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[QUOTE=X Man]Good info on interisland travel. Let me add my two cents.

As for the really small airlines, I preferred SEAir over Asian Spirit. Other folk have seconded my opinion here and elsewhere. SEAir doesnt fly to Mindanao as far as Iknow. They have a excellent magazine as well, which you can access online if you register.

Cebu Pacific offices can often me found in the malls. At Ermita Robinsons it's just to the left of Starbucks (outside the mall).

In late July, I purchased these tickets. They were e-tickets.

MLA-Davao 2790 pesos
Davao-Cebu 2864 pesos
Cebu Manila 2034

Also, Cebu Pacific has some special with hotels so that you can get a discount.

BUT, I could do without their silly in flight games.

X Man[/QUOTE]Sea Air has a better safety record in fact a perfect safety record.Being German owned and run might be a reason,Iren Dornier the Chairman is the grandson of the Legendary aircraft pioneer Claude Dornier.Games???Dont you just love Bring Me at 35,000 feet especially when they ask for shoes,Socks etc

The most recent price I paid for a Davao-Manila round trip on Cebu Pacific was PhP 5450, and I am pretty sure that PAL (plane always late) offers tickets for the same price.

XMan - I agree that the stupid games are a total pain in the ass, but the Filipino flying public seems to love them. I like Cebu Pacific because it at least tries hard to be interesting and to deliver service, even if it does not always succeed. The attitude of the Cebu Pacific staff is preferable to the humorless demeanor of the PAL ground staff and flight attendants, who never even bother to apologize for the chronic taridness of their flights.

Cebu Pacific, by the way, recently put on some new Airbus planes, which are clean and more comfortable than the old timers they fly.

:D

GE

GE
You forgot about the Karaoke singing contests which is a pain in the ears imagine 3-5 awful singers just as you are trying to get some sleep.They have introduced these in the Airbuses.PAL is also known as PAL-PAC which means failure in Tagalog.Plane always late Plane always cancelled.
CL

[QUOTE=Cebu Local]
You forgot about the Karaoke singing contests which is a pain in the ears imagine 3-5 awful singers just as you are trying to get some sleep.[/QUOTE]

Please, the flight from Manila - Cebu is only 55minutes and last September I actually won one their competitions on-board, however, I didn’t take the prize, a Cebu-Pacific t-shirt and wash bag, I have hundreds of the things and suggested they give it to the second place person. :)

A couple of tips however, its worth checking if PAL is running any special offers, silly me at the time could have got a cheaper price on PAL. The other thing to note is baggage allowance on Cebu Pacific they charge you for more than 20 kilos, on PAL if you typically travel with 30 kilos, like myself, they never charge me, when I say I am off an international flight.

In case it wasn't already clear, I do prefer CP over PAL. The first time I flew PAL was in the days when you had to confirm flights....but no one ever answered the phone. Nice way to spend half a day of your holday....trying to call an airline to confirm a ticket you already paid for.

Second time, more recently, the interior looked pretty ragged which made me nervous about the rest of the plane. Of course I once did a ten hour flight on United where my reading light wouldn't work. At first it was still daylight so I opened the shade, but was scolded by the cabin attendatn (were these women ever beautiful???) who asked me to consider the other passengers who were trying to watch the movie.

What the F? Sit quietly in the dark for the next five hours.

Dornier. Great stories with this guy and this airline. Anyway, the owner of SEAIR is the grandson of a German guy who built airplanes / seaplanes during the war years. Company still exists and I suspect the grandson has not intention of tarnishing the image of the family name / business / airplane.

And did I mention before that the female staff wear miniskirts.

Just want to keep the post on topic so that Mr. Slim doesn't start complaining.

X Man

[QUOTE=Cebu Local]GLAD TO BE OF HELP[/QUOTE]
Thanks.

I'll be calling Jacky in the next day or so.

I'll also try calling Metropolis Court directly to see if they can give me a better quote.

After checking SE Air
s website, I'm tempted to adjust my itinerary to fly directly from Cebu to Angeles (well, not really direct, with a stopover) instead of flying into MNL and then taking a taxi/bus. The only problem is they only fly twice a week...

I'll see if I can adjust.

Thanks all for the help. Will keep everyone posted and will try to meet for a beer or two.

Diver69

I tried calling a couple girls in PI. I think they have SMART phone service on their mobile. when I call from my US phone, I dial +63 to call PI, and then the cellular number, but it doesnt go through. Am I supposed to leave out the first digit which is a zero for a cellular phone or something like that? Can somebody help me out with this?

Thanks Guys.

O.D.

[QUOTE=Orgasm Donor]I tried calling a couple girls in PI. I think they have SMART phone service on their mobile. when I call from my US phone, I dial +63 to call PI, and then the cellular number, but it doesnt go through. Am I supposed to leave out the first digit which is a zero for a cellular phone or something like that? Can somebody help me out with this?

Thanks Guys.

O.D.[/QUOTE]

Yes, leave the ZERO out (first digit) - +63920 then phone number.

IB

Thanks for that quick response Ilongo Boy! Cheers!

O.D.

Guys,

I need some advice. I am currently living in the Philippines but I am new to using the web to meet girls. What Online Dating/Romance sites are you using and/or what Chat Rooms are you using to meet girls. Any advice is appreciated.

[QUOTE=Coochielover]Guys,

I need some advice. I am currently living in the Philippines but I am new to using the web to meet girls. What Online Dating/Romance sites are you using and/or what Chat Rooms are you using to meet girls. Any advice is appreciated.[/QUOTE]Adult friend finder,Manila tonight,Friendster

I'll Be in Angeles on the 9th of September. Could one of you senior members in the local area tell me what the current exchange rate is? Thanks in advance for any info you may provide.

Yella Man

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Anyone know off-hand what it cost to take a flight outta Clark to Cebu? Gonna be in Angeles for about ten days and was thinking about trying some place new in the RP.

Yella Man

[QUOTE=Yella Man]Anyone know off-hand what it cost to take a flight outta Clark to Cebu? Gonna be in Angeles for about ten days and was thinking about trying some place new in the RP.

Yella Man[/QUOTE]

Try SEAIR at the following website

[url]http://www.flyseair.com/flightsched/ratesheet.pdf[/url]