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Philippine Airlines, Inc. (abbreviated Philippine), also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the national airline of the Philippines. The airline, headquartered in the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay City, was founded in 1941 and is the oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name. Out of its hubs at Ninoy Aquino International Airport of Manila and Mactan-Cebu International Airport of Cebu City, Philippine Airlines serves nineteen destinations in the Philippines and twenty-four destinations in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Australia, Canada and the United States The airline was founded on February 26, 1941 by a group of businessmen led by Andres Soriano, hailed as one of the Philippines' leading industrialists at the time, who served as its general manager, and former Senator Ramon Fernandez, who served as its chairman and president. The airline’s first flight took place on March 15, 1941 with a single Beechcraft Model 18 NPC-54 on daily services between Manila (from Nielson Field) and Baguio. On July 22, the airline acquired the franchise of the Philippine Aerial Taxi Company. Government investment in September paved the way for its nationalization. Philippine Airlines currently flies to 19 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 12 countries across Asia, North America and Oceania including: China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada, United States, Australia,Guam Online booking is available at the official website of Philippine Airlines- www.philippineairlines.com.
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