such feat...common Kabayan, pag may paraan kaya...look at China 35 yrs ago, wala sila sa Radar na magiging Economic and military power, where are they now? Number 2 na sila. Just imagine kung saan na sila after another 35 yrs. From now..12- to 15 percent ng nag aaral sa Harvard at MIT ay Chinese paid for by their Government..tapos babalik sa China at tutulong sa bansa nila. We dont do that..Disiplina kailangan. I guess since matitigas na ulo yun crop of generation natin maybe we should start from the grassroots level para magkaroon ng magandang mindset mga future policymakers natin.
@@whoisperfect_no1.381 1st China is a communist country, diba mga pro-government dito sa pinas galit sa ccp? 2nd, Ang tanong ko is kung nakapag work ka na sa national government, and if you have, malalaman mo mas malala pa ang problema, I work in a very technical government agency. Dati ang paniniwala ko din is dapat di binenta ng government yung tulad ng meralco and PAL. But based on my experience on my job, kung mawalan ng kuryente sa baranggay nyo, weeks or months bago pa maayos. May mga co-workers din kami na 60k+ na sinasahod pero di pa rin alam ang trabaho nila, yung iba tamad, ahahaha.
The biggest drawback flying PAL is if you have a stay over in Manila, heaven forbid you have to get in line the next day for your connection. Our friends had a layover in Manila and had a 8:00 am the next day. They got to the airport at 6:00 am and STILL MISSED THEIR CONNECTING FLIGHT ! Reason being the security check-in line was so long it snaked almost half way around the front terminal. The airport made no provisions to speed up the process, it was everyone for themselves. They said it was a nightmarish scene from a horror movie, they'd never experienced anything like it ! It pretty much ruined their SE Asia vacation.
PAL needs to join an airline alliance like Star Alliance. I grew up in the US and many Filipinos I’ve talked to say they avoid it sometimes. I don’t care for their “Mabuhay Miles” since I’m a frequent flyer of Star Alliance (United, Lufthansa, etc.)
Same here, if they were part of Star Alliance i would choose PAL for more connecting flights. But since i can't get any miles with them i usually choose Thai or Singapore instead.
@@stingcobra8538 Correct and the veto votes will come from SQ BR UA TG. Skyteam DL CI VN GA MU FM KE SV Oneworld JL QF MH QR and lastly CX the latter has the exact planes as PR mainline fleet from the B-HSx A320s to the B-LXx A35Ks
The best airline that I took in 2000 during my first flight is Lufthansa from Phil to Germany because someone sponsored it so I can afford 😂. the rest of my travels local and international is the Cebu Pacific, enjoying the promos. Ok naman. Meron lang akong concern sa mga flight attendants especially when the plane is small, they have to refrain from talking loud near the business class seats considering that it is a small plane, we took that business class seat from Guam to Manila, I wanted to sleep during that time but the fight attendants were conversing in a loud voice. Our flight from Pacific to Guam was delayed for two days and from Guam, we have to wait for 4 hours to take another plane, I was exhausted and wanted to sleep but in vain.
Oh man, those were the times lol Sadly Lufthansa doesn't even fly to the PH anymore, only through connecting Star Alliance flights from Singapore, Bangkok or Hong Kong with their respective national Airlines. Aside from the german repatriation flight at the beginning of Covid with a Lufthansa 747 going from Manila to Frankfurt. I'd appreciate more routes from European Airlines to the PH, that might help to reduce the price through competition haha But probably not economically viable.
@@wradak Most of passengers from Philippines to Europe and vice versa are required to make 1 stop airport layover in order to reach to their final destinations like SIN, BKK, DXB, DOH, HKG, TPE and etc. Although they want to operate non stop flight, i think it's not feasible due to the fierce competitions of the airlines that operate between Philippines and Europe market for 6th freedom flights via one stop flight. Of course there's a demand but the yields are indeed lower.
@Syafiq Rizuan There used to be a few direct flights from Europe to Philippines, but because of the Middle East Hub-Airlines like Emirates, Etihad and Qatar the demand for direct flights surely dropped a lot. Their service is also a lot better than PAL, so i don't think people mind that extra stop in between. Before the pandemic the only direct PAL flights left to Europe were to London and Istanbul (if you want to count Turkey as Europe). Would be perfect if they got into an alliance that would make 1-stop-flights with baggage checkthrough possible though, then they don't necessarily need the ultra long haul to Europe when other european Alliance members also fly to PAL destinations like Dubai, Riyadh and so on.
When Mr, Toda lost acquisition of the Airline during martial law of the Philippines. It was the beginning of the end of Philippine Airlines. Now the Airlines struggles to be in the Air. I flew for the Airline as one of their pilots from 1979-1990.
Sure PAL has had problems but like you were saying most of their problems happened when many other countries were having economic problems which caused PAL to have problems. I don't know how you titled it The Downfall Of Philippine Airlines when each time they have had problems they have been able to rise out of those problems. Now maybe you can make another video talking about how they were able to come out of those problems. PAL isn't the only airline to have problems like you try to make it seem like.
They will try and rise to the top but sadly the East Asian 5 star Skytrax rated Airlines will offer a cheaper fare than PR back to MNL🇵🇭. Take NYC to MNL🇵🇭 if you want to go cheap on that one wait for a Singapore Airlines deal where it goes $800-1100 you are actually going to pay half of the PR127 JFK-MNL ticket
They are already in recovery. They already sold their other 4 A350-941 XWBs to Lufthansa. I read a news before that 2021 gain profits once again after what the pandemic caused the airline. This June of 2023 they already finalized 9 orders from Airbus' A350-1000 as replacement for their aging triple 7s
I just travelled PAL last Jan 5 from Qatar to the Philippines. The flight entertainment My PAL apps didn't work. Food being served is not Filipino cuisine, suggest they should help promote our own adobo and other local delicacy
Phillipines is like India another country full of missed opportunities. But at least Philippines started out rich after colonial independence while the India has always been dirt poor after independence.😮
PAL has very poor service both crew and management. Flight attendants are arrogant and discriminatory esp towards OFWs. Flights are always late if not cancelled. I've experienced and seen it with own eyes. Never flown PAL for a long time. I'd rather go 1 more stop in any SEA country/city rather than take PAL's flight even direct and shorter.
Clickbait title. Philippine Airlines has always been the premier airlines in the country, and even made sure its competitors keep up with the quality of service PAL provides to its customers.
The font they use for the black lettering of "Philippines" looks like it was created with MS Word. So tacky, I hope they can at least use the "It's more fun in the Philippines" font or update it with more character somehow.
Expensive fare but very poor service. Everything with pay. PAL deserve to be bankcrupt. PAL is money maker. Not comfortable seat for 12 hours flight. No room to strech your legs. Will not fly PAL to pinas. Very bad experience .
The downfall of philippine airlines together with the ninoy intl airport is the rise of Philippines 🫡 where the curse that the country is suffering from began
I just got back from the PI. Customer service is horrible. Everything inside the plane is outdated and needs a major upgrade. I like how it’s the only air line that offers a direct flight from LAX or SFO to MNL.
I have tried the other airline here in my own country, I could attest that PAL, are far more better service and accommodating cabin crew. Their pilots are good also, the title was just a click bait. Booyah...
Panahonni pnoy tumaba angmga konpanya,, bag panahon na ni duterte at bbm maraming nalugeng companya.. walang trabaho ang tao.. at walang pumapasok na Investors
@@tommyquia I've often heard of Cebu Pac being late. Maybe I've just been fortunate to not have been on a Cebu Pac that was late. Going to Davao, coming from Gensan, to Manila and back several times not once had they been late. Having a connecting flight I always have at the very least a 3 hour layover especially international flights. Even so, sometimes flights do get late. One time from Orlando going to Chicago Midway, there was a lightning storm in Orlando and even with a 3 hour layover I still missed my flight. Obviously Cebu Pac has a lot of room for improvement. What I said about PAL on my post above is more of a joke. Jokes can be funny when there's an element of truth in it.
Yes your country is so rich but the natural resources are came from Sabah Philippines owned by The Hiers of Sultanate of Sulu. , If Philippine Airlines is under stemated so go on in your statement, all i can say is PAL has confidently Hospitable than the other Cabin Crews or Flight Attendants in different airlines , PAL doesn't had any missguided pilots, than MAL ,that's all and we proud of it ,That we had a PAL and still surviving .... The Two accidents in Malaysian airlines are stain in your national carrier which is MAL.
customer - can I speak to your manager. PAL staff - no manager can be contacted send email to customer service. customer - why are you sleeping on the job. PAL staff - who do you think you are? customer - asking PAL staff why they not doing their job and listening. PAL staff - I have been working since 8am and I am tired. If there is an award for WWA world worst airline PAL is second to none. My advice no matter how cheap the price of the tickets never use this airline you might regret one day their staff is not paying any attention to customer or safety.
I have not flown PAL for the longest time since my past bad experiences. I have been flying JAL and KAL and even SAL sometimes. I have been very happy with the flight attendants service of these airlines and the food is pretty decent even in economy class.. Last July 2021 I was forced to fly PAL since it was the only airline the US government allowed to fly American citizens to the US. This turned out to be a nightmare from the ground crew and especially the bad attitude of the stewardesses. It was such a horrible experience that I wanted to kiss the grounds at LAX. I wrote a review about my experienced just to warn prospective customers not really expecting that things will change.. Philippine companies like PAL does not really have good customer service representatives that will address your complaint or concerns. Last June 2022 after the Pandemic subsided I flew PAL again just to make sure my last bad experience was just because of Covid19. THIS WAS MY EXPERIENCE: The food was terrible the chicken was hard and the pork has some kind of smell the feel old. These I can take because I brought some food with me as a precaution. But the flight attendants service and attitude was repulsive. The lady next to me kept asking for water to no response so we went to the galley to get water - lo and behold the attendants were telling stories to each other much like SM sales ladies. The restrooms were never cleaned it was disgusting. These attendants seem to not like their job or they belittle us because we are flying economy. It was a bad feeling and I do not ever want to experience this again in my life.
