Philippine Airlines Makes Major Adjustments to London, Introduces New York Service

If the latest timetables by Airlineroute.net are to be believed, the month of March will see significant additions and adjustments to Philippine Airlines' long-haul services.

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Effective March 2, Philippine Airlines will mostly see a reduction of its flights between Manila and London from 5 to 4 times per week.  However, the departure time from Manila will be timed in such a way to depart shortly after lunch instead of its previous early morning time slots.

The outbound flight, PR720, departs Manila on Monday, Friday and Sunday at 12.45 pm and arrives in London Heathrow at 9.00 pm.  PR720 also flies on Wednesday but departs Manila slightly earlier at 12.40 pm and arrives at 8.55 pm.  Its return flight counterpart, PR721 will then depart London on the same day at 10.55 pm and then arrive back in Manila the following day at 8.05 pm.  

During the period covering April 11 to May 2 however, the flag carrier will operate an additional Saturday flight, PR722.  This flight departs Manila at 7.20 am and arrive in London at 3.35 pm.  The return flight, PR723, will depart London at 6.25 pm and arrive in Manila at 3.45 pm on Sundays.  

All these London flights are to continue being operated by an Airbus A340-300.

In an interview with Asia Travel Tips, Philippine Airlines country manager for Thailand Josh Vasquez admitted that the Manila-London flight as well as the wider European market has been quite challenging for them and that the flag carrier has been "hanging in there".  


UPCOMING MANILA-NEW YORK FLIGHTS
However, Vasquez also said the flag carrier was happy to announce its upcoming flight to New York.  Philippine Airlines will start flying there on March 15.  Given that half a million Filipinos live on the east coast of the US, Vasquez said that their upcoming flight will be a welcome development for them as well as Filipinos who have friends on the east coast.

PR126 departs Manila on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 11.45 pm and arrives in New York's JFK airport the following day at 7.30 am.  The return leg, PR127 departs New York on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 11.00 am.  All flights will have a stopover in Vancouver where Philippine Airlines has full traffic rights between that city and New York.  These flights will also use an Airbus A340-300.

Similar sentiments were echoed by Philippine Airlines President Jaime Bautista, who said the flag carrier is not keen on expanding in Europe, planning instead to focus more on markets like the United States and building its presence there.  Bautista returned to becoming PAL President after Lucio Tan regained full control of PAL from Ramon Ang's San Miguel Corporation.  Under Ang's leadership, massive expansion plans also included more flights to Europe.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS FOR PHILIPPINES-EUROPE FLIGHTS
Despite apparently challenging scenarios for direct Philippines-Europe flights experienced by Philippine Airlines and other carriers, a new player is set to enter.  On March 30, Turkish Airlines will launch flights between Istanbul and Manila, which is initially set for three times weekly.  This development marks the first time since the 1990s that a European carrier enters the Philippine market.  Since then, European carriers have gradually left the Philippines leaving KLM the sole European carrier serving the country.  Turkish Airlines' entry also marks the first time since 2012 that a European carrier will be flying nonstop between the Philippines and any point in Europe.  Given the flight's arrival time in Istanbul as well as Istanbul's location on the map, passengers on the flight can make convenient connections to most major cities in Europe without "backtracking".

131 comments:

  1. I live on the East Coast but will probably never consider flying PAL. I admire PAL but flying for about 15 hours on an A340 is not my idea of a comfortable flight. I will still chose ANA over PAL anytime! Just saying.

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    1. Its comfortable enough, stop complaining about our beautiful Airbus A340.

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    2. No one's complaining - people don't complain when they aren't buying your product.

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    3. You complain then other people complain here. I bet you that some of you don't even fly PAL to experience us.

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    4. I'll fly Korean's A380 for comfort, service and security (new aircraft). Sorry PAL

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    5. Alright, so don't say anything more because you don't fly PAL. Isn't it? Just saying...

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    6. Mr JJB, give your customers what they want and people will fly with PAL. Flying in an outdated aircraft and paying top dollar for the flight is a nonstarter when there are better alternatives out there. It seems you think that Pinoys will fly with you just becuase you are PAL it does not work that way.

      Give people a good product comparable to the ME3, CX and SQ. It that too much too ask?

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    7. And do not fool people that your A340 is a state of the art aircraft because Airbus Industries has stopped manufacturing it after the year 2011. I am not giving you the reason....you have to research for it, if you want!

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    8. Blame SMC. They are the ones who ordered those planes and the configuration. The current management is just trying to fix all the mess left by the previous ones

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    9. Mr. Bautista, the best thing for you to do for PAL is to radically change some major things like exchanging A340 to A380 and use it to the Manila/USA route. This route is very critical to PAL's survival. Hold on to your grip on (Pinoy) loyal passengers as Cebu Pacific will be competing eye for an eye, teeth for teeth. Public clamor against the A340 is sounding very deep, so a slight mistake here means business downfall. Lessen 777 economy seats to 9 abreast so that you can compete with other popular Asian carriers for the US and European routes. Good luck!

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  2. The change of PAL's arrival time in London of wouldn't help in their no. of passengers on heir London route. They haven't considered passengers with connecting domestic or internarional flights or even those with long bus or train journey fr London to reach their final destination. This goes the
    same with passengers arriving late in Manila. The very late arrival time would mean to some having to stay longer at airport or find overnight accommodation before they could travel to their final destination. So inconvenient esp to those with luggages, with work or appointment the next day and the added cost of acco. A little bit daunting as well if you are travelling on your own and arriving late at night on an unfamiliar
    place. PAL's only advantage to other airlines flying to Manila is that it's a non-stop flight but since they have downgraded their planes to the A340-300 some passengers are willing to forego this advantage for a better plane and
    better flight times offered by other carriers.

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    1. PeepolOfThePilipinsMarch 6, 2015 at 9:55 PM

      YOU DON'T SAY?

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    2. You do not insult Pinoys further because their English grammar is as worse as those from other Asian non-English colonies plus their old mother country of Spain! I have no idea how to solve this, but it is a very serious matter ....from flunking beauty pageant questions in English to world English forum...it is very disheartening. Gone are the days when Pinoys excelled well. Now, their present generation think they can survive speaking their Pilipino or Tagalog abroad! No wonder, to pass nursing exams abroad, Pinoys have to undergo testing in spoken English or Phonetics. Tell Noynoy to imperatively send back English (and Spanish) to all schools, public and private! Scary reality for a country with 100 million population who want to send its people abroad just to escape poverty and to earn hard currency to stay afloat!
      "T e r r i b l e"

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    3. The message is Don't Fly PAL at all. PAL is aging fast and their planes are old.

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    4. Tang ina mo

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    5. @ 2:45 PM, 3/8/15 At minura pa ang ina mo ng kumag na taga bundok o taga kuli-kuli na iyan, dahil hindi maamin ang katotohanan at kahirapan ng kanyang bansa na dapat hanapan ng solusyon ng kanyang gobyerno! Baliw! Ngayon, maintindihan mo na ang "English" at para mag-mura ka pa ng husto! Sin verguenza!

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    6. Why do I get the sense that a lot of people working or representing PAL in this forum have bad manners. No wonder many of their flight attendants have bad manners too.

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    7. Anon 3/13/15 3:46 PM

      PAL's Flight attendants are friendly. Better than Cebu Pathetic. The reason why Filipinos here complain about PAL's Flight attendance is because they like to show off.

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    8. Juan, itong Mr. HK ay parang mataas na opisyal ng isang airline sa Pinas, na-dedetect ko based on "deduction". Kung tutuo, kawawa naman siya!

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    9. Ano kaya, sobrang dinamdam ang pag "ridicule" sa kanya na naka-tuxedo daw na sumakay sa CebuPac? Hindi naman yata binastos, tiningnan lang nang questionable...ano kaya ang masama nuon? Ngayon, parang cobra siya ng gustong tukain ang CP, hindi ba iyan abnormal na behavior? Weirdo talaga!

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    10. Look at these Two FILIPINOS talking shit about me in their language. Same thing happened with my flight at Cebu Pacific.

      @ 3/13/15 11:18 PM
      What "deduction"? What makes you think i am working for one of the airlines in the Philippines? I am a Business traveler who travels on a variety of Airlines (including LCCs).

      @ 3/15/15 11:55 AM
      You calling me weird? Did your mother teach you some manners to not say that to people?

      What's that famous Filipino word? Is it "Tang ina mo?"

      Stop sucking Cebu Pacific's dick and face the truth that this tin pot of an Airline is nothing more than a failure.

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    11. Tang ina mo Mr. Hong Kong

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    12. Nakita mo Juan, lumabas na ang katutuhanan! Pinoy talaga iyan at kung bakit hindi nawawala ditto sa blog ay isa ring misterio, dapat sa Hongkong na lang siya at doon manggugulo sa mga kapwa niya, bakit gusting gusto niya ang magmura sa mga Pinoy na kagaya niya?

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    13. OMG. I had to Google Translate your damn comment. Why do you keep thinking i am from your damn country? Are you hurt that i talk shit about one of your Airlines yet i praise PAL's services because its good. Still ain't better than Cathay Pacific, but good service overall.

      And to Anon 3/15/15 9:26 PM
      YOU MAD BRO?

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    14. Mr. Hong Kong = Philippine Air Lies
      Mr. Hong Kong = Ms. Philippine Air Lies
      Mr. Hong Kong = Mrs. Philippine Air Lies

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    15. Tama ka na mr. buko or mr. hongking, mas mabuti pa huwag ka nang makialam sa mga Pinoy "items" dahil halatang nagsisinungaling kang hindi Pinoy. Kahit Pinoy kang taga Hongkong, wala ka namang magagawa kung ano ang gustong gawin ng CebuPac sa negosyo nila. Pabayaan mo nang mabuhay at tumahimik ang mga Pinoy! Sobra pa ang iyong pagmumura, siguro galing ka sa iskwater, ano? Paalam, adios, good bye forever!

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    16. @ Anon 3/18/15 1:49 PM

      Admit it already Mr. Pinoy, Cebu Pacific is the worst airline in the Philippines. I don't understand how you and the rest of the pinoys on this site praise Cebu Pathetic. After my bad experiences with this airline of course i want to badmouth them. I bet you when they have delays or canceled Flights, you take it up your ass and continue flying with them when you know the Airline sucks.

      Iskwater? Aren't you that anon that left a comment in this article "Kasi taga iskwater ako". LOL. Yeah, you calling me a "Iskwater" when you are a Iskwater yourself.

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  3. Why wouldnt PAL use B777s to NY?

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    1. Why not? A343 needs to replace B77W for being retired.

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    2. Bobo mo Anonymous March 3, 2015 at 3:56 PM

      Why should replace the B77W with an A343?

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    3. Anonymous March 3, 2015 at 3:56 PM: Tanga-tanga, tararatattatattat tang-tanga

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    4. Bobo talaga mga pilipino

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    5. Kasi taga iskwater ako!

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    6. It is quite scary to take a PAL flight for I might stumble into several of PALs unhappy, grouchy and negatively-charged people such as the ones lurking in this forum.

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    7. Triple XL

      What if i am sitting next to you on your next Flight with PAL? Never know. I may become your best Filipino Punk friend :)

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    8. PAL seems to have a lot of bad eggs. PAL has to do a major house cleaning before it can convince people to take PAL.

      Triple XL, don't risk a happy trip. There are many other airlines around.

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    9. Yes, Triple XL, if you fly PAL, you will encounter all of those weird characters: From Y-class passengers wearing tuxedos; fake blonds comporting around the cabin who continuously stroke their hair as if they are telling everyone that they are single; SSI or US welfare five hundred dollars per month "donyas" who constantly catch the attention of other passengers by bad-mouthing the ugly but voluptuous stewardess because of a request not given to her on time; parents who do not discipline their shrieking kids running and screaming around the cabin; OFW workers showing their watches and gold teeth and troubling the flight crew by speaking in weird stammering English; overacting Y passengers complaining about the food (fried rice and mini-shrimp (alamang) and a plastic glass of coke from the family size-bottle just poured by the exotic-looking Ilocana morena stewardess; group of Y class children of FilAms asking for the latest electronic gadget and IFE which is nowhere to be found except from the overhead "telon" showing Darna movie.....etc Triple XL, I've flown PAL year in and year out since 1985 and these are part of the reality episodes I have encountered since then.....I will continue to fly PAL as long as I can endure (although I am a senior citizen now). Hope to meet you there so I can tell you more reality stories about PAL and its passengers! Hasta la vista!

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    10. I will bring my family to visit the Philippines when Cebu Pacific starts its US trips.

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    11. Soon and very soon!

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    12. Your Family will smell like sardines when they fly 14-16 Hours with an Airline like Cebu Pathetic. Fly with a better Airline like Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, or even Philippine Airlines. Why fly with an LCC on Long-haul?

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  4. Philippine Airlines has lost It's UK - Filipino customers choosing the old retired A340 300 ex Iberia airlines jet when the Airline advertised initially the 777 - 300ER for the London Heathrow route. The A340 Jet has No In flight Entertainment for Economy passengers. Trailfinders and other travel agents are not recommending this airline to their customers on Philippine Airlines decision to remove the 777 service.

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    1. But of course, baby! A Pinoy is fool if he does not fly the likes of Emirates, Turkish, Etihad, CX, SQ to Manila from Europe !

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    2. very true. I was willing to give PAL a shot, but as soon as those A340s were announced I cancelled my ticket. It was a refundable ticket, but in the end I had to get my credit card company involved to recover the money...
      Really not surprised to see PAL is doing so poorly with their London flight - I think they have a very low opinion of Filipinos living and working abroad.

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  5. PAL thinks that Filipinos are resilent and taking advantage of being a Pinoy carrier but one thing they don't understand, Pinoys are not only Brand Setter but a Jet Setter also. PAL should not discounted the ability of Pinoys to purchase expensive tickets. Its not all about low fare particularly in a long haul flight, it's all about comfort. I would rather take Middle Eastern airlines and pay extra monies, take 3-6 hours of waiting in the airport but with convenience. Flying to PAL seems you are riding in a Aircon Provincial Bus. Bus is much better because they have TV infront but PAL has nothing to offer during the flight.

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    1. Why do you always have to complain about our state of the art Airbus A340?

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    2. Did I say any particular aircraft above? My complain is the services of PAL. You are the Asia's Sunniest during 80's but now, you are lagging behind. Instead of improving your cabin configuration, you opted to be LCL carrier instead of Legacy carrier. Flying 8-10 Hours without entertainment system, while your competitors in the same route upgraded their services not to mention your ARROGANT & unethical flight crew.

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    3. Not all flight crew of PAL have negative attitudes. Actually, they are trying to compete with the crew of some 5-star carriers from Asia. Otherwise, if problems continue, their jobs, too, are at a stake, don't you think?. Give chance to PAL again!

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    4. How about the experience of running out of Drinking Water after 2 hours in the flight for 9 Hours flight time? An irritable and arrogant flight attendant told us. So we request for a juice or coffee but it never come to us until we landed. A glass of water for 9 hours flight and it was given after the meal.

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    5. Next time report it right away to International Air Transport Association (IATA). It is against the law to starve passengers on board a flight (especially if you have a disability, you are pregnant, ill, etc.) Long-haul LCC airlines like Air Berlin and Aer Lingus always provide free meal and free drink to every passenger. Second helping would have to be purchased. Drinking water is always free. That's the rule and the law! For your info, those LCC carriers in Europe are making moolah or what you call "datung" in your dialect!

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  6. Ever since PAL is so ambitious to fly to NY and European routes considering our country services to the foreigners in all aspects like aircrafts, airport and the traffic is worst and way back behind than other countries. So sad but this problems need to be blame by our corrupt government.

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  7. From the start - analysts predicted the downfall of this flight. Inconsistent service and bad timings lead to a money losing route. You'd be better off throwing that plane onto a nonstop into North America where people will buy your product.

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  8. Mr. Bautista, better order 787 Dreamliners for New York and London while it is early. Or better still, order the new A350 (a counterpart of B787). Even if you deploy your 777, it is still uncomfortable because the seating arrangement for economy is 3-4-3 which is similar to 747 which is a real jumbo jet. As I have said, I am loyal to PAL but if Korean Air provides good service and an A380, you cannot convince me to fly PAL Come on, earn your money by patiently matching the products of CX, SQ, KE which unfortunately serve the London and NYC routes to connect to Manila. Do it now before Cebu Pacific starts taking off to USA!

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  9. Very disappointing to see and learn about PAL's new flight plans to North America utilizing A340. I find it suicidal for PAL to do it that way without thinking of the competition. True, you cannot convince all Pinoys to fly PAL because 95% of them are sophisticated in almost anything. Come live here in the states and you will prove it yourself!

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  10. Recently flying A340 from Madrid to JFK on Iberia (now partly owned by British Airways) has been a nightmare because of the tight space, lack of entertainment, noisy aircraft, etc. At least, the inflight services have drastically changed for the better, guess why? British Air does not condone nepotism, indolence, sloppiness, etc. Thank God, the Spaniards finally learned how to succeed in business!

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    1. And Emirates Air is penetrating Spain's market utilizing its A380s. I will not be surprised later when Emirates starts to fly Madrid-USA and Madrid-Canada like what it is doing now in Italy's Milan to USA route! Love Emirates or leave it!

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  11. AND If their JFK service will work? where will you be? HAHA

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    1. I love Emirates because it loves its passengers!

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    2. Spaniards would really be amazed to see foreign airlines dominating their local and international market! Que raro y barbaridad!!!!

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  12. PAL was too nearsighted in ordering only six 777s, and now they are paying the price. At this stage, I'd want them to order more 777s, or even give the 787 and/or the A350 a try. Whatever happened to the rumors that PAL is ordering the A350?

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  13. Let's just hope that if and when PAL decides to order the A350s, they will not come in 3-4-3 configurations instead of 3-3-3. We all know for a fact that at PAL they like to treat their passengers as "sardines"

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  14. Try to convert the pending orders of A321 and A330 from airbus to A380 or A350 to solve the shortage of long haul planes of PAL. Then send all A340 to victorville.

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    1. Why the Airbus A380? Its too expensive for PAL to order and maintain. Top of that, there's NO market for it here in the Philippines. NAIA-2 is NOT certified for an A380.

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    2. Any airport that serves B747 jets can serve A380 as well. Non-stop A380 aircraft would be very excellent for PAL's Manila to Los Angeles and Manila to San Francisco. Remember, these are the lifeblood cities of PAL! The A380 can accommodate around 600 passengers!

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    3. Airbus Industries says eight hundred fifty (850) passengers is the maximum capacity of their Airbus A380 super jumbo jet! Come on, PAL! Try it!

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    4. Pretty sure PAL would just use T3 (which can handle the A380) in that case, if they had A380s. It would actually be a good idea, since PAL Express already operates from T3 and thus connections would be made easier. T2 can't handle the A380 but T1 and T3 can.

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    5. It's already a huge dream for PAL to acquire 787 dreamliner. What else for A380? Where are they gonna get the passengers With high rocketting and overpriced airfare? Just looking for flights between LAX and MNL on June and the price for PAL is $1,700 and for Korean air it's only $1,077. Oh man it's almost $700 difference. And now A380 to New York? with 700+ passengers per fly? How many flights per week? It may ended up flying with half full passengers only if not empty. With that price and terrible customer service, i would rather layover to seuol korea, or even maybe in north korea, o would do that :)

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    6. Point to point or direct flight are really expensive and many prefer that for varied reasons.i already fly korean air from los angelis to seoul only(point to point,no connecting flight)and its really expensive.im ofw work in seoul.

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    7. Regarding air fares, do not rely much from the website. If you think they are expensive, find consolidators or wholesalers in your area. These are big time travel agents who get bulk or group tickets from their contract airline and they sell them cheap to the public.
      Why do I know about this? I had worked with a reputable Pinoy consolidator in Los Angeles and we sold bulk tickets to everybody who wanted to save money. I will not tell the airlines here, for goodness sake! For the record, if a round trip flight costs $1,000, you can buy it from $650 to $700. The consolidator's profit margin is huge, so haggle and haggle like an Ilocano (no offense). And if a low-cost carrier matches such low fares, it is advantageous to buy from the consolidators of legacy airlines, you know the reasons, of course!

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    8. I'm not sure where r u from. It depends. June is the start of summer vacation here in LA and kids are off from school. Of course it is cheaper if ur flying from LA to Mamasapano. Or if ur flying during the Yolanda huricane season. That's not the point. You would want to travel on the right time and place. Of course your other option is to book one year ahead of time to these travel agents in the Filipino community like nearer to seafood city, but they have their own rockets too like puting u to waiting list and at the end ur paying too expensive. I know a lot of travel agents here that have closed their businesses because they cannot compete to the online market.... and i would like to save time with the comfort of my computer rather than bargaining with these travel agents.

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    9. Bottom line PAL is taking advantage of direct flights selling too expensive air fares. Regardless of how much deal they have with the travel agents, they still have their ceiling price. Of course PAL needs to recover from their losses, then Filipino passengers suffers.

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    10. PAL gives third world service yet sells expensive air fares.

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    11. Typical Pinoy business trait........Ganansiya or tubo kaagad!

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    12. About the A380 serving Manila, lagyan mo ng hagdan muna para maka-board ang pasahero, kagaya nang sa India. Kung may business, sige agad! Bakit pa magpapalagay ng sophisticated na gates kung nagtitipid ang PAL? Saka na iyong pa-class, class! Magbayad muna ng katakut-takut na utang para mag-survive and compania!

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  16. I have a feeling when New York (JFK) will be launched by Philippine Airlines on 15 March 2015. Chicago will be its next destination.

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    1. And Miami, Houston, Dallas, San Diego, Las Vegas (again), Boston, Seattle, etc. Looks like these cities are on Cebu Pacific's destination list?
      Welcome competition!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    2. Cebu Pacific entering these Cities?? HAHA. Get the fuck out of here. This garbage of an Airline should not even step foot in U.S. They have more delay and cancellations than PAL. Cebu PATHETIC is what they are.

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    3. Don't forget about Washington and Newark (again)

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    4. Mr. Hongkong, when Cebu Pacific starts flying to the US of A, we will chip in to give you a free round trip ticket from Manila to USA; pay your Hkg to Mnl segment so you can choose any airline you may prefer. Send your name and address to the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles, then inform us here on blog, and we will go pick up your information. How do you like that free offer? "We" means an association of ethnic Pinoys north of Tarlac province. We do not curse nor play games.

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    5. Oh really? You want me to fly with this tin can of an Airline known as Cebu Pathetic? I rather take PAL than CEBU PATHETIC.

      Why would you want to fly with an LCC that has rude employees? I hate this airline after they spilled drinks on my Tux on the way to Manila and they start talking FILIPINO while i am using the "CR". Pathetic airline. They even fucked up during Christmas last year, so what makes you think this airline deserves a spot in the U.S?

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    6. in fairness, may point s'ya.....

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    7. Cebu Pacific for affordable and low fares to the USA. Now, every Juan can fly.

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    8. Mr. Juan

      Stop riding the dick of Cebu Pacific. There is NO way these clowns will ever do well in the U.S. Cebu Pacific = Where everyone expects failure

      Come back to this comment after you fly 14 Hours on a LCC

      Sincerely,
      Mr. Hong Kong

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    9. We are waiting for Cebu Pacific to fly to the USA. Hopefully in time for the summer break.

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    10. Please no. Cebu Pacific should not fly to the USA. Pathetic Airlines like Cebu Pacific doesn't deserve to fly there. Go fly with a prestige airline like Cathay Pacific. Better than this ugly Airline.

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    11. But Cebu Pacific has been approved by the US government to fly onto their country! How can you say "no" to this deal, Mr. Hongkong?
      Your brain seems to be illogical and malfunctioning! I am not cursing you, OK?

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    12. You are now detected as Pinoy canto boy and not a Hongkong businessman. If you are jobless, go find a job at Cebu Pacific...they would be very glad to help you there... Bye forever, Mr. Kanto.

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    13. Tama ka Juan de la Cruz, itong kumag na bipolar na ito ay either bayaran ng ka-kumpetensiya o nagpapanggap lang na businessman. Wala siyang ambiance na negosyante dahil and lingo niya ay puro basura at kung intsik siya ay hindi ganyan umasta; isang peke talaga, so pabayaan niyo nang magmura nang magmura dahil may sakit iyan sa utak.

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    14. At Juan, iyong words niya na CR ay Pinoy na Pinoy pati iyong grammar niya! Kawawa namang itong gunggong o galunggung kaya? Hindi iyan sasagot sa blog dahil mabubuko na siya talaga!

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    15. Welcome to the USA, Cebu Pacific. See you soon

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  17. Philippine Airlines & Cebu Pacific international routes sucks big time..

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    1. Does not seem to bother you but for us fliers from North America twice a year or less, low and competitive air fares are our "vocabulary".

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  18. I just wonder??? why are most airline, the dominant color is white is there an explanation to that?

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    1. Because Airlines are racist

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    2. hahahahahahahahaha

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    3. What I mean is the livery? almost all airline is white except for the tail wing that gives the distinction.

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    4. Cost effective

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    5. Probably because the white color reflects light coming from the sun, thus absorbing less heat. Also, planes in dominant white appear "lighter" than those aren't. Or, airline companies would just want their "tails" to stand out.

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    6. Ah ok, That Aswers the quastion!

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  20. I don't understand why people complain about the A-340. Lufthansa and other major airlines still use the A-340 but no one seem to complain about them. Everybody is saying they want a more advanced aircraft but as passengers all you do is sit and eat on the aircraft. Unless ur a pilot or an engineer that actually work on the aircraft you wouldnt even know the advances of the aircraft. The A-340 seats are actually wider than the ones they have on there B-777. The only problem i have is the IFE. Other than that food is good they even serve full meals on toronto to vancouver flights. Taking Air Canada on that route you have to pay for your food. Hong Kong to Manila you only get a chicken wrap and a drink in Cathay Pacific. In PAL on the same route serves a full meal. One person even commented that they would rather take korean air because its safer. Korean air actually has one of the worst safety records. Dont even get me started with Asiana on there more "advanced B777 thats newer than the A-340" that cant even land on a runway with clear weather. Philippine Airlines had an event when a terrorist blew one of its 747. The crew actually landed the aircraft safely even though the aircraft was damaged. If a crew can land a plane safely even though they blew a bomb in the plane i would go for that airline and go home to Philippines safely and be able to see my family. Business Class is also cheaper in PAL than other airlines. Toronto to Manila is around $4500-5500 other airlines cost up to $8000-10000 with a stop over hong kong. Fly safe everybody because thats where it really counts.

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    1. Tama ka.majority of the passengers doesnt know about 777 and 340 and clueless about it. I fly pal because its cheaper compare to korean air or cathay.i saw it in history channel about pal aircraft blown up by terrorist but still managed to land in oki awa,japan....asiana airlines of korea with their brand new boeing 777 crash land in san francisco 2 years ago.

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    2. As Lufthansa is now receiving deliveries of B747-800s (longer new version), it is replacing its A340s.

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  21. PAL should not compare itself with the likes of Cathay Pacific, Asiana Airlines, Air Canada, Lufthansa Airlines, Korean Airlines. PAL is 1 to 2 floors lower than these prestigious airlines. PAL is being criticized because it is charging high air fares as if PAL is in the same league as these prestigious airlines when in fact PAL is not. Of course, people expect to have the basic amenities like an IFE on long flights like to Europe and USA when they pay an expensive ticket such as the one PAL is selling. Many are disappointed with PAL because only when people are on board do they learn that the expensive ticket they paid did not include an IFE on long flights. PAL should make it clear in its online portal that some flights do not have IFE so people will know and not be deceived. It is standard for legacy airlines like PAL to offer IFE on long flights. PAL does not have a monopoly on safety. Prestigious airlines have much more safety systems in place than PAL has.

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  22. code share flights in Europe, middle east can be considered. Better yet, PAL's excess planes can be rented out to the code share partners.

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    1. This is the Pilipins English that is being heatedly argued about, to the extent of cursing one anotder! OMG. Some people do not accept reality and refuse to find solution for it!

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    2. Peepol of dah PilipinsMarch 15, 2015 at 9:25 PM

      PHILIPIN ENGLIS. TANG INA MO

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    3. Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  23. And lazy too! Heard of google?

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  24. Does it look like PR126/PR127 inaugural will operated B777 i.s.o. A340?

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  25. the first flight will be flown by the 777

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  26. Thats why i use qatar airways, i get what i pay for. Its cheaper than most legacy airlines, newer airplanes, a brand new world class terminal in Doha. I dont even want to get off the plane when i fly with them... Unlike pal where everything is below average when comparing to legacy carriers with sam price

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  27. Philippine Airline try the 747-8i and A380. Upgrade you premium economy (example: cradle seat) and put it on all jumbos. You also can be the only domestic Philippine airline to have business class on all A320 routes. Also try first class.

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    1. First class dont really work on domestic service...

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  28. Apply for a reimbursement, if not refund, when the flight of Philippine airline has no IFE, as that IFE service is included in the cost of the air ticket.

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  29. IFE or lack-of has nothing to do with the airfare.

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  30. Where's your PAL New York inauguration article, Philippine Flight Network?!

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  31. The PAL New York flight had few paying passengers in it. It was a total failure. The return flight to the Philippines seemed like an empty cinema house. NO one will take a 20 hour fight without an in-flight entertainment.

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    1. They used B777 with IFE and the flight was almost full

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    2. It was the outbound flight that has about 100 pax....BTW, was there a water cannon salute during the inaugural flight?

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  32. The B777 is props for one time or limited use, just for show. The flight was almost full with the relatives, friends and employees of the owner.

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  33. Come on, Filipinos! You should inspire PAL more so that it can solve its economic problems at hand! Isn't it better if your country will see lots of airline businesses owned and operated by your own countrymen? Progress starts from this type of capitalistic competitions! Stop the real "crab mentality" that is poisoning your country's progress. Help one another!

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  34. PAL is making a lot of savings because of the 65% drop in fuel cost. Yet PAL is not passing the savings to the passengers because PAL is not discounting the price of its ticket. PAL is not even putting the savings to good use by putting IFE on its long flights.

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  38. PAL has mainscreen monitors and wireless IFEs on its ex-Iberia Airbus A340-300

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    1. No, but thanks, anyway. I will fly PAL's B777s or A330s and A380s only. I will also fly PAL's B777s if it reduces the Y seating configuration from 3-4-3 to 3-3-3 ONLY. Nine abreast is what you can find from prestigious Asian airlines serving USA to Asia. Google them all so you will believe it! Example: KE, OZ, CX, SQ, Eva Air , ANA, JL

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