Flight Restarts 27 March
8 December 2022
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has announced the resumption of flight to Perth beginning March 27, and will operate three flights a week using an Airbus A321neo, with 12 business class seats and 156 economy seats.
It will depart Manila at 12.05 am, arriving in Perth at 7.15 am and the return flight will leave Perth at 8.30 am and land in Manila at 3.50 pm.
The flight to Perth was first flown in 2013 via Airbus A320 aircraft after briefly serving it via Darwin due to range issues. The route was abandon six months later due to poor loads.
The return to Perth marks an end to a decade-long absence from the Western Territory.
Earlier plans to recommence the service back in 2019 was scheduled, with a tentative launch date in late March 2020. However, the Covid19 pandemic suspended its resumption as a result of the pandemic which imposed multiple travel restrictions across the globe, and also causing the airline to apply for bankruptcy protection in the United States and the Philippines.
Meanwhile, PAL intends to resume Auckland also by the first quarter of next year. Flight schedules is expected to be announce soon.
Hopefully the Auckland flight resumes in time for the Women's World Cup in July where the PH Women's Team plays the group stage!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, what happened to Auckland? What is the main reason of PAL suspending Auckland flights? I also noticed lots of airlines that suspended Auckland flights such as Qatar Airways which will resume Auckland flights this soon.
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