Friday, October 31, 2008 PAL adds more Davao-Manila flights By Carlo P. Mallo
THE country's premier airline, Philippine Airlines, has rolled out two additional flights that will serve the Davao-Manila route in time for the peak season.
PAL vice president for Mindanao, lawyer Domingo Duerme, said there is an increased demand for seats due to the number of passengers that are heading home during this weekend.
"This will continue until the end of the year, during the Christmas season, this is just the start," Duerme said in an interview at the PAL office in Davao City.
Flight number PR 819 which leaves the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Centennial Terminal 2 at 6:30 a.m. arrives at the Davao International Airport at 8:30 a.m., it then leaves Davao City en route to Manila at 9:20 a.m. and arrives there at around 11:15 a.m.
The second additional flight is PR 815 which leaves Manila at around 6:15 p.m. and arrives in Davao City at an estimated time of 8:15 p.m. The same flight leaves Davao City at 8:55 p.m., arriving in Metro Manila at an estimated time of 10:45 p.m.
This is in addition to the five daily flights of Philippine Airlines to and from Davao City.
"November and December are our peak season. We do not want to give our passengers any problem with the number of seats available," Duerme said. "We have enough number of seats."
Of the seven flights, four are wide-bodied aircraft, while three are A320 and A319 aircraft.
Also, PAL announced this week that it will be slashing at least P300 to P400 off its fuel surcharges on a roundtrip flight due to the sharp decrease in the prices of fuel in the international trading markets.
