MANILA, Philippines – National carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expanding its operations with the launch of regular flight services to Doha, Qatar today.
“Following our successful launch to Jeddah and Kuwait last January, PAL continues to grow its routes in the Middle East by opening a new route to Doha in Qatar. Our overseas Filipino workers in Qatar can now enjoy that distinct Filipino service that will bring them much closer to home,” PAL president Jaime Bautista said in a statement.
PAL is looking to cater to the 200,000 Filipinos living and working in Qatar through the new service.
Available five times per week or on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the flights to Doha from Manila would be utilizing the carrier’s newest aircraft, the Airbus 330.
The whole cabin comes with free wi-fi for 30 minutes and 15 mb of video streaming using the passengers’ personal devices through the app myPAL player downloadable via iTunes or Google store.
The new service to Doha is available both in economy and premium economy.
Tickets for the Manila-Doha route are available at $665 for one-way and $760 for roundtrip.
Travelers can visit www.philippineairlines.com to get more information on fares.
Apart from services to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait from Manila, PAL also launched flights to Los Angeles in the US from Cebu earlier this year.
By June, PAL will also be flying to Saipan from Manila.
Following the placement of order for six new Airbus A350-900s, PAL is studying more routes in Europe.
At present, PAL serves 30 domestic and over 40 international destinations.