If there were reason to rejoice, the Philippine travel industry would. Specifically, the country’s two flag carriers – Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific – should be happy that the European Union removed the Philippines from its aviation safety blacklist this week.

The lifting of the ban means that our planes can now fly directly to any of the 28-member countries of the EU.

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