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Standing by up in the air

Published by Ellen on April 16, 2014

Thanks to Philippine Flight Network for this photo.
Thanks to Philippine Flight Network for this photo.
As our flight from Iloilo (Philippine Airlines 934) was starting its descent to the Ninoy Aquino International Airprt, the pilot announced that we were number 12 in the queue for landing and that our arrival would be delayed by 30 minutes. Reason: traffic congestion.

This kind of delay due to traffic congestion at NAIA has become a standard happening. It has become a practice.
Two weeks ago when we went to Palawan, our departure was delayed for about 30 minutes.

We were already seated, our seatbelts fastened yet we were not taking until after half-an-hour later. Same reason: traffic congestion.

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Lack of disembarkation cards: unnecessary inconvenience

Published by Ellen on May 31, 2011

Can't we learn a lesson how others do it efficiently? At Bangkok's Suvarnabhum airport.
Last Sunday, while we were approaching Manila from Bangkok aboard Thai Airways, we realized that we have not been given Disembarkation and Customs Declaration cards for us to fill up for submission to airport authorities upon arrival.
We asked the flight stewardess about it and she said there were no cards.

Upon our arrival, someone distributed the cards as we exited the tube to the NAIA 1 terminal. As expected, we all had to stop and fill out the cards.

A slight delay, actually, but an unnecessary inconvenience.

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