PAL Expands Korea

Flies Gwangju on July 25

July 12, 2013

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines will start flight to Guangju, South Korea's sixth largest city via Muan International Airport starting July 25, 2013. It will be the airline's 3rd destination in South Korea after Seoul and Busan. PAL will operate twice weekly flights using Airbus A320 aircraft from Manila every Wednesday and Saturday with departures at 1430 arriving Muan at 1900. Return flight is at 2000 arriving Manila at 2230. South Koreans remain the number one source of tourist arrivals in the Philippines accounting to 1.1 million visitors, roughly equivalent to 21% of consolidated foreign tourists arrivals in the country in 2012. In the first quarter of 2013, they account 24% of foreign tourists arrivals in the Philippines.