Emirates and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have signed an interline agreement. The move is aimed at boosting connectivity for passengers of both carriers to new points on each other’s networks via Manila and Dubai, using a single ticket and one baggage policy.
The reciprocal interline partnership provides Emirates’ passengers access to 19 Philippine domestic destinations operated by PAL, including Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Cotabato, Davao, Iloilo, Kalibo and more, as besides two Asian regional points via Manila. PAL’s passengers also benefit from access to Emirates’ network. They can connect to 21 cities operated by Emirates beyond Dubai to European destinations such as London, Rome, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Paris, Kuwait, Jeddah and other points in the Middle East, Africa and India.
Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ chief commercial officer said: “The Philippines is one of our strongest consumer markets and we’re pleased to sign a new interline agreement with the country’s flag carrier. The partnership with Philippine Airlines will help open new links for trade and tourism that will drive more inbound traffic into the market, and expand Emirates’ footprint in East Asia. We look forward to serving our partner airline’s customers with additional travel choices to Emirates destinations across the Middle East, Europe as well as the Americas, and to expanding our cooperation with plans to include additional points via Cebu in the coming months.”
Emirates first started operations in Manila in 1990, and has since expanded its network to include Cebu and Clark. The airline currently serves the Philippines with 25 weekly flights to the three gateways.
With the addition of its agreement with PAL, Emirates takes its interline partners up to 120 air carriers. The airline also has 27 codeshare partners. Travel itineraries can be booked on both airline websites, the Emirates and PAL mobile apps, or via online and offline travel agents.
For more information, visit www.emirates.com or www.philippineairlines.com.
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