PHILIPPINE flag carrier, Philippine Airlines resume full operations last week as it commits to work on brand recovery through marketing and promotions.
PAL Vice President for Corporate Communications Joey G. De Guzman announced that all flights including those temporarily housed at NAIA 3 will now have its hub in Terminal 2.
The carrier has also restored its full in-flight meal service as it reverts to pre-outsourcing taken over by third party service providers.
After months of paralyzed operations, PAL is now set to carry passengers to its 20 domestic destinations and 26 international destinations. Today, it resumes its regular flight levels of 140 flights daily.
Meanwhile, De Guzman clarified that 60 percent of the carrier’s more than 2,000 workers covered by the spin-off have already received their separation checks.
PAL has already released P1.2 billion worth of checks to the takers while a remaining P1 billion is yet to be claimed by the affected workers.
There are still 250 workers whose status are on hold pending final clearance while about 40 workers have pending criminal charges. These workers were charged for grave coercion during the incident that caused a blockade of the Inflight Center.
Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said that most PAL workers who availed of the separation pay immediately applied to the identified service providers and were later hired for the same job.
In Davao where no workers were affected by the spin-off, regular flight operation was normalized a month after PAL embarked on its outsourcing program.
Villaluna thanked the public for bearing with the airlines during difficult situations like in the previous months. The management is set to rejuvenate the brand and gain back the trust and confidence of the its passengers. [PIA/MAI GEVERA-MACAPAGAT]
