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35 PAL Express flights suspended ‘indefinitely’ by March

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PAL says booked passengers will be accommodated on other flights

STREAMLINING. Some PAL Express flights will be suspended indefinitely as part of a restructuring program, says its parent company

MANILA, Philippines – Legacy carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is indefinitely suspending 35 domestic flights of wholly-owned subsidiary PAL Express starting March as part of a restructuring program.

“Please be informed starting March 1, your airline will implement domestic flight schedule changes as part of an overall strategy to further improve fleet performance,” PAL said in a Notice to Passenger issued Monday, February 24.

PAL said it will suspend 14 domestic PAL Express flights starting March 1, and 21 more starting March 16.

Flights that will be suspended starting March 1 include:

  • 2P 230 Cebu-Bacolod
  • 2P 231 Bacolod-Cebu
  • 2P 380 Cebu-Iloilo
  • 2P 381 Iloilo-Cebu
  • 2P 982 General Santos-Iloilo
  • 2P 981 Iloilo-General Santos
  • 2P 297 Cebu-Ozamiz
  • 2P 298 Ozamiz-Cebu
  • 2P 303 Cebu-Puerto Princesa
  • 2P 304 Puerto Princesa-Cebu
  • 2P 236 Cebu-Tacloban
  • 2P 237 Tacloban-Cebu
  • 2P 363 Cebu-Davao
  • 2P 364 Davao-Cebu


Below are flights that will be suspended starting March 16:

  • 2P 362 Butuan-Cebu
  • 2P 361 Cebu-Butuan
  • 2P 287 Cebu-Cagayan
  • 2P 297 Cebu-Cagayan
  • 2P 288 Cagayan-Cebu
  • 2P 296 Cagayan-Cebu
  • 2P 365 Cebu-Davao
  • 2P 366 Davao-Cebu
  • 2P 395 Cagayan-Davao
  • 2P 396 Davao-Cagayan
  • 2P 384 Cebu-Iloilo
  • 2P 385 Iloilo-Cebu
  • 2P 279 Cebu-Caticlan
  • 2P 278 Catican-Cebu
  • 2P 241 Cebu-Zamboanga
  • 2P 242 Zamboanga-Cebu
  • 2P 273 Davao-Zamboanga
  • 2P 272 Zamboanga-Davao
  • 2P 246 Jolo-Zamboanga
  • 2P 244 Tawi-Tawi-Zamboanga
  • 2P 243 Zamboanga-Tawi-Tawi


PAL said affected passengers will be rebooked on other flights. “Customers on these flights will be booked and reaccommodated on alternative flights.”

The legacy carrier, jointly owned by tycoon Lucio Tan and diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation, streamlined its operations in August last year by focusing on international routes and transferring almost all of its domestic flights to PAL Express. (READ: PAL transfers local flights to PAL Express)

PAL revived the PAL Express brand, dropping Airphil Express, to help the low-cost carrier improve and align its service standards and product offerings with PAL.

Following the entry of San Miguel, PAL implemented a major refleeting program for the acquisition of 100 aircraft. It has so far acquired 65 aircraft from Airbus in preparation for long haul flights to Europe and the US. – Rappler.com

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