Tag Archives: Ninoy Aquino International Airport

Flight Report: MNL-DOH on Qatar Airways Flight QR 929 (04 June 2022)

Diving happily into my first proper holiday since the pandemic began, I recently flew to the United Kingdom from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), passing through Hamad International Airport (IATA code: DOH) en route to London’s Heathrow Airport (IATA code: LHR). As a little treat after more than two years of lockdownsContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-DOH on Qatar Airways Flight QR 929 (04 June 2022)”

Lounge Report: PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3

In June 2022, I returned to Terminal 3 (T3) of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) for the first time since the pandemic began. Although T3 seemed pretty much unchanged from pre-corona days — in that it was just as bland, boring, and miserable as before — my visit to one of its lounges thankfullyContinue reading “Lounge Report: PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3”

Travel Throwback: A 2012 Manila-Bangkok flight on Philippine Airlines

Look at what I’ve found in the deepest, darkest depths of my photo archive: a handful of old snapshots from a 2012 round-trip flight between Manila and Bangkok on Philippine Airlines.

Flight Report: HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 919 (28 January 2020)

I can’t help but feel a touch of sadness as I write this report, given that it concerns the last flight I took before the pandemic put an end to non-essential travel (for the moment, anyway). Nonetheless, with 2020 drawing to a close and 2021 offering the promise of better days ahead, let’s look backContinue reading “Flight Report: HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 919 (28 January 2020)”

Flight Report: MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 934 (22 January 2020)

The Manila-Hong Kong route is one of the busiest at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), and Cathay Pacific (IATA code: CX) carries a good chunk of the premium-passenger traffic between the two cities. Today, we’ll see what it’s like to travel in Business Class on this short but important transport link – andContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 934 (22 January 2020)”