PAL flights cancelled due to pilots’ mass departure
Reportedly, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said on Sunday, eight more flights have been cancelled in four local destinations of flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) because of the abrupt exodus of a number of their greenhorn pilots.
PAL cancelled its flights from Manila to Cagayan, Cebu, Bacolod and Iloilo, the MIAA advisory said.
PAL’s PR 181, which should have departed Manila at 4:45 a.m. headed for Cagayan and its return flight PR 182 at 8:15 a.m. was cancelled, as well as PR 847 which was set to leave the capital at 7:30 a.m. Sunday for Cebu. Its return flight PR 848 slated to fly out of the Queen city of the south at 10:55 a.m. was also cancelled.
PAL’s trips to Bacolod, PR 133 (Manila-Bacolod) and PR 134 (Bacolod-Manila), which were to leave their points of origin at 8:40 a.m. and 11:35 a.m., were cancelled as well.
Finally the flag-carrier’s flights to Iloilo – PR 147 headed for Iloilo at 6:35 p.m. and the return flight PR 148 at 9:30 p.m – same fate, cancelled.
The MIAA pointed out that the airliner said the cancellations were “planned.”
Last Saturday, at least 23 flights were interrupted when a number of the company’s pilots left their aircraft to find better paying jobs overseas. The company management had stated it was looking into holding these pilots accountable for their action.
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