Philippine Airlines releases Holy Week Flight Schedule

Philippine Airlines will operate extra flights to key domestic points while keeping its full schedule of international services during the busy Lenten holiday period.

PAL will add one daily flight to Kalibo during the peak travel dates of March 23, 24, 26, 27 and 28, boosting total flights to the Boracay gateway to thrice daily on these dates. Boeing 737-300 aircraft, which seat 148 passengers, will be deployed in all services.

Frequency to Kalibo remains at the normal twice daily on all other days of Holy Week, including March 25, Good Friday.

For Davao, PAL will operate an extra B737-300 flight each on March 24 and 27, raising total flights to four daily on those dates. The three other flights will utilize widebody Airbus A330-300 aircraft.

For Tagbilaran, the airline will add a B737-300 flight each on March 23 and 28, complementing the normal daily operation there.

For Laoag, a new flight will be operated on March 23 and every Wednesday thereafter, increasing total frequency to five times weekly. B737-300 and Airbus A320 jets alternate on the route.

Meanwhile, PAL will mount a reduced number of domestic flights on Good Friday as travel traditionally slackens on this most somber day of the Holy Week. However, the flag carrier will maintain all international flights for the day.

International services from Manila to the following points will operate:

Bangkok (PR 730); Fukuoka/Okinawa (PR 430); Guam (PR 110); Hong Kong (PR 300 / PR 306 / PR 310); Kuala Lumpur (PR 507); Los Angeles (PR 102); Melbourne/Sydney (PR 209); Osaka (PR 408); San Francisco (PR 104 / PR 114); Seoul (PR 468); Shanghai (PR 338); Singapore (PR 501 / PR 503); Taipei (PR 896); Tokyo (PR 432); and Xiamen (PR 330).

PAL's lone international flight originating from Cebu on Good Friday, PR 434 to Tokyo, will likewise operate as scheduled.

In the domestic sector, PAL will observe a limited schedule of flights on Good Friday, as follows:

Sector March 25, 2005

Manila-Bacolod-Manila PR 133 / PR 134
Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila PR 183 / PR 184
Manila-Cebu-Manila PR 847 / PR 848
PR 857 / PR 858
PR 863 / PR 866
PR 855 / PR 856
Cebu-Manila PR 842
Manila-Davao-Manila PR 809 / PR 810
PR 811 / PR 812
Manila-Gen. Santos-Manila PR 453 / PR 454
Manila-Iloilo-Manila PR 141 / PR 142
Manila-Kalibo-Manila PR 321 / PR 322
PR 325 / PR 326
Manila-Laoag-Manila PR 228 / PR 229
Manila-Legaspi-Manila PR 277 / PR 278
Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila PR 195 / PR 196
Manila-Tagbilaran-Manila PR 177 / PR 178

Any flight not listed above is deemed cancelled for March 25, 2005.

Normal schedules on all domestic sectors, plus extra flights for specific points, will be followed on Holy Thursday (March 24), Holy Saturday (March 26) and Easter Sunday (March 27).

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