PAL starts daily Manila-Sydney flights in October

MANILA, Philippines - Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is boosting services between Sydney and Manila by offering daily flights beginning October.

In a statement, PAL said the daily flights will be available starting Oct. 25.

Beginning Oct. 25, flights that depart Manila at 10:05 p.m. via PAL’s PR 211 every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, will arrive Sydney at 9:30 a.m. (Australia time) the following day.

The PR 213 flight which will leave Manila at 11 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, will get to Sydney at 10:25 p.m. (Australia time).

Flights from Sydney which will depart at 6:10 a.m. (Australia time) every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday via PR 214 will arrive in Manila at 11:25 a.m.

During the rest of the week — Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, flights from Sydney will leave at 11:15 a.m. (Australia time) via PR 212 and arrive in Manila at 4:30 p.m.

At present, PAL offers flights to Sydney five times a week.

“A daily frequency with a choice of departure and arrival times provides our passengers the flexibility to seamlessly connect to many cities on PAL’s domestic and international network,” PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista said.

“Upon arrival in Manila, Australian business and leisure travelers can enjoy a Manila stopover for several days or make a same-day connection on PAL flights to the many travel spots within the Philippine archipelago,” he said.

The Sydney route which was first offered on Oct. 6, 1965, is one of PAL’s longest-running service operations.