Philippine Airlines (PAL) recently expanded its flight footprint by adding seven latest states within the United States, including Las Vegas and Washington, to its network through a codeshare agreement with American Airlines.
With this partnership, PAL will make history as the primary Philippine airline to achieve multiple U.S. destinations beyond the standard cities of Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, making this move a big achievement in service development.
PAL and American Airlines have already planned a codeshare partnership to supply flights from Los Angeles to destinations including Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando and Washington
On the opposite hand, American Airlines can even partner with PAL to facilitate passenger travel to Manila and Cebu via Tokyo. American can even use PAL codeshare flights to Manila via Guam and Honolulu.
Codeshare is a practice within the airline industry whereby two or more airlines cooperate to operate the identical flight and sell seats under their respective brands. Eric David Anderson, chief business officer of Philippine Airlines (PAL), expressed the airline’s desire to expand its reach within the North American market amid increasing competition to draw travelers to the United States.
He noted that the partnership with American Airlines opens up more diverse travel options for patrons traveling between Asia and the United States. He added that the airline is worked up to execute on its long-term technique to expand its global reach and hopes to create more opportunities for travelers to find the fantastic thing about the Philippines.
PAL currently operates two every day flights to Los Angeles and every day flights to Guam and San Francisco. The airline also offers weekly flights to Honolulu and New York.
Recently, the airline, owned by business magnate Lucio Tan, faced a brand new competitor within the US travel market from the Philippines. In October, United Airlines, one among the world’s largest airlines, launched every day flights between Manila and San Francisco.
