{"id":112782,"date":"2017-08-17T22:55:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T02:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=112782"},"modified":"2017-08-17T22:55:33","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T02:55:33","slug":"pal-offers-value-added-wi-fi-on-intl-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/17\/pal-offers-value-added-wi-fi-on-intl-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"PAL offers value-added wi-fi on int&#8217;l flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_103407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103407\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17190668_10154918631520867_1230335058239908351_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103407\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17190668_10154918631520867_1230335058239908351_n.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cEvery week kliyente niyo kami, at ang downtime ko sa PAL (Philippine Airlines) siguro weekly nasasayang mga minimum of two to five hours. Tell your corporate bosses that I will review your franchise. We can amend your franchise anytime. You make a killing, and we are at your mercy. Pinagsasamantalahan ninyo ang riding public,\u201d Fari\u00f1as said. (Photo: Philippine Airlines\/ Facebook)\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first 30 minutes (or 15 MB) is free while the cost of the wi-fi access for the rest of the flight duration is now at 50 percent off via PALWiFi upgrade plans. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/flyPAL\/photos\/a.466360765866.287450.117387315866\/10154918631520867\/?type=1&amp;theater\">Photo<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/flyPAL\/\">Philippine Airlines\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA &#8212; Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced Thursday that it is now offering value-added wi-fi connection on international flights.<\/p>\n<p>The first 30 minutes (or 15 MB) is free, while the cost of the wi-fi access for the rest of the flight duration is now at 50 percent off via myPALWiFi upgrade plans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Before, it was merely 30 minutes or 15 MB free, and the cost of the (wi-fi) access for the rest of the flight is regular rate of USD 40,&#8221; said Cielo Villaluna, PAL spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>According\u00a0 to PAL, the subscription plans will begin with a rate of USD 5 for 35 MB, while the plan 150 MB will cost USD 20.<\/p>\n<p>The airline noted that this offer comes as it continues to address the passengers&#8217; needs, and one of these is access to the internet even while flying at 30,000 feet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This offer is the our way of demonstrating the &#8216;heartfelt service philosophy&#8217;,&#8221; added Jaime Bautista, PAL president and chief operations officer.<\/p>\n<p>Bautista noted that PAL&#8217;s free wi-if offer was well-received when it was first offered for a limited time. According to him, PAL is also the first airline in Asia to offer free wi-fi access on its international flights.<\/p>\n<p>The PAL president also said that the new offer was also part of the airline&#8217;s goal of becoming a &#8220;five-star full service national carrier of the Philippines&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA &#8212; Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced Thursday that it is now offering value-added wi-fi connection on international flights. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":99962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[5456,21451],"class_list":["post-112782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-pal","tag-wi-fi","mauthors-ma-cristina-arayata","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}