@hiddenphilippinefiles: Asia’s oldest operating commercial airline under its original name was founded in the Philippines. 🇵🇭✈️ PAL’s first flight in 1941 carried just five passengers—and all five were its own founders. Nine months later, war grounded the airline. By 1946, PAL was flying again. Months later, it crossed the Pacific. #HiddenPhilippineFiles #PhilippineAirlines #PAL #PhilippineHistory #AviationHistory