FOUR-STAR Philippine Airlines on Tuesday established its seventh destination to China, flying to Nanning Airport with a PAL delegation led by Special Assistant to the Chairman Emilio Yu and International Sales Regional Manager for Greater China Sindy Lin.
Flight PR2328 leaves Manila Thursday and Sunday.
The PAL delegation took the 56-seater dual class Airbus A320, delivered recently by manufacturer Airbus Industrie.
The brand-new flight departs Manila at 5:50 p.m. twice a week and arrives in Nanning at 9 p.m. on the same day. The return flight leaves Nanning at 10 p.m. and touches down in Manila at 12:55 a.m. the following day.
Among the special guests who welcomed the flight in China were Philippine Consul General Marshall Louis Alferez and members of the Chinese travel and trade community.
The legacy carrier’s other routes to China are: Manila to Beijing, Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, Quanzhou (Jinjiang), Shanghai and Xiamen.
“There will be more regional flights in the pipeline within the year, such as those for the Manila—Chitose airport in Japan and Puerto Princesa—Peking, China services,” PAL Spokesman Cielo Villaluna said.