Philippine Airlines Announces New York Flight in 2015, Expands other North American Services
In spite of a change in management, Philippine Airlines will continue with plans to fly to New York City on March 15, 2015.
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During his announcement, PAL's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lucio Tan said that the launch of the New York flight is intended to coincide with the flag carrier's 74th anniversary of its founding.
The new service to New York is expected to operate four times a week via Vancouver. PR126 will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. It will depart Manila at 11:50pm and land in Vancouver at 8:50pm. The flight resumes at 10:50pm and is expected to land in New York's John F. Kennedy Airport at 7:00am the following day.
The return flight, PR127, departs from New York at 11:00am and lands in Vancouver at 1:50pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The return flight to the Philippines will resume at 3:20pm and land in Manila at 8:35pm the following day.
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The New York service will be flown on an Airbus A340-300 (A343) aircraft. Unlike PAL's flagship Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, the A343 does not feature personalised in-flight entertainment (IFE) in economy class and has no provisions for charging laptops and mobile phones. However, the flag carrier is planning to extend its inAir wireless IFE system currently configured on its Airbus A330 aircraft to the A340 fleet. The wireless in-flight entertainment system enables passengers with laptops or mobile devices to access PAL's IFE collection via a WiFi connection. Passengers who intend to use their mobile devices will need to download a special app prior to boarding. As part of the inAir service, access to internet is also available for a nominal charge. Passengers in economy class without their own device can rent an iPad for a fee.
PAL's upcoming service to New York marks the first time that the carrier will fly to the US city after a 17-year absence triggered by the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. When it last flew to the Big Apple, Philippine Airlines used to fly to New York's Newark Liberty Airport.
When the service begins in March 2015, Philippine Airlines will also become the second South East Asian carrier to have active service to New York. Singapore Airlines currently operates an existing service to New York's JFK Airport via Frankfurt. Previously, the carrier operated non-stop service to New York which was cancelled in 2013.
Passengers originating in Manila currently have several options to get to New York. Philippine Airlines will not be the first carrier in the last decade to introduce a direct service between the two cities. Delta Airlines currently operates flights DL172/173 between the two cities via Tokyo-Narita. However, Delta will end its direct service between New York and Manila later this month as it will allocate another flight originating in a different US city to serve Manila. Passengers from the Philippines can also connect on Cathay Pacific with up to four daily non-stop flights between Hong Kong and New York with three serving JFK Airport and one serving Newark Liberty Airport. Other options for connecting flights are available via Seoul's Incheon Airport and Tokyo's Narita Airport on various Korean and Japanese carriers.
ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO NORTH AMERICA BY PAL
New York will become the seventh North American city to be added to the Philippine Airlines' network. In addition, PAL currently serves Guam, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto.
As the flag carrier currently has full traffic rights between Vancouver and New York, PAL's flights to Vancouver will effectively be boosted from 7 to 11 flights weekly.
Meanwhile, Philippine Airlines will also add another frequency on Mondays between Manila and Toronto effective March 15. This will be in addition to the existing schedule that operates every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday between Manila and Toronto.
PAL will also increase service to Honolulu to daily flights from its current four weekly flights beginning on December 10. From December 12 until January 16, PAL will also mount additional flights between Manila and San Francisco. PR114 will depart Manila at 8pm and arrive in San Francisco at 5:20pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The return flight, PR115, will depart San Francisco at 7:50pm and arrive back in Manila at 3:50am.
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As the flag carrier currently has full traffic rights between Vancouver and New York, PAL's flights to Vancouver will effectively be boosted from 7 to 11 flights weekly.
Meanwhile, Philippine Airlines will also add another frequency on Mondays between Manila and Toronto effective March 15. This will be in addition to the existing schedule that operates every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday between Manila and Toronto.
PAL will also increase service to Honolulu to daily flights from its current four weekly flights beginning on December 10. From December 12 until January 16, PAL will also mount additional flights between Manila and San Francisco. PR114 will depart Manila at 8pm and arrive in San Francisco at 5:20pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The return flight, PR115, will depart San Francisco at 7:50pm and arrive back in Manila at 3:50am.
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New York/Tokyo Narita on Delta will stay, and It is Detroit/Nagoya that will be cut out, only leaving New York for Delta as a destination from Manila
ReplyDeleteYes Detroit-Nagoya-Manila will be cut out leaving only Detroit-Nagoya but Manila-Narita-JFK will be replaced by DL275/DL276 eventually.
DeleteIt doesn't matter whether the DL flight to MNL originates in JFK or some other US city. Even with the same flight number on JFK-NRT & NRT-MNL, one still has to re-clear security in NRT, just like other connecting pax from the other US cities.
DeleteThat's also the case too for other carriers that have a stopover in NRT. SIA passengers going between SIN and LAX will need to clear security. Again that depends on local regulations and Japanese rules say that passengers travelling on the next leg must disembark first.
DeleteIf you are saying Singapore Air flights from Singapore to Los Angeles via Tokyo, it is true that passengers are required to disembark and clear security for their onward flight. That's been going for a while - I did it in August, 1986 when I immigrated to the USA. So where seems to be the problem here? Clearing security is a piece of cake unless you have something "fishy"!
DeleteIt is not a piece of cake! First off you have handcarried bags that you have to take along with you in those big JP Airports. Second, if coming from MNL and you bought any liquids at Duty Free Singapore, those will be confiscated. So it's not really easy
DeleteYour handcarry item is very limited in size and weight, otherwise, the airline will check the item in the cargo hold (belly of the aircraft). And some airlines charge you extra for such excess handcarry item . All airlines have this policy, don't you know yet? And why would you buy liquids at Duty Free Shops when you know (I hope you know since 9/11/2001) that it is never allowed? And you are going to the U.S. of A where you can find all kinds of liquids (including wines and liquors from around the four corners of the earth), so where is your logic!. And if you are disgusted with clearing security checks at airports like Tokyo to make connection, you should again use your logic to fly non-stop from your Manila to Los Angeles (I hope there is still a nonstop PAL flight nowadays). Welcome to the U.S. of A, have a nice shopping and booze drinking!
DeleteiPads on long haul flights aren't for rent. I tried borrowing when I flew to LAX on A343 on economy. They even announce it onboard that it's for free
ReplyDeleteI hope that I will be able to use my MileagePlus in the Philippines. And to PAL, maybe its for you to join any airline alliance, preferrably star alliance since you are expanding your services now, its also a good investment.
ReplyDeleteAn airline from Star (or any other alliance for the matter) would have to invite & sponsor them to join the alliance. Sorry but ain't gonna happen. They bring nothing to Star in terms of network and synergy. Besides, SEAsia is already well covered by SQ & TG for Star.
DeleteStar Alliance is prominently headed by Lufthansa, United and Air Canada. These big airlines do not need a "skinny newcomer" in their league. Remember what the Philippine government of Arroyo did to the German company deal with soured Manila Airport contract? It's over Filipino honesty. Much less would Skyteam headed by Delta and Korean do not want to let a "skinny competitor" share their wealth. Why would Delta and Korean accost a 3-star airline when they can dump this skinny PAL thru sheer competition? One World headed by British Airways may consider this "skinny boy" joining them with a lot of hidden negotiations, bribes, etc. as BA also owns 49% of Iberia of Spain. Vamonos muchachos (Espana y Filipinas) ! Pero antes, necesito cohecho
DeleteTo Anonymous October 5, 10:11 AM Person:
DeleteOnly United Airlines would accept your MileagePlus miles and per my experience, you need at least 50,000 miles plus taxes, of course, to be booked one way economy from USA to Manila. And make sure you book your miles way, way ahead of time because it is selling like hotcakes. If you miss it, you'll gonna end up wasting more than 50,000 miles with 2 or 3 stopovers like Tokyo (on All Nippon), Seoul Inchon (on Asiana). Therefore, be very punctual in making booking!
It is ridiculous that pal is offering wireless IFE on a long haul without any power point to charge the devices. Plus i dont get the idea of putting a nominal fee for wireless IFE if you can get it free on IFE (they are actually saving cos passenger now consume less power to use fron aircraft, no TV, no controller and no wires). I rather take other airline that has built in IFE with a usb to charge than to fly long haul, drain your batt along the way and have nothing to use to entertain you unless you have a high capacity powerbank on hand.
ReplyDeleteThe wireless ife is free. Its the internet surfing that is for a fee
DeleteCorrection: DL 473 for JFK-NRT-MNL.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it uses 172/173 and other times it uses 472/473
DeleteMost of the time it is 172/173
DeleteDL has 4 flights everyday from MNL-TYO(NRT/HND)-/USA using their B747s --- PR needs to make an effort to be able to satisfy passengers from MNL
ReplyDeleteUmmm... no! DL has ONE (1) flight a day from MNL to NRT.
DeleteWhy worry about Delta's flight numbers? As long as it is still flying at least once a day from Manila to USA, Delta can connect you to your destination anywhere in the United States. That's how grandiose Delta is!
DeleteUA is now expanding their SEAsian flights with non stop flights from SFOHKG UA869 then HKGSIN UA895-SINHKG UA896
ReplyDeleteThis profitable SFO/HKG/SIN route of UA has been around for 4 or 5 decades so why would you say it is expanding again, you mean by two flights or more a day? I know this flight very well because I been seeing a UA 747 SP in Hongkong circa 1980 and beyond. Review your facts before you post!
DeleteIt's interesting that PAL ' S official press release like in face book indicated that they will fly the a340 with IFE and full lie beds. I wonder if the new management is planning to upgrade some of these birds. After all, they may be able to use some of the seats from the old 747 that were recently decommissioned.
ReplyDeleteMy gosh! Are all these bloggers from the Philippines?
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to your English subjects in your respective schools? Sorry to say that you need to brush up with your English grammar and composition! You can do it!
Bakla better shut your mouth
DeleteReferring to you biatch!
DeleteCome on people....accept constructive criticisms! You are fighting like cats and dogs over language issues. If you cannot express what you want to say in English, say it in your native dialect, even Spanish, if you are Chabacano. Accept criticisms, the world is reading all of these discussions! Or better still, cut these blogs and deliver it personally to your present Secretary of Minister of Education! Hopefully, he or she will respond positively.
DeleteKasi naman, long haul flights pala ang gustong iexpand. E bakit mga short haul at medium haul planes ang pinag oorder. Tanga din at hindi nag iisip ang gumawa nyan ano? E di ang dami nyo ngayong short haul planes na hindi nyo alam kung saan ninyo paliliparin
ReplyDeleteSan Miguel Corporation has huge plans in the short to medium haul market, but after they were bought-out, the new management reviewed all activities that SMC made during it's two-year management period, maybe they did not have the same plans so they decided to defer the orders.
DeleteRamon Ang wanted to expand PAL's routes, both short haul and long haul; that's why PAL placed orders of planes without anticipating the difficulty of opening a particular route especially in foreign countries. You cannot just plan to fly your plane from Manila to Miami (as people are clamoring) as you need to tackle government protocols, regulations and the feasibility of that market's profitability. Example, Manila to Miami would take a non-stop flight of 20 or more hours for a B777 and if there are not enough passengers, how would you make a profit? Besides, Miami is a Latino market and not a lot of Pinoys live or reside there like the likes of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Remember that you have to compete to the bones with the most profitable airlines of the world. And I still lament about PAL's 3-star airline profile, so how can you survive business-wise?
DeleteAnd those Pinoys in Florida State apparently do not know that they can fly to New York or Toronto to make connections for Manila via PAL. But why fly PAL when they can fly Singapore Air from Houston (a better and shorter connection from Miami) or connect from Miami with Korean Air to Manila via Dallas, Texas. Try these routes and make comparisons among the airlines mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI already tried but inconvenient and time consuming
DeleteI would assume that you live in Florida. If so, you may have noticed that there is no nonstop flights to Asia, right? Because there are not many business and economy passengers (Miami is not Los Angeles, New York or Chicago in population). So you may have also noticed that big airlines like Delta, American or United do not even attempt to open a non-stop route to Asia from your place. Even the "historic" Pan-American World Airways whose presence (hub) in Florida (during its heydays) funneled its passengers to JFK, LAX or CHI for connections to Asia ( I did it in 1980). So it is the slim market, baby! You have to make stops, even though time-consuming or inconvenient for you, to fly to Asia or even to Australia. Sorry, that's the way it is.
DeleteMy good friends in Orlando always fly Delta (formerly Northwest) via JFK or Atlanta due, in part, to the airline's wide body jets and Delta's strong presence in Asia. It is more convenient (no sardine-like crowd with 747s) and self-assuring (big/robust airlines always last to go bankrupt). This is not advertising!
DeleteWell take korean and make 1 more stop than PAL and arrive in PH smelling like kimchi (no kidding). Sing Air also with one addl stop but in fairness without any smell.
ReplyDeletethat 1 stop makes a lot of diff esp for balikbayans with carry-ons
Yes, take Korean Air and you will prove yourself that it is a 5-star airline (I am not saying a lot more about inflight service, food and drinks onboard) but it is not polite to say that flying on Korean Air makes you smell like kimchi (as I have told you, I am not saying anything about Korean inflight food). Also I am certain that you would accept the fact that Korean Air now uses A380 big jets (LAX to SEL) and all of their B777s
Deletehave 2-4-2 abreast seating arrangements. My cousin was an avid fan of PAL fan since she came to work in the USA (1986) but four years ago (2010) took KE flight on the last hour as there were no more seats at PAL. Since then, she won't fly to Manila anymore without KE or Asiana. I am not a fan of Korean companies but people have freedom from want, so that's how it is.
Asiana Airlines is a 5-star airline
DeleteKorean Airline is 4 or 5 star airline
Philippine Airlines is a 3-star airline
PAL cannot be clustered with the Koreans because PAL belongs to the group with Bangladesh Airlines, Myanmar Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines and other less regarded airlines..
Your point pls? That was not the initial argument
Deleteno matter what they say about Korean the fact is Korean is a 5-star airline and PAL is just a 3-star airline. some passengers look at airline star-ranking when choosing an airline in the same way they look at hotel star-ranking when choosing a hotel.
Deleteif you say Korean smells like kimchi maybe the koreans also say PAL smells like Tuyo, Bagoong at Patis. Straight flight? Cebu Pacific has that too.
Too bad these people who have not flown a modern jet are too choosy about airlines they have not flown as of yet. Or those who have been stuck with one airline (thinking that they would end up on planet Mars if they make connections in other places) are coward and perennial losers. For long-haul flights in a wide-body A380 or B777 with less seating is a blessing nowadays. Why fly for the inferior ones just to be called loyal to a particular airline or product? True, a five star business entity (hotel, airline, ship, resort, etc.) deserves a worthy praise from sane customers. Try them, you may be addicted with 5-stars. Save a lot of dough though!
DeleteIf you have a baby and loads of stuff you need and have a connecting flight, going to immigration and transferring to another terminal is an inconvenience for some. So flight options matter on what you need and compromise on the deals you have...
DeleteAt times, especially for long hours of flight travel, it is advisable to have a stop to stretch the legs by window shopping through the duty free shops of other airports. Really, it is different strokes for different folks. In reality, PAL is always assigned to far away gates in other airports, if not having to take the bus to reach the plane. You do not get that discomfort when you take the other prestigious airlines.
DeleteThat is why prestige, influence and money talks! Now you believe that there are 2 star, 3-star to 5-star airlines?
DeleteAnd do not forget: airlines make a logical stop/ technical stop for refueling and sometimes, change in crews and of course gather more local passengers, e.g., (SFO/HNL/MNL). That means long-haul flights really take a strenuous trip to a far away destination crossing the Pacific, Atlantic or Indian Ocean. But it is better now? Remember the time when Spaniards used antiquated boats to travel from Manila crossing South China Sea onto the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and then Atlantic Ocean to Mediterranean sea to reach Spain (Sevilla) travelling more than 60 days or more? Compare that to supersonic jet travel of only 16 or more hours Manila to Madrid nowadays! Whew! Que sabroso sentir la diferencia!
DeleteIt should be sub-sonic and not supersonic. A supersonic (Concorde) is no longer used these days. Why? Ask Air France and British Airways!
DeleteAng aarte ng mga lintik makapagcomment sa PAL. Hindi kyo pinipilit ng PAL na sumakay sa kanila.
ReplyDeleteHindi daw pinipilit na sumakay pero paulit-ulit naman ang commercial sa TV ng PAL. Yan paulit-ulit na TVC ay subtle form ng pamimilit.
DeletePaulit ulit? Once a week or even once a day paulit ulit na?
DeleteThis is positive, folks: PAL billboards in London and other European cities are very eye-catching. That beautiful Pinay smile awaiting passengers in "your home in the sky" is really cool and magnifico! Kudos to PAL's advertising genius, you nailed it this time around! Now, do not rest on your laurels: upstage those Chinese, Koreans, Singaporeans and Australians! PAL can be 5-star soon! Lahat, magbanak ng buto! Sugod, Darasem, Andale, Mabuhay!
DeleteFairly misleading advertising in London I reckon, given that the ageing A340 flying the route is not pictured. PAL agreed with me and allowed me to cancel my upcoming LHR-MNL flights without a penalty! (Ok, I admit I had to get my credit card company to threaten them with UK consumer laws to get my refund, but it has now arrived in my bank account!)
DeleteI pray this becomes a profitable route so i can get to visit my mom and lola in ny more. No more connections. Very convenient.
ReplyDeleteDream on.......... MIAMI to MANILA nonstop on PAL.............
DeleteOh you did not say that you are from Manila planning to travel to New York City via Vancouver and/or Toronto on PAL's flight to NYK starting in March, 2015. Definitely you are free to fly any time to visit your mom and your lola. How nice to see folks who like to fly PAL. I love PAL as well and I fly with PAL when it changes the 3-4-3 abreast seating to 2-4-2 or 2-5-2 like the other carriers from Asia serving the same route. Sorry girl!
DeleteI hope and pray that this Manila to New York route (via Vancouver/Toronto) of PAL becomes profitable so that I could plan to visit my mom and my lola in NYK from time to time. It is a direct flight (no change in planes) so it would be very convenient.
DeleteAy sus. May nagmagaling hahaha
DeleteWelcome to NYK, baby. Prepare yourself to embrace the knickerbocker culture. Set aside foul language, bad attitude and crab mentality. There are lots of opportunities here: free education in public schools, vocational training programs, generous government benefits and programs, among others. Grab your chances and always be nice to others. Good bye and good luck!
DeleteNY means New York. NYK ewan ko sa yo san mo napulot. Tanga din eh
DeleteNYK is a city code of New York City for International Air Transport Association like MNL for your Manila! You really lack knowledge but you need to attend a decent school so you'll stop complaining and cursing! Bye, bye, Hope you will really travel to NYK from MNL.
DeleteNYC is the IATA code for any of the three airports in New York which are John F Kennedy-JFK, Newark-EWR, La Guardia-LGA.
DeleteEWR is not included in NYC IATA Code, although when I travel from Lisbon to Newark (on TAP Portugal Air), the signage there always indicate the word "Nova York" even though the landing airport is Newark. For NYK, it is New York's NBA basketball team which may be used also to indicate the city to differentiate it from NY state. I've lived here during the glory days of Patrick Ewing and avid fans have been used to using NYK in their business correspondence and messages. Good luck Carmelo!
ReplyDeleteThe New York metropolitan area has the busiest airport system in the United States. It is also the most frequently used port of entry and departure for international flights. In 2011 more than 104 million passengers used the airports under the auspices of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).[1][2]
DeleteThe metro area is served by three major airports, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and La Guardia Airport (LGA), which have been operated by PANYNJ since 1947.[3] The International Air Transport Association airport code (IATA code) "NYC" is reserved to refer to these three airports. JFK and Newark are connected to regional rail systems by AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark respectively.
Whatever you are saying, I will still use and insist my own EWR, LGA and JFK when I check in for travel - domestic or international! Freedom, man!
DeleteEnough - do we not have more news??
ReplyDeleteNo new items in nearly one month...has this site become a 'has been'
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