PAL adds seats to Manila-New York flights

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is increasing seat capacity for its Manila-New York flights by shifting to a bigger aircraft this month.

PAL said, starting October 26, it will shift to the Boeing B777-300 for long-haul operations between the two cities.

The B777 is a 370-seater (42 business/328 economy) state-of-the-art and fuel-efficient aircraft. PAL is current using the 254-seater Airbus A340s for its Manila-New York flights.

“Using the B777 to the US Mainland enables us to achieve our goal of operating our long haul flights efficiently and economically. With this shift, passengers on the route will experience PAL’s trademark Filipino service in the comfort of the modern B777,” PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista said.

PAL currently utilizes B777s for its San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Toronto operations as well as select regional and international routes.

The national flag carrier said it is taking delivery of two additional B777 units, slated to arrive in October and December 2016, respectively.