03-07-2025
PAL to add more Manila-Seattle flights by November 2025
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Thursday said it will boost the frequency of flights between Manila and Seattle to five times weekly starting in November, citing the growing demand to and from the US West Coast and beyond.
PAL said it will start Tuesday and Thursday departures from Manila and Seattle on November 25. Flight PR 124 will leave Manila at 10:40 p.m. and arrive in Seattle at 7:35 p.m. Meanwhile, flight PR 125 will leave Seattle at 11:30 p.m. and arrive in Manila at 4:05 a.m.
PAL currently operates the same flights every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday with a Boeing 777-300ER long-range jetliner, accommodating 370 passengers with 42 seats in business class and 328 in economy class.
'Our decision to increase frequencies to Seattle highlights the importance of the US market to the Philippine Airlines global network, and in particular the great value of Seattle as a gateway, not just to the Washington and Oregon areas, but to cities across the United States that we can now serve through our ongoing partnership with Alaska Airlines,' PAL president Richard Nuttall said in an emailed statement.
'We are focusing strongly on developing this growing market to help Americans plan their vacation trips to the Philippines and other Asian countries, to open up more opportunities for businesses to build up commercial activities, and for Filipino Americans to reunite more often with their families back in the home country,' he added.
PAL serves eight destinations in the US and Canada, including nonstop flights to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto, Honolulu, and Guam.
PAL ended the first quarter of the year with a $77 million net income, down from $80.9 million in the same period last year. It flew 4.1 million passengers during the quarter, up 5% year-on-year.
The carrier in April announced key changes in its leadership, with British national and airline industry executive Richard Nuttall taking over as president effective May 29, 2025.
