Pinoy Buzz: PAL

VIDEO: 'Lucky blogger' has entire PAL plane to himself on flight to Boracay

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines  - A lucky Austrian travel blogger had the entire plane to himself from Manila to Boracay flight as he was the only passenger who showed up, reports said.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFA5TLOhrcVepL2HB7a26MMfDeAteyJNaYQMgegRZ8Lj8kait_JBb8jBy4Qs8mKLBzU6Qd6QQbx1lfSconuDEyGjpwZYlFO7NDjXuERp92VEnqP-pSxXxCucZmylriz5WJb-XoeAx48PH/s1600/simon-solo-plane-boracay.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Austrian blogger boards PAL flight to Boracay alone" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFA5TLOhrcVepL2HB7a26MMfDeAteyJNaYQMgegRZ8Lj8kait_JBb8jBy4Qs8mKLBzU6Qd6QQbx1lfSconuDEyGjpwZYlFO7NDjXuERp92VEnqP-pSxXxCucZmylriz5WJb-XoeAx48PH/s640/simon-solo-plane-boracay.jpg" title="Austrian blogger Alex Simon boards PAL flight to Boracay alone" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrian blogger Alex Simon boards PAL flight to Boracay alone</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3418876/Alex-Simon-passenger-board-Philippine-Airlines-flight.html?ito=embedded" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MailOnlin</a>e shared that Alex Simon, 28, from Ischgl, Austria, was surprised when no one else boarded the Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight – leaving him alone with two attendants and two pilots.<br /><br />"When I arrived to the airport I just heard my name on the speaker, "Sir Alexander Simon, please come to the information."<br /><br />Simon get the chance to to enter the cockpit and talked to the pilots before the plane took off.<br /><br />"So the lady explained to me that I don’t need to wait two more hours on my connecting flight, we’re gonna start in 30 minutes because there are no more passengers except me," Simon said.<br /><br />"I was little bit surprised and I couldn't believe it. I thought I was dreaming. Later while boarding I just realised that it’s gonna be a special flight because this time I didn´t even need to line up," Simon added.<br /><br />He added: "I took my seat then I asked the flight attendant lady if I can sit next to the window. She just answered, “You can sit anywhere, because you’re the only one passenger”."<br /><br />He said that PAL staff member told him flights on the same route are usually packed.<br /><br />"It was an unforgettable feeling to take a flight to the one of the most beautiful islands of the world, but to be alone and feel like a superstar it made it more special."<br /><br />"I just had luck, I think, that no one else was interested on this day to fly to paradise."<br /><br />Simon posted the video of his rare experience on YouTube last February, but it went viral this week after being shared by some international websites.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2zH5o-pZ2CM" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Meanwhile, PAL management is yet to release statement on the said viral video.</div>

VIDEO: 'Lucky blogger' has entire PAL plane to himself on flight to Boracay

MANILA, Philippines - A lucky Austrian travel blogger had the entire plane to himself from Manila to Boracay flight as he was the only pass...

Pope Francis’ farewell tweet: 'Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos'

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis has a farewell message for the Filipinos and Sri Lankan after the record-setting Asia tour on Monday morning, January 19.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YKATHd0pZilfFojqo1Rf4Rew12Pz6kuWLyAKl1WrI8MMxv-D3C3Fk4eK3qHzUvasU5V1VIgIQ7vefhJiCp1KOisQBO7AIXby2W0aogCPQbIx19WNobh_DC5RPyksk4qXnEDFq97NjlCW/s1600/Pope-Francis-tweets.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pope Francis’ farewell tweet: 'Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos'" border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YKATHd0pZilfFojqo1Rf4Rew12Pz6kuWLyAKl1WrI8MMxv-D3C3Fk4eK3qHzUvasU5V1VIgIQ7vefhJiCp1KOisQBO7AIXby2W0aogCPQbIx19WNobh_DC5RPyksk4qXnEDFq97NjlCW/s1600/Pope-Francis-tweets.png" title="Pope Francis’ farewell tweet: 'Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos'" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />"To my friends in Sri Lanka and the Philippines: May God bless you all!  Please pray for me," the <a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/557076267367813120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pope tweeted</a> earlier with a follow-up post in Filipino.<br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center>The Vatican pontiff's tweets in Filipino language became trending topic in the past days during his stay in the country. One of his tweets about the "youthfulness and vitality of the Church" already garnered 73,000 retweets as of press time.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Ang Pilipinas ay patunay ng kabataan at kasiglahan ng Simbahan.<br />— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/555998421350223872">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Another papal tweet about "family as the greatest treasure of any country" has received thousands of interactions.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Ang pamilya ay ang pinakamahalagang kayamanan ng isang bansa. Naway pagsikapan nating ipagtanggol at patatagin itong pundasyon ng lipunan.<br />— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/556058807525060609">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Pope Francis departed Manila at 10:12 a.m. via Philippine Airlines flight and is scheduled to arrive in Rome late afternoon.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: Departure for Rome of His Holiness Pope Francis 1/19/2015</b><br /> <br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/yN7WPyWCraM" width="600"></iframe></center></div>

Pope Francis’ farewell tweet: 'Naway pagpalain kayo ng Diyos'

MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis has a farewell message for the Filipinos and Sri Lankan after the record-setting Asia tour on Monday morn...

VIDEO LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis leaves the Philippines (January 19, 2015)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis leaves the country today, January 19, 2015 after four days of historical visit in Manila and Tacloban.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichAe5pAKDG6FKnFDzlxpksS5sp1PPf7tW4FBrHyuRzDW9ZGomxxHxCekLgR9g7mZ8Fx-T9D2BnLfYTAoA0EL29RV36HfXTcxWj-jVB9khydDvsYbBNVKqZ9byx0R9rdTtwJcywI8ZxEmK/s1600/Pope-leaves1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pope Francis leaves the Philippines" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichAe5pAKDG6FKnFDzlxpksS5sp1PPf7tW4FBrHyuRzDW9ZGomxxHxCekLgR9g7mZ8Fx-T9D2BnLfYTAoA0EL29RV36HfXTcxWj-jVB9khydDvsYbBNVKqZ9byx0R9rdTtwJcywI8ZxEmK/s1600/Pope-leaves1.jpg" title="Pope Francis leaves the Philippines" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children from DSWD Centers in NCR rest after rehearsing the dance they have prepared for PopeFrancis departure ceremony.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Presidential broadcast arm of Malacañang said that Pope Francis will depart his residence at Apostolic Nunciature at 9:00 on Monday morning. At 9:45, leave taking ceremony will be done at the Presidential Pavilion of Villamor Air Base in Pasay.<br /><br />The Vatican pontiff will depart by plane from Manila for Rome at 10:00 am. The expected arrival of pope at Rome is after 7 hours and 40 minutes or by 5:40 in the afternoon.<br /><br />Yesterday, the culminating mass in Luneta Park led by Pope Francis breaks the record as 6 million worshipers have attended. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis Tolentino officially released the crowd estimate.<br /><br />The Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the Vatican had officially received the figure from local authorities and that it was a record, surpassing the 5 million who turned out for St. John Paul II's final Mass in the same park in 1995.<br /><br />Though the tropical storm brought heavy rain on the biggest Catholic gathering in the Philippines to date, the Filipinos have shown a water-proof spirit.<br /><br /><b>Here's the official livestream feed of Pope Francis departure from Manila to Rome ( video courtesy of RTV Malañang)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-Ja86ojyLmw" width="600"></iframe></center><br /></div>

VIDEO LIVESTREAM: Pope Francis leaves the Philippines (January 19, 2015)

MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis leaves the country today, January 19, 2015 after four days of historical visit in Manila and Tacloban. Ch...