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MANILA, Philippines–Expect airline ticket prices to ease as early as next week as the government scraps the fuel surcharge on domestic and international flights operating in the Philippines because of the sharp decline in global crude oil prices.

Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) executive director Carmelo Arcilla said Wednesday that the resolution to remove the fuel surcharge was signed Wednesday. He said that airlines would be served with the order starting Thursday and will be effective “immediately.”
继续阅读CAB scraps airline fuel surcharges

Passengers on an AirAsia flight landing in the Philippines have been forced to use emergency exit slides after the aircraft overshot the runway amid bad weather.

AirAsia Zest flight Z2272 was flying from Manila to Kalibo, in the central Philippines, with 159 passengers and crew members on board. No one was hurt in the incident.
继续阅读AirAsia plane carrying 153 people overshoots runway in the Philippines forcing passengers to evacuate on emergency slide

Early on Christmas morning, airfare monitoring site The Flight Deal posted an extremely rare and inexpensive airfare available on Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi’s flag carrier. The airline had filed a series of fares from the US through Abu Dhabi at an extremely deep discount. At the least expensive end of the spectrum, travelers found fares for as low as $187 between New York’s JFK airport and Abu Dhabi, but the deals extended through much of Etihad’s network. Some found airfares from New York to Johannesburg for $277. Similar prices were found to Manila. Some travelers from the west coast of the US were even able to participate, with the Armenian community of Los Angeles celebrating $190 fares to Yerevan.
继续阅读Etihad Airways Gives Christmas Present to Thousands of Travelers with $187 Airfares To Abu Dhabi

‪#‎CEBAdvisory‬: Please be advised that Cebu Pacific passengers with flights originating or connecting from Manila, between Dec 23, 2014 – Jan 5, 2015, who have been unable to check-in for their flights or have been tagged as no-show for their flights, may avail any of the following options without additional charges:
– Rebooking of flights up to 30 days from original departure date
– Full travel fund or
– Full refund
Passengers may specify their preferred option, until Jan 12, 2015, by calling +(632)7020888 or visiting Cebu Pacific’s organic ticket offices listed below:
1. NAIA Terminal 3 Sales Office – Level 3, Departure Hall, NAIA Terminal 3, Andrews Ave., Pasay City
2. NAIA Terminal 4 Express Ticket Office – Old Domestic Road, Pasay City
3. Robinsons Galleria – West Lane, Level 1, Ortigas Ave. cor. ADB Ave. Quezon City
4. Robinsons Place Imus – Level 4, Aguinaldo Highway Imus, Cavite
5. Robinsons Place Manila – Level 1 Adriatico Wing, Pedro Gil cor. Adriatico St. Ermita Manila
6. Cebu Airport Ticket Office – Mactan International Airport, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu City
7. Robinsons Fuente – Fuente Osmeña, Cebu City

An Air Asia plane travelling from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control, Indonesia’s Metro TV reported on Sunday.

QZ 8501 took off from Surabaya on Sunday morning and was scheduled to land at Changi Airport at 0830 hrs, according to Metro TV.

But the plane lost contact in Indonesian airspace at around 0710 hrs, said the report.

There are reportedly 162 people on board.

中新网12月28日电 据路透社报道，当地时间28日，亚洲航空公司一架从印度尼西亚泗水飞往新加坡的客机失联。据报道，机上载有百余名乘客，其中大部分乘客是印尼人。

　　路透社援引印尼媒体报道称，失联客机上载有149名印尼人、3名韩国人、1名新加坡人、1名英国人和1名马来西亚人。

　　此前路透社称，一名印尼交通部官员表示，失联客机上载有155人。但另有外媒称，机上可能共载有162人。

　　印尼交通部官员哈迪•穆斯塔法(Hadi Mustofa)称，失联的是亚航QZ8501航班，该航班于当地时间早6点17分与雅加达空管塔台失联。

　　穆斯塔法称，客机在失联前曾要求沿一条“不寻常航线”飞行。