16 Philippine Showbiz Today
March 8 - 21, 2018
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PAL ramps up Australian operations
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is
increasing flights between Manila
and Melbourne following the surge
of passenger traffic along the route,
from the current thrice weekly
flights to five between the two cities
beginning June 1 this year.
The two
additional flights
form part of several operational
enhancements which the flag carrier
is undertaking after receiving its 4-
Star certification from air transport
rating organization Skytrax.
PR207 departs Manila every
Wednesday and Friday at 4:45 p.m.
and arrives in Melbourne at 3:00 a.m.
local time the following day.
PR208 leaves the Australian city
every Thursday and Saturday at 5:40
a.m. local time and touches down
in Manila at 10:55 a.m. on the same
day.
On Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, PR209 leaves Manila at
9:10 p.m. and lands in Melbourne
at 8:30 a.m. local time the following
Airbus A340 with lie-flat business
class seats.
Arriving passengers can enjoy
Manila for a few days and hop on
to one of PAL’s domestic flights
before connecting to the airline’s
international network especially to
the UK and North Asia.●
- Emmie V. Abadilla, MB
day.
On Wednesdays, Fridays and
Sundays, PR210 departs Melbourne
at 10:15 a.m. local time and reaches
Manila at 3:30 p.m. on the same
day.
“The
new
frequency
to
Melbourne would enable Aussies to
maximize the benefits of the domestic
and international hub of PAL which
currently offers a combined total of
77 destinations,” noted PAL Vice
President for Sales Ryan Uy.
“Passengers will get to enjoy our
newly reconfigured Airbus A330’s
with new lie-flat business class,
new premium economy and new
economy seats.”
“We continue to received
positive reviews about our new
business class seats. Passenger loads
between Melbourne and Manila have
been consistently in the high 80s,
while Sydney-Manila has been in the
high 80s to 90s since we utilized the
A330 tri-class for the equally popular
route.”
On March 28, PAL will shift to
a thrice weekly non-stop service
between Manila and Brisbane which
will enable passengers to use the
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