THE Philippine Olympic team returned home from the Paris 2024 Games aboard a special Philippine Airlines (PAL) homecoming flight, which landed in Manila on August 13.

PAL flight PR 8888 from Dubai to Manila carried home the members of the Philippine Olympic delegation, who made the nation proud with their historic participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics. The flight, organized by the Philippine Olympic Committee with support from the private sector, included Olympic athletes, officials and sports leaders.

During the flight, athletes enjoyed business class meals and complimentary in-flight Wi-Fi. They were also gifted with Tanduay Rhum products.

Double Olympic gold medalist and gymnast Carlos Yulo was honored as PAL's Forever Flyer, receiving 150,000 Mabuhay Miles per year for life.

"Thank you so much for praying and supporting us, Filipino athletes, who participated in the Olympics," Yulo said in Filipino during the homecoming flight.

Olympic bronze medalists Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio were each awarded 80,000 Mabuhay Miles annually for the next 3 years.

"Thank you, PAL, for the 80,000 miles. This is a big help to me and my family. Mabuhay po kayo," said Petecio.

"Thank you so much, Philippine Airlines. I will definitely use these miles, especially when I travel home to the province," Villegas added.

PAL Holdings Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Lucio Tan 3rd expressed his pride in the athletes, saying: "It is a great honor to carry home the heroes of the nation — our Filipino champions, who represented their countrymen with pride and distinction on the global stage of the Olympics."