Jollygoodfellow Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 I did a test search from Brisbane to Cebu and return for next month, only $693. Only problem is one has to go through Manila but probably the cheapest way from Brisbane at the moment. Philippine Airlines expands Australian presence with flights to 3 more cities MANILA, Philippines - Flag carrier Philippine Airlines will expand its Australian presence starting this month by adding Darwin, Perth and Brisbane to the roster of flights. The additional routes bring to five the number of PAL’s connections to Australia, including Sydney and Melbourne, and the flag carrier’s international destinations to 39. “The new connections are envisioned to increase passenger traffic between the Philippines and Australia and strengthen bilateral ties between both countries. Return flights from these cities make Manila an ideal gateway to popular Asian destinations like Hong Kong, China, Japan and Korea and a jump-off point to the country‘s top travel spots,” PAL president Ramon Ang said. PAL serves the Manila-Perth-Manila service via Darwin four times weekly. The Manila-Brisbane-Manila service via Darwin is thrice weekly. While flights to Darwin and Perth are maiden journeys, the flight to Brisbane marks PAL’s third return to the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. PAL operated the Manila-Brisbane route in 1982 to 1998, and reopened briefly in 2009 until 2010 before this year’s return. PAL had an inaugural flight to Sydney on Oct. 6, 1965 while and the maiden service to Melbourne commenced on Sept. 9, 1971. The airline now deploys 7,400 seats a week on these routes, making it the largest carrier between the Philippines and Australia. The frequencies will benefit the 300,000 Filipinos who reside Down Under and the 5,000 Australian expatriates in the Philippines. Last year, 191,150 Australian nationals visited the Philippines, making Australia the country’s sixth-largest tourism market. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Graham Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Every Monday I get this in an email. Short notice booking but cheap. http://philippineairlinespromos.com/edm/03JUNEMONDAY_MADNESS/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Same old story. If a foreigner is making money then a filipino will copy it. Philippine Airlines is now doing what Jet Star has been doing for some time. They must be making money at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozepete Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Every Monday I get this in an email. Short notice booking but cheap. http://philippineairlinespromos.com/edm/03JUNEMONDAY_MADNESS/ Has anyone actually booked one of these low cost flights? I tried Manila-Bris-Manila with various dates etc., this morning and couldn't get anywhere after several hours of trying... is it just a sucker promo? At $100.00 return it was obviously too good to be true :as-if: Edited June 3, 2013 by ozepete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Graham Posted June 3, 2013 Posted June 3, 2013 Having looked into it a bit deeper I found this page on philair http://www1.philippineairlines.com/special-offers/monday-madness/ The price jumps a lot reminds me of RyanAir in the UK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted June 5, 2013 Author Posted June 5, 2013 Every Monday I get this in an email. Short notice booking but cheap. http://philippineairlinespromos.com/edm/03JUNEMONDAY_MADNESS/ Has anyone actually booked one of these low cost flights? I tried Manila-Bris-Manila with various dates etc., this morning and couldn't get anywhere after several hours of trying... is it just a sucker promo? At $100.00 return it was obviously too good to be true :as-if: Well I did a test just for any date in july and the fare is $80. :) Now look at the extra cost and what it is Total AUD $572.98 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThommoPerth Posted June 5, 2013 Posted June 5, 2013 Same old story. If a foreigner is making money then a filipino will copy it. Philippine Airlines is now doing what Jet Star has been doing for some time. They must be making money at it. Jetstar dont go from Perth to Manila via Darwin, they go via Singapore which is much longer withlay overs and more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i am bob Posted June 6, 2013 Posted June 6, 2013 Every Monday I get this in an email. Short notice booking but cheap. http://philippineairlinespromos.com/edm/03JUNEMONDAY_MADNESS/ Has anyone actually booked one of these low cost flights? I tried Manila-Bris-Manila with various dates etc., this morning and couldn't get anywhere after several hours of trying... is it just a sucker promo? At $100.00 return it was obviously too good to be true :as-if: Well I did a test just for any date in july and the fare is $80. :) fare.jpg Now look at the extra cost and what it is surcharge.jpg Total AUD $572.98 Yeah, but all the hidden charges are on the Australian end... You have to find somewhere to fly to that has lower hidden charges! :mocking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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