{"id":51975,"date":"2020-01-08T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T04:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=51975"},"modified":"2020-01-08T13:26:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T05:26:02","slug":"pal-to-launch-two-new-flights-to-the-us-starting-this-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/01\/08\/pal-to-launch-two-new-flights-to-the-us-starting-this-may\/","title":{"rendered":"PAL to Launch Two New Flights to the US Starting This May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Philippine Airlines (PAL)<\/strong>\u00a0has recently announced that it will\u00a0launch\u00a0two new\u00a0flights to the United States\u00a0beginning\u00a0this summer\u00a0of\u00a02020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The first route will operate from <strong>Manila to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport\u00a0<\/strong>starting on <strong>May 3<\/strong>\u00a0using PAL&#8217;s newest long-haul aircraft type Airbus A350-900.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The said route will operate three times per week\u00a0on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays from Manila to Seattle and vice-versa.\u00a0Flight schedules are as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 93px;width: 671px\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 195px;text-align: center\">Route<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 216px;text-align: center\">Flight Number<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 237px;text-align: center\">Departure<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;text-align: center\">Arrival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 195px\">Manila-Seattle<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 216px\">PR128<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 237px\">22:45 p.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px\">19:45 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 195px\">Seattle-Manila<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 216px\">PR129<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 237px\">23:05 p.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px\">3:35 p.m. (two days later)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Airbus A350-900 is one of the new aircrafts PAL acquired in 2018 that has been used for non-stop long-haul flights such as Toronto and New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It features 30 business class, 24 premium economy class, and 241 economy seats all equipped with\u00a0in-flight entertainment screens.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH: Philippine Airlines NEW A350 Cabin Walkthrough\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4IjXNEsSWo4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile, PAL will also bring back the\u00a0<strong>Cebu to Los Angeles\u00a0<\/strong>route on <strong>May 2<\/strong> using the\u00a0Boeing 777-300ER,\u00a0the airline\u2019s flagship long-haul aircraft.\u00a0The Cebu-Los Angeles route is a\u00a0revival flight, which was last operated back in 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It will\u00a0fly three times per week on\u00a0Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays\u00a0from Cebu to Los Angeles and vice-versa. Flight schedules are as follows:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 93px;width: 671px\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 195px;height: 24px;text-align: center\">Route<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 216px;height: 24px;text-align: center\">Flight Number<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 237px;height: 24px;text-align: center\">Departure<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;height: 24px;text-align: center\">Arrival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 195px;height: 24px\">Cebu-Los Angeles<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 216px;height: 24px\">PR152<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 237px;height: 24px\">21:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;height: 24px\">19:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 195px;height: 24px\">Los Angeles-Cebu<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 216px;height: 24px\">PR153<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 237px;height: 24px\">22:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 286px;height: 24px\">5:00 a.m. (two days later)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The\u00a0Boeing 777-300ER, the world&#8217;s largest long-range twin-engine jetliner, will carry passengers from Cebu to Los Angeles with a capacity of\u00a0370 passengers in both business and economy class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51991\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/01\/PAL-Fleet-aircraft_feat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/01\/PAL-Fleet-aircraft_feat.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/01\/PAL-Fleet-aircraft_feat-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/01\/PAL-Fleet-aircraft_feat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/01\/PAL-Fleet-aircraft_feat-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Boeing 777-300ER aircraft \/IMAGE Philippine Airlines<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As of writing,\u00a0both routes are not yet available for booking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2019\/12\/22\/pal-to-add-direct-flights-between-manila-and-perth-starting-march-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">PAL to Add Direct Flights Between Manila and Perth Starting March 2020<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>For more information, you may visit Philippine Airlines&#8217; website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.philippineairlines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">philippineairlines.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow their social media pages on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PhilippineAirlines\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/flypal\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/flyPAL\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/aeronauticsonline.com\/philippine-airlines-adds-two-united-states-flights\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aeronautics Online<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philippineairlines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Philippine Airlines<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Featured image grabbed from Philippine Airlines&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philippineairlines.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">official website<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippine Airlines&#8217; 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