Philippine Airlines

4.5
44 customer reviews
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About Philippine Airlines

Company Information

The airline’s first flight took off in 1941 so the operator has plenty of expertise! Philippine Airlines is based in Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport but other major transport hubs across the country include Clark International Airport in Angeles and Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu.

Routes Served by Philippine Airlines

Domestic Routes

Philippine Airlines service a huge range of destinations within the country as well as internationally. There are around 10 daily flights from Manila to Cebu each day with ticket prices often priced at around PHP2,200 for the hour flight. There are also approximately 10 departures each day from Manila to both Caticlan, from where you can reach the world-famous beaches at Boracay, and Clark. Fares are prices at PHP3,000 and PHP5,000 respectively.

Regional Destinations

The airline also offers a wide range of departures to international destinations across Asia as well as further afield to Australasia, Europe and North America. There is one flight each day to some of the most popular destinations in Indonesia, including Jakarta and Denpasar in Bali. Both can be reached in around four hours with fares typically costing PHP14,000.

Some of the largest transport hubs in Asia are well serviced by Philippine Airlines with four daily flights to both Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The four hour flight often has tickets priced at PHP7,500 and PHP10,000 respectively.

Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is one of Asia’s busiest airports and there are three flights each day from Manila with fares usually costing PHP11,200. There is also one departure per day to Ho Chi Minh City from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport with the three hour flight often priced at PHP11,200.

If you are looking to head further afield then Philippine Airlines has other options which may well suit your schedule. From Manila there are five departures each and every day to Hong Kong, a flight that will take around two and a half hours, costing approximately PHP10,500. Taiwan is another destination that is also well served by Philippine Airlines, there are four daily flights to Taipei which takes just two hours and cost around PHP9,600. Alternatively, you can visit mainland China, with one flight per day to Beijing (five hours), Shanghai (four hours) and Guangzhou (two hours) with fares priced at PHP14,700, PHP12,000 and PHP5,200 respectively.

Travellers looking to visit Japan have the choice of four daily flights to Tokyo, with tickets priced at PHP15,200 for the four hour trip. There is also one departure each day from Manila to Osaka with fares costing around PHP18,600. Those looking to head to Seoul in South Korea have the choice of two direct flights each day, with the four hour flight usually costing PHP13,000.

Worldwide Destinations

Philippine Airlines also offers departure to a wide range of destinations outside of Asia, including daily flights to both Doha and Riyadh costing PHP28,000 and PHP19,000 respectively, with flights to both destinations scheduled to take around 11 hours. Slightly longer is the daily flight to Istanbul in Turkey which lasts 13 hours and passengers can typically buy tickets for around PHP28,000.

Travellers wishing to visit Australia can head to either Sydney or Melbourne on the daily flight from Manila which lasts just over eight hours and tickets are usually available at around PHP30,000 to either destination.

Both direct and indirect flights are available to destinations in North America each day. There is one indirect departure to Montreal each day, which often takes around 22 hours in total, and two daily indirect flights to Toronto. Tickets for these destinations are available for around PHP40,000. Visitors can reach New York with indirect flights but there are two direct departures to Los Angeles each day, with tickets for the 13 hour flight priced at around PHP35,000.

Pros

There is a great range of domestic departures offered by Philippine Airlines that make travelling around the country easier than ever. This can give travellers a good amount of flexibility when planning their trip.

There are often good value deals on tickets available when booking with Philippine Airlines which make the operator more competitive with budget airlines in the region and may make it a more affordable option for budget travellers.

However, the biggest advantage with travelling with Philippine Airlines is the fact that 30kg of baggage is included in your ticket so in many cases the fares are excellent value. This is a generous allowance that will be more than enough for most travellers.

It may also be the case that travelling with Philippine Airlines is actually a similar cost to travelling with a budget airline as you will need to pay additional fees for your luggage, which can often cost almost the same as the ticket itself!

Cons

Compared to some other national airlines, there is a fairly limited range of departure times for international destinations which can cause some inconvenience when planning your trip. In some cases there are only one or two departures each day so this may not suit your schedule, especially if you are hoping to catch a connecting flight. In this situation, it may even be the case that you have to spend the night in a hotel to ensure you are there in time.

Keep in Mind

Philippine Airlines has been voted as one of the world’s top 100 airlines at the recent 2017 SKYTRAX World Airline Awards.

Travellers Reviews

Passengers appreciate the fact that baggage is included in the cost of your ticket and often do not mind paying slightly more for this. Meals are also included which is not the case with many other airlines in the region, especially the budget carriers. When travelling with a budget airline, a seemingly great deal is often misleading once luggage is added to your booking and the overall cost can sometimes be similar when this is taken into account.

It is always worth researching fares as there are frequent deals offered by Philippine Airlines which may make it an affordable option for those on a budget. This is especially true if you will be travelling with a substantial amount of luggage to be placed in the hold as budget airlines will often charge by the kilo, so additional fees can quickly pile up.

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Philippine Airlines Popular Routes

Maguindanao - Manila
07:25, 07:35, 11:20, 11:25, 11:30, 11:40
Cebu - Surigao del Norte
05:35, 05:40, 06:00, 07:00, 08:10, 10:25, 11:40, 14:00, 14:30, 15:40, 20:50, 21:40, 21:55, 22:45, 23:05
Manila - Coron
03:30, 03:40, 03:50, 04:20, 04:25, 04:50, 05:55, 06:00, 06:10, 06:25, 07:40, 07:55, 08:15, 10:05, 10:10, 10:20, 10:25, 10:35, 11:50, 14:00, 14:30, 14:45, 14:55, 15:05, 15:15
Coron - Cebu
08:40, 08:55, 09:00, 09:10, 09:20, 10:50, 11:00, 11:35, 11:45, 11:50, 12:10, 13:40
Cebu - Manila
02:00, 03:45, 04:00, 04:25, 05:00, 05:35, 05:55, 06:25, 06:30, 06:55, 07:30, 08:05, 08:30, 08:45, 08:55, 09:00, 10:25, 10:55, 11:00, 11:05, 12:25, 21:55, 22:05, 22:25, 22:30
Coron - Manila
07:35, 07:45, 07:50, 08:50, 08:55, 09:00, 09:10, 09:20, 09:40, 10:50, 11:00, 12:05, 15:00
Cebu - Coron
02:50, 04:25, 05:35, 06:10, 07:00, 07:30, 07:35, 09:10, 10:00, 13:00, 13:10, 13:20, 13:40, 13:50, 14:10, 14:40, 20:50, 21:00, 21:40, 21:55, 22:45, 22:50, 23:05
Coron - Pampanga
07:50, 09:20, 14:45, 15:50, 16:30, 17:10
Manila - Puerto Princesa
04:15, 04:55, 05:05, 05:10, 08:15, 09:00, 10:55, 11:00, 11:15, 11:40, 11:55, 12:10, 12:30, 15:55, 16:00, 18:00, 18:05, 19:45, 20:05, 20:20
Puerto Princesa - Manila
06:35, 07:10, 07:20, 11:00, 13:05, 13:10, 13:50, 14:00, 14:05, 15:25, 18:20, 20:05, 20:10, 20:15, 22:10, 22:15, 22:30
Puerto Princesa - Cebu
06:00, 07:20, 11:50, 12:40, 13:00, 13:10, 13:50, 14:00, 14:05, 15:25, 16:00, 18:20, 20:05, 20:10, 20:15, 22:10, 22:15
Surigao del Norte - Cebu
07:00, 07:10, 07:20, 09:00, 09:25, 09:30, 11:45, 12:45, 13:00, 14:10, 15:40, 15:50, 16:00, 16:15, 17:00
Manila - Cebu
03:25, 03:30, 03:40, 03:50, 03:55, 04:10, 04:20, 04:25, 04:30, 04:50, 04:55, 05:00, 05:20, 05:55, 06:05, 06:25, 06:40, 07:35, 08:15, 08:30, 08:40, 08:50, 09:30, 10:40, 20:30
Cebu - Puerto Princesa
02:00, 02:50, 03:45, 04:00, 04:25, 05:35, 05:55, 06:00, 06:30, 07:30, 08:30, 08:40, 08:55, 10:00, 10:50, 11:00, 11:10, 14:00, 14:30, 16:35, 20:50, 22:45
Pampanga - Coron
15:05, 15:35, 18:15, 18:50
Dumaguete - Manila
06:05, 10:50, 10:55, 11:00, 11:10, 13:20, 13:45, 14:50, 15:50, 16:30, 16:40, 16:50, 17:40
Cebu - Aklan
02:00, 02:50, 03:45, 04:00, 04:25, 05:00, 05:30, 05:35, 05:55, 06:10, 06:30, 07:00, 08:40, 09:40, 12:00, 13:00, 16:20, 17:20
Manila - Aklan
05:05, 05:40, 06:05, 07:35, 07:40, 07:50, 08:10, 08:15, 08:30, 08:35, 08:45, 09:30, 09:45, 10:25, 10:55, 11:05, 11:10, 11:25, 11:35, 11:50, 12:55, 13:30, 13:35, 14:10, 17:10, 17:15
Surigao del Norte - Manila
07:00, 07:10, 07:20, 07:25, 09:25, 09:30, 11:40, 11:45, 12:45
Aklan - Cebu
07:40, 09:10, 09:35, 09:40, 09:50, 10:30, 10:50, 11:30, 11:35, 12:00, 12:15, 12:20, 12:25, 12:35, 12:55, 13:20, 13:30, 13:40, 14:00, 14:45, 16:00, 16:05, 16:15, 16:30
Manila - Surigao del Norte
03:30, 04:55, 05:20, 09:10, 09:45, 09:50, 10:30, 13:00, 13:10, 13:45, 16:45, 19:25, 20:35, 21:15, 21:30, 21:35, 21:40, 21:45, 22:00, 22:20, 23:15, 23:30
Bohol - Manila
08:30, 10:50, 11:20, 11:30, 11:40, 16:10, 16:15, 17:25, 17:45, 18:00, 21:45, 21:50, 21:55
Manila - Bohol
06:25, 08:50, 09:10, 09:20, 09:25, 09:30, 14:05, 15:10, 15:15, 19:10, 19:45, 20:00, 22:10, 22:20, 23:05, 23:10
Manila - Dumaguete
04:10, 08:25, 08:30, 08:40, 08:45, 09:05, 11:15, 11:40, 12:15, 12:30, 13:30, 13:45, 13:55
Aklan - Manila
06:50, 07:20, 07:30, 07:40, 08:50, 09:20, 09:35, 09:40, 10:30, 11:35, 12:15, 12:35, 12:50, 12:55, 13:05, 13:15, 13:25, 13:30, 13:40, 14:00, 14:25, 14:30, 14:50, 15:20, 19:10, 19:15
Manila - Laoag
03:25, 03:30, 03:40, 03:50, 04:10, 04:20, 04:25, 04:30, 07:25, 08:15, 11:25, 11:35, 11:50, 12:30, 14:00, 16:45, 18:05, 18:40, 19:15, 19:20, 19:25, 20:35, 21:15, 22:00
Manila - Davao
02:20, 03:30, 03:35, 04:55, 05:00, 06:05, 06:30, 06:35, 06:50, 07:00, 08:50, 09:25, 10:15, 11:35, 12:25, 13:00, 14:40, 15:00, 15:10, 15:40, 17:10, 17:45, 18:40
Manila - Butuan
04:40, 04:45, 13:30, 14:00, 17:15, 17:35, 20:35, 21:15, 21:30, 21:40, 21:45, 22:50
Manila - Bacolod
04:05, 04:10, 04:25, 04:30, 08:05, 08:15, 08:45, 08:55, 12:05, 12:10, 12:25, 12:30, 13:10, 15:05, 15:55, 16:20, 16:25, 16:30, 18:40, 19:00, 19:25, 19:50, 20:20, 20:35, 20:45, 21:20, 21:35, 22:00, 23:45
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Philippine Airlines Stations

Suvarnabhumi AirportChiang Mai AirportKoh Samui AirportPhuket AirportRayong AirportGuangzhou Baiyun AirportVientiane AirportBacolod Silay AirportBasco AirportBandar Seri Begawan AirportButuan AirportCotabato AirportKolkata AirportLapu Lapu AirportSoekarno Hatta AirportBandaranaike AirportClark International AirportCatarman National AirportCalbayog AirportDumaguete Sibulan AirportDipolog AirportDenpasar AirportDavao AirportFukuoka AirportDabolim AirportHanoi Noi Bai AirportHiroshima AirportHong Kong AirportHaneda AirportIncheon AirportQuanzhou Jinjiang AirportKaohsiung AirportKansai International AirportKalibo AirportKochi Airport JapanKuala Lumpur AirportLaoag AirportMacau AirportMatsumoto AirportManila AirportCaticlan AirportChubu Centrair AirportNarita AirportOzamiz City AirportPagadian AirportBeijing Capital AirportPhnom Penh AirportPuerto Princesa AirportBusan AirportShanghai Pudong AirportRoxas City AirportSandakan AirportHo Chi Minh AirportSingapore AirportSemarang AirportMelbourne Airport AustraliaPerth AirportSurabaya AirportShenzhen Baoan AirportTaoyuan AirportDarwin AirportDoha AirportQueen Aliya Amman JordanXiamen AirportSydney Airport AustraliaBohol Panglao AirportIloilo International AirportCagayan de Oro AirportDubai International AirportAbu Dhabi AirportCharles de Gaulle AirportAmsterdam Schiphol AirportVienna AirportBusuanga AirportDel Carmen AirportTacloban airportGeneral Santos AirportTuguegarao AirportZamboanga AirportSurigao AirportMinistro Pistarini AirportBrisbane AirportManama AirportRio Galeao AirportSao Paulo Guarulhos AirportQuebec AirportMontreal AirportVancouver AirportCalgary AirportVictoria Airport CanadaToronto Pearson AirportSantiago Airport ChileBogota AirportJuan Santamaria AirportPuerto Plata AirportCairo AirportBarcelona AirportValencia Airport SpainBirmingham Airport UKLondon Gatwick AirportHagatna AirportBen Gurion AirportMilan Malpensa AirportKuwait City AirportVieux Fort AirportMexico City AirportSan Jose del Cabo AirportCancun AirportWellington AirportTocumen AirportLima AirportPort Moresby AirportTawitawi AirportKrakow AirportLuis Munoz Marin AirportPorto AirportLisbon AirportDammam AirportRiyadh AirportTabuk AirportSan Salvador AirportSabiha Gokcen AirportIstanbul New AirportJohn F Kennedy AirportLos Angeles AirportMiami AirportOntario AirportSan Francisco AirportSanta Ana AirportSanta Rosa AirportHonolulu AirportEvelio Javier AirportTanjung Pandan AirportBerlin Brandenburg AirportSiem Reap Angkor International Airport

Philippine Airlines Company Reviews

C F
Smooths ride
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Aug 11, 2022
M N
Smooth ride througout until we got to Busuanga which the clouds caused some turbulence
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, May 31, 2022
R A
Thanks you i have a safe and smooth trip. God bless
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Nov 28, 2020
A B
Very good experience.
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Nov 1, 2020
L O
Everything is coordinated and well superb and for the customer care support- add to the deligths of your services and makes me feel comfortable. Thank you.. Regrds/Fernando Romblon the payor in behalf of the passenger. Shinei & Lilibeth.
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Oct 15, 2020
E M
Busuanga Airport is very small, very hot and very loud, but lots of seats, a few shops. Flight was smooth, comfortable and from window seat, great views of islands and sea. Check-in bag weight is 10 kg, 200 peso per kg over that.
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Feb 8, 2020
R P
The information when you take the ticket is not clear. I didn’t know the luggage I was able to take, and worst of all, I search for a Coron- Manila flight, and I bought one to Clark, and I realized later. It should be more clear!
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Feb 6, 2020
S F
On time, nice staff, ok airplane, good price
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Jan 19, 2020
M J
The flight departure was on schedule, no delays... And the arrival to Manila was earlier by 10 minutes.... Thanks..
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Jan 2, 2020
K M
Everything except the high expanses for the luggages was good
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Dec 8, 2019
A S
Was good
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Sep 2, 2019
E T
Flight was early to arrive and early to depart... 15 minute early arrival in Manila! This was a first for me in the Philippines.
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Apr 3, 2019
J M
On time.
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Mar 8, 2019
S C
Great quick service.
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Mar 6, 2019
J A
Good flight and on time. I wish 12go had suggested options for the overnight boat as well. I might have chosen that option. That said, the flight was good, on time and well-priced.
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Jan 29, 2019
M V
okay
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Dec 2, 2018
T L
Smooth 1 hour flight.. overweight bags inconveniently sent as frieght. I prepaid and it wasnt enough
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Oct 11, 2018
B M
Airport security is hugely excessive making me late for check in. No prior warning of this
flight Economy, Philippine Airlines, Aug 27, 2018
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4.5
44 customer reviews
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95.5% of 44 travelers were presumably happy with Philippine Airlines as they left good or no review