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A Transportation Security Administration employee who pretended to uncover drugs in a passenger’s bag had played the prank more than just once.
Last January, the Philadelphia Inquirer broke the story of Rebecca Solomon, a 22-year-old University of Michigan student who was the victim of a practical joke she felt was inappropriate. Solomon said a TSA employee at the Philadelphia International Airport had pulled her aside for an interrogation over a baggie of powder he “found” in her carryon bag. Fearing she had fell victim in the plot of a terrorist drug dealer, Solomon fought back tears as she was questioned, until finally the TSA agent smiled and admitted he was just joking.
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Shanghai–Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) announced that Sichuan Airlines and China Southern Airlines have awarded contracts to the company’s Aerospace Group, underscoring Eaton’s continuing growth in the Asia-Pacific region and its global leadership in aircraft component quality and reliability. The value of the contracts has not been disclosed.
Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd. selected Eaton to supply engine-driven pumps and AC motorpumps for its new fleet of 32 Airbus 320 passenger jets. The company will also supply engine-driven pumps and AC motorpumps for China Southern Airlines’ new fleet of 20 Airbus 320 passenger jets.
Celebrate the rich and unique flavors of Thailand as Marriott Hotel Manila brings the best of Thai in partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Embassy of Thailand and Thai Airways.
Thailand's famous Pad Thai
One of the Asia’s most favorite cuisines, Thai food has been gaining popularity worldwide with its worth relishing tastes. For the whole month of August, satisfy your taste buds with a delicious showcase of authentic Thai dishes by Thai chef Thanathorn Krobsuay flown all the way from one of the most contemporary Marriott properties in Asia, the JW Marriott Bangkok. A Thai local himself, chef Krobsuay shares his sophisticated style and expertise in Thai cooking which never fails to mesmerize guests and capture the palates of discerning gourmands.
You could also bring home the Flavors of Thailand as Chef Thanathorn conducts a free cooking class on August 12 at 2:30pm. Slots to the class are free by simply reserving at the Marriott Café reception and presenting a receipt.
In addition, diners who avail of the Flavors of Thailand buffet also get a chance to win a pair of roundtrip tickets to Thailand courtesy of the Thai Airways and Tourism Authority of Thailand. The prize trip includes a three-night stay with breakfast at the Rennaisance Koh Samui Resort and Spa Thailand.
The Flavors of Thailand will be available during lunch and dinner at PHP 1,350 nett for adults and PHP675 nett for children, while Sunday Brunch is at PHP 1,650 nett. Children below 12 get in for half the price and children below 6 get in for free.
Marriott Café is located at the Ground Floor of Marriott Hotel Manila. For more information and reservations, call (632)988-9999 or visit www.marriott.com/mnlap.
Virgin America today rolls out changes to its Elevate frequent flyer program, which will give guests more flexibility to earn and redeem points for travel on the award-winning airline. As of today, the airline’s frequent flyers will be able to retain their Elevate points indefinitely, as long as they either earn or redeem points at least once every 18 months. Previously, Elevate points expired 18 months from their earn date. In addition, Elevate members can now earn even more points for free flights by shopping at the Red store.
“Since our launch in 2007, we’ve welcomed 1.24 million Elevate members. Elevate has earned positive feedback from our guests for its simple, no-black-out date rewards structure – which does not force them to jump through hoops to book the travel they’ve earned,” said Porter Gale, Vice President of Marketing at Virgin America. “As a new airline, we’re continually striving to improve the guest experience and we take the input of our loyal flyers to heart. We’re pleased to deliver today on one of our Elevate members’ most frequent requests: points that don’t expire.”
Air Asia brings back the BIG SALE with fares as low as Php131. Avail of low air fares to/from Australia
ALL-IN FARE*** to/from Clark, Philippines
Kota Kinabalu
Kuala Lumpur
Check complete fare list at www.airasia.com
Sale Period: March 3 to 7 2010
Travel Period: September 25, 2010 to February 13, 2011
*Advanced booking required
*Convenience Fee is applicable for payments via credit, debit or charge card
*Fares are not available during embargo period
*For Kuala Lumpur ↔ London
Low-cost airline Air Asia just announced their system-wide 20% discount on fares! All seats, all flights* across Asia, Australia, and Europe.
Sale Period: February 18 to 21, 2010
Travel Period: March 23 to May 31, 2010
*Excludes FD flights and selected India Destinations. Convenience fee is applicable for payments via credit card, debit card, or charge card.
Book and buy now at www.airasia.com
In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year, Philippine Airlines (PAL) is offering a special all-in promo fare for selected domestic routes!
As low as Php888 (Base Fare: PHP 792)
Fly between Manila and Bacolod, Cebu, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legaspi, Puerto Princesa, Tacloban, Tagbilaran and Roxas
As low as Php888 (Base Fare: PHP 792)
Fly between Cebu and Davao
As low as Php1888 (Base Fare: PHP 1,685)
Fly between Manila and Butuan, Cagayan De Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, General Santos, Ozamis and Zamboanga
Sale Period: February 5 to 15, 2010
Travel Period: February 16 to March 18, 2010 and May 17 to August 31, 2010
*Economy Class, inclusive of V.A.T., exclusive of Aviation Security Fee (ASF)
Call PAL Reservations at (02) 855-8888, Cebu: (032) 340-0191; Davao (082) 222-0366 or purchase tickets at PAL Ticket Offices or your travel agent. Visit www.philippineairlines.com for more information.
Application:
- Valid for one way and combinable for roundtrip travel on economy class
- Restricted for sale/ticketing in the Philippines
- Tickets must be issued within 24 hours after booking. Last day of ticket issuance is on 15 February 2010
- Bookings made prior to 05 February 2010 are not eligible to avail of this Chinese New Year promo
Reservation/Payment/Ticketing:
- Open-dated and Go Show not allowed
- Tickets are non-refundable and non-reroutable. Upgrading to higher fare is permitted; however, the original fare paid remains non-refundable
- Upgrading to higher fare type is allowed from TPR fare basis to J1 fare basis
- Re-issuance is allowed at PHP 600 per ticket
- No Show Surcharge is PHP 600 per sector
- Rebooking penalty is PHP 600 per sector. However, rebooking on the same booking class is not permitted.
Other Discounts:
- No other discounts apply except for Senior Citizen and Infant w/o seat. Infant without seat is 75% discount on fare of the accompanying adult and senior citizen 20% discount on fare
- Note: Senior Citizen discounts are not available through our online booking facility. Only purchases made at the Philippine-based ticket offices may avail of the discount.
Miscellaneous Provisions:
- Not eligible to earn Miles with PAL Mabuhay Miles
- 15 kilos baggage allowance
Beginning next month, Cebu Pacific (CEB) will be implementing new booking and cancellation policies where changing the name in tickets will now be allowed.
Candice Iyog, CEB’s vice president for marketing, said under the new rules, in the case of voluntary or guest-initiated changes, passengers can reschedule their ticket but more than one day before departure date. This includes modifying flight, route, date of travel and name, or cancelling flights.
Involuntary flight disruptions–such as cancellations or delays by CEB–of three hours or more, meanwhile, would allow passengers to a full cash refund or they may store booking in the “Travel Fund” for future travel without penalties within 30 days.
During situations beyond the airline’s control such as weather, bird-strike or closure of airports, tickets are not refundable but passengers my rebook flights without penalties as long as travel is completed within 30 days. Passengers may also store booking in the Travel Fund, but with a penalty since these disruptions are beyond CEB’s control.
The new Travel Fund allows passengers to use the value of changed flights within 90 days from the date the fund is created, or to transfer the booking to another passenger. The fund eliminates the waiting time for refunds. Passengers can immediately use the stored amount for their next booking.
“The new policy and Travel Fund benefit passengers by allowing them the use of travel credits anytime within its validity period,” Iyog said.
“Our low fares and improved on-time performance (OTP) led to a steady increase in passengers and their concern for convenience is an important consideration for CEB. The new business policy provides greater flexibility to passengers while retaining the advantage of very low fares,” Iyog added.
“CEB implements new booking, cancellation policies” by Itchie Cabayan
People’s Tonight (p.2), November 25, 2009
Cebu Pacific offers another ‘Go Lite’ One Peso Seat Sale for all domestic and international destinations!
Sale Period: November 20 to 22
Travel Period: June 15 to September 30, 2010
This promotion is only available via www.cebupacificair.com or through travel agents using the Amadeus global distribution system. Book and buy now at www.cebupacificair.com or contact reservations hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888, and pay through CEB ticketing offices, online, or via ATM or over the counter in partner banks.
*Go-Lite: 7kg hand-carry baggage
*Optional: Add P100 upon booking for 15kg check-in baggage
*Fares are inclusive of tax and surchages
*Exclusive of airport terminal fees and applicable government taxes
Air Asia offers ZERO FARE for all its Asian destinations. Exclusive of government taxes, airport tax, and convenience fee. I shitz you not! Clark-Kota Kinabalu
Sale Period: November 11 to 15, 2009
Travel Period: May to October 2010
Book and Buy now at www.airasia.com. Website is kinda wonky, though. But. But. ZERO FARE. Book now, ignore work tom. Meh.
*7KG bag allowance
*Exclusive of airport tax and travel tax at Clark
*Inclusive of airport tax at Kota Kinabalu Airport
*EXCLUSIVE OF CONVENIENCE FEE (for clark to kota kinabalu flights, there’s a convenience fee of Php300) :(
Here’s my confirmed Clark-Kota Kinabalu promo fare purchase for 2 passengers:
Promo period: October 19 to 25, 2009
Travel period: November 9, 2009 to January 10, 2010
Philippines, Clark – Kuala Lumpur All-in fare from RM 199 / PHP 2,499
Philippines, Clark – Kota Kinabalu All-in fare from RM 119 / PHP 1,499
Promo fares are inclusive of admin fee and fuel surcharge and exclusive of terminal fees and other applicable government taxes. Baggage allowance per flight per sector is 7kg (hand carry only)
Visit www.airasia.com for online bookings and complete list of promo fares.
Cebu Pacific, Asia’s third largest low-cost carrier, offers all domestic flights at P899 One-way Go-Lite*
Selling period: October 9 to 12, 2009
Travel period: November 1 to December 31, 2009
Book now at www.cebupacificair.com or contact reservations hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888, and pay through CEB ticketing offices, online, or via ATM or over the counter in partner banks.
*Go-Lite: 7kg hand-carry baggage
*Optional: Add P100 upon booking for 15kg check-in baggage
*Fares are inclusive of tax and surchages
*Exclusive of airport terminal fees and applicable government taxes
Hello Budget Travelers!
Check out these 3 Seat Sales from Air Asia. Manila to Kota Kinabalu at Php499 all-in! OMG. READY YOUR CREDIT CARDS PEOPLE!
1. Last Minute Sizzling Sale with fares as low as PHP 1,499 ALL-IN!
Fly to/from Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, and Singapore for as one-way fares as low as Php731 All-in.
Philippines, Clark – Kuala Lumpur All-in fare from RM 199 / PHP 2,499
Philippines, Clark – Kota Kinabalu All-in fare from RM 129 / PHP 1,499
Promo period: October 5 to 11, 2009
Travel period: October 12 to November 19, 2009
2. Amazing Destinations, Amazing Fares. Fly in 2010 from PHP 499 ALL-IN!
Fly to/from Philippines, Hongkong, Taiwan, China, Macau Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, and Singapore for as one-way fares as low as Php499 All-in!
Promo period: October 5 to 11, 2009
Travel period: January 11 to April 30, 2009
Philippines, Clark – Kuala Lumpur All-in fare from RM 199 / PHP 1,099
Philippines, Clark – Kota Kinabalu All-in fare from RM 129 / PHP 499
3. Fly to Fun Gold Coast from PHP 2,923
Economy seats Kuala Lumpur from/to Gold Coast (Brisbane) for as low PHP 2,923
Promo fares are inclusive of admin fee and fuel surcharge and exclusive of terminal fees and other applicable government taxes. Baggage allowance per flight per sector is 7kg (hand carry only)
Visit www.airasia.com for online bookings and complete list of promo fares.
Have a nice trip!
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