The 3-Star Airline rating signifies a satisfactory standard of core Product for most travel categories (ie. cabin of travel), but it also reflects some inconsistency amongst either standards of front-line Staff Service or Product delivery for the Cabin Service and their home-base Airport environments.

Aircraft Seat Pitch Seat Width Seat Angle Seats Configuration Internet
Airbus A321 87 cm 45 cm  Sitzposition1 18 3-3
Airbus A330-300 87 cm 45 cm  Sitzposition1 27 3-3-3

Airport Lounges 

(Business and First Class Only)

Manila and Domestic 

Bacolod-Silay Airport

The Mabuhay lounge in the new Bacolod-Silay airport.  The new lounge boasts of a “modern-minded classic interior”, made famous by Ivy and Cynthia Almario of Ateleir Almario. The lounge adapts a clean, simple and functional design with subdued color scheme.

The lounge, PAL’s sixth in a domestic airport after those in Manila, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and General Santos, measures around 80 square meters and is equipped with amenities such as business center with internet access.

Iloilo Airport 

The lounge, PAL’s fifth in a domestic airport after those in Manila, Cebu, Davao and General Santos, measures around 150 square meters and is equipped with amenities such as business center with internet access and a 32-inch plasma-screen television provided by LG Collins.

The Mabuhay lounge boasts of a “modern-minded classic interior”, made famous by Ivy and Cynthia Almario of Ateleir Almario. The lounge adapts a clean, simple and functional design with subdued color scheme.

NAIA Centennial Terminal 2 and Cebu’s Mactan International Airport

Philippine Airlines’ Domestic Mabuhay Lounge at NAIA Centennial Terminal 2 and the Mabuhay Lounge at Cebu’s Mactan International Airport have been redesigned and refurbished to cater to the tastes of the modern, global business travellers.

Our Mabuhay (Business) Class, Mabuhay Miles Elite and Premier Elite members may enjoy the additional comfort and amenities at the “Mabuhay Lounge” where they can relax, and, as what we mean by “Mabuhay”, “live well” before boarding the flight.

The Mabuhay Lounge comes equipped with some of the most useful amenities for business travellers.  It has a business center with telephones, fax machine and personal computers with free, unlimited Internet access. Also, 8 new computers have been added to the list of the existing units.

It boasts unlimited use of Wi-Fi  (wireless broadband connectivity) Internet access for patrons bringing their own laptop computers.  This connectivity is available from the first flight up to the last flight.

There is a buffet of light meals and refreshments to enjoy.  Passengers can also perk themselves up with a quick massage service.

For those who prefer to sit back and relax, they can watch movies and T.V. programs on the 42-inch plasma-screen T.V.

Lounge facilities and amenities may vary at different stations. 

Special Services

  • Priority check-in areas
  • Priority baggage drop off
  • Accelerated security and passport clearance
  • Priority boarding
  • Priority baggage handling

Manila Naia Apt (MNL)

Terminal Seating
Terminal Cleanliness
Queuing Times

Cebu Mactan Apt (CEB)

Terminal Seating
Terminal Cleanliness
Queuing Times

Clark Int Apt (CRK)

Terminal Seating
Terminal Cleanliness
Queuing Times

At a glance

Premum Economy Class

The Premium Economy Class Passengers benefit from the new seats from Weber which features an actuating seat pan that enables the seat bottom cushion to be moved up or forward to support the body when relaxing.  It is also outfitted with and in-arm  touch-screen personal television.

The seats feature the undulating wave-pattern design in a blue, aqua and terracotta palette.

The relaxed, tropical feel extends to the front and back ends of the cabin where interiors, curtains, carpets and surfaces are in various shades of blue, white, gray, silver and tan.

Entertainment on Board

Inflight Entertainment System

This is a fully digital inflight entertainment system that enables Economy Premium Class passengers to choose from a full-library of video and audio content.  Each passenger seat is outfited with personal TV and Audio/Video On-Demand AVOD feature.

Each seat is outfitted with personal TV, 9-inch seatback-mounted monitors and in-arm monitors, with AVOD (Audio Video on Demand) feature that will enable passengers to start, pause, rewind, and fast-forward any of the video programs at any time using the touch-screen controls or the passenger control units.

The AVOD system gives passengers a wide range of digital on-demand entertainment options – they can individually select from a variety of digital games and entertainment programs anytime.

The selections includes 18 of the latest Hollywood movies, a Filipino film, 8 popular TV programs, 12 radio channels and a selection of CD albums.

Each passenger can also create his own audio playlist from the collection of CD albums.  On-screen instructions are available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Food and Beverage

Delight in our brand of traditional and fusion cuisine.  Well-known culinary personalities are regularly invited as guest chefs in our Food Festivals in the Sky, guaranteed to give you a unique inflight dining experience. 

Beverages

Our Premium Economy Class international passengers may choose from a wide selection of in flight beverages:

Non-alcoholic beverages

  • Juice
  • Iced Tea
  • Soft Drinks
  • Coffee or Tea

Alcoholic beverages:

  • Red Wine
  • White Wine
  • Whiskey
  • Gin
  • Vodka
  • Brandy
  • Selection of Beer