My PALs

Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila

When I go to the Philippines I fly Philippine Air Lines (PAL). They're a good airline - they deliver good food and inflight movies (including some very daggy Filipino romances), and the flight attendants are very friendly and helpful.

I've flown on a PAL flight 15 times in total (and counting), so I'm beginning to know the in-flight safety video by heart. "Mabuhay! Welcome to Philippine Airlines..." "Please direct your attention to the screens for an important safety message..." "In the unlikely event of a water landing..." "Once again, welcome to Philippine Airlines. Mabuhay!". 'Mabuhay' means 'welcome' in Tagalog.

Between Australia and the Philippines we fly in an A330 airbus. For domestic flights we use a Boeing 737. One tip: don't get a seat near the 'CR' (comfort room, that is, the Filipino term for toilet). I did once and I got no sleep the whole way home (bang... flush... smell... bang... flush... smell... etc).

I took this photo while waiting 3 hours for my flight home. Once you've had a massage, there ain't much to do at the airport except eat overpriced food and watch travel advertisements over and over and over...