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They were handpicked for a flight that was special in more ways than one.
On Mon, Jan 19, the Pope Francis and his official entourage flew back to Rome on board a Philippine Airlines plane after a five-day state and apostolic visit to the Philippines.
“PAL arranged this special flight with the Philippine government because the flag carrier currently has no direct flights from the Philippines to Italy,” reports Tessa Distor in Manila Bulletin.
The report noted: “The pilot-in-command and flight commander for the papal flight to Rome is Captain Manuel Antonio Tamayo, PAL’s vice president for flight operations. In controls is Captain Eric Isaac, A340-A330 division deputy chief pilot. Captains Tamayo and Isaac will both handle the 14-hour flight to Italy. They are accompanied in the flight deck by First Officers Marlowe Valencia and Anthony Atendido.”
Meanwhile, the roster of cabin crew includes flight purser Jeanette Perez; flight attendants Millicent Reyes and Jan Mara Corteza; flight stewards Francis Aduna and Michael Macaraeg; cabin services managers Ruby Carol P. Manzano, Rowena Clemente, Jacquiline Burgo, and Evangeline Recio; inflight service training specialists Lorenza Sarza and Aris Obeso.
The report likewise revealed that “the PAL jet is expected to land in Rome at 12:26 a.m. (Philippine time), January 20, 2015, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said.”
The crew will return to Manila after a brief ground stop.
Photo: Philippine Airlines Facebook page
