Philippine Airlines (split topic)

[ELISHASAM 0]

ANYONE HERE EXPERIENCE PHILIPPINE AIRLINES?

ANYONE HERE EXPERIENCE PHILIPPINE AIRLINES?

[Ryan H 3,790]

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[novedsac 355]

yes, business trip from dubai to manila a few years ago. one of the worst flight experiences of my life. you couldn't pay me enough to fly pal again. for a domestic flight where it's usually an hour or less it would be tolerable. for international flights - better to stick with world-class carriers.

[Mike-eeh and Odie 192]

PAL Sucks. We use EVA, Delta and Emirates for our air travel to and from Asia.

[clairegie 265]

I used PAL 4 months ago. Planes are of course not as good as Delta, AA, etc. but flight attendants are kinder and the food is better imo. Don't get your hopes up too high about in flight entertainment.

[MatthewSheryl 0]

PAL has always been good for us within PH for US - PH I really like ANA

[bowens44 213]

Flew them Manila to Bacolod and back. Short trip but no complaints. The flight was pleasant and the employees were friendly and helpful. Phil to US I like Korean Air or JAL.

[teddy k 35]

Hi everybody good day to all, I would never fly PAL again the last time i did i was stuck in barocay for 18hrs cuz they were scared to fly in the rain while cebu air was flying all day but couldn't book a flight out ruined my honeymoon

[madtownguy 164]

I haven't flown PAL and will never try. Their lines are always crazy long at the airport. Their prices aren't anything special. I fly China Southern, Delta or use expedia.

[Ryan H 3,790]

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[tolitzpogi 37]

Almost all my flights to and from the Philippines were with PAL (3 round trips and 1 one-way trip). I have experienced flying with Asiana Airlines and China Airlines, and I must say, the only advantage of flying PAL was the straight flight with no stop-overs (14 hours). The food was decent but you would probably suffer dehydration due to their skimpy serving of water after a meal (and it was an effort to get a second cup, much less a third or a fourth to make the food go down).

ALL my PAL flights were delayed (Filipino time at work? haha), Staff was friendly and helpful. Tickets were pricey compared to other Asian airlines.

I guess another advantage of flying PAL was that you almost always disembark at Terminal 2 at NAIA, which was much better than the chaotic Terminal 1 where the other international flights I took went.

If you don't mind layovers in other countries, I would avoid PAL and choose Asiana Airlines instead (there is a free tour of Incheon and/or Seoul if you have more than 5 hours between connecting flights). China Airlines is also decent, with a shorter flight compared to other non-PAL airlines if you can get that itinerary, since the connecting airport is in Taipei, 2 hours flight away from Manila.

If you want to get the Manila fast, the straight flight of PAL with no stopovers can't be beat.

Edited June 12, 2015 by tolitzpogi

[Isabela 20]

I have taken PAL a couple of times from San Francisco to Manila and back. It was a great flight. The trick to avoid the long lines is to get there 4 hours early. Then go have dinner and a drink. The nice thing about PAL is it has non stops from LAX and SFO. I will always take it if the price is right as sometimes they are too expensive.

[VOL 425]

I have taken PAL a couple of times from San Francisco to Manila and back. It was a great flight. The trick to avoid the long lines is to get there 4 hours early. Then go have dinner and a drink. The nice thing about PAL is it has non stops from LAX and SFO. I will always take it if the price is right as sometimes they are too expensive.

The real trick to avoid any line in USA or Japan or PHilippines is to get your doctor to write you prescription for handicap parking tags, and take them to airport. Like in Japan or PHilippines once you get to airport the will take you to the front of the line and never have to wait. They will even fill out your immigration forms for you......