PAL pilots summoned over midflight incident

PAL pilots summoned over midflight incident

THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has summoned the pilots of a Philippine Airlines (PAL) plane to an investigation regarding cabin depressurization during midflight last Sunday.PAL Express flight 2P2544 was traveling from Dumaguete City to Manila when the plane encountered depressurization while cruising at 32,000 feet.The flight, carrying 175 passengers, including three infants, was diverted to the Iloilo International Airp…

CA 175 passengers of PAL Express flight diverted to Iloilo safe

By Ma. Cristina Arayata Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines central office (file photo courtesy of CAAP) MANILA – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said Monday all 175 passengers of a PAL Express flight that experienced pressurization issue Sunday afternoon have disembarked safely. CAAP said the pressurization issue occurred on PAL Express flight GAP 2544 Dumaguete-Manila. “As a precautionary measure, the flight crew…

‘MOST TERRIFYING FLIGHT’: Passengers recount panic, heat, and prayers as aircraft makes emergency landing in Iloilo

ILOILO City – What began as a routine flight turned into a harrowing ordeal in the skies. Passengers of a Philippine Airlines (PAL) Express aircraft recounted fear, panic, and desperate prayers after an in-flight oxygen problem forced an emergency landing in Iloilo on Sunday, April 19, 2026. The flight, PR 2544 (RP-C8619) bound for Manila […]