philipines Travel Ban Due to Coronavirus

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, RO_AH said:

I fly direct from Honolulu tomorrow. Thankfully no problem. I already pre-checked.

Ya you do have an edge living in Hawaii.   I do miss Hawaii Airlines flying to the Philippines from the mainland.. 

Edited February 14, 2020 by Hank_

[AlaMike 257]

19 hours ago, RT&MB said:

Delta has flights through Seoul.  I'm going over in April and I'm just hoping we don't have the same situation by then.  

Headed there in April myself. Manila to Legazpi then ending up in Libon.

 

[RT&MB 27]

6 minutes ago, AlaMike said:

Headed there in April myself. Manila to Legazpi then ending up in Libon.

 

Small world!  Her Mom lives in Bato.  I've been there several times.  It's a beautiful area!  

 

[AlaMike 257]

Just now, RT&MB said:

Small world!  Her Mom lives in Bato.  I've been there several times.  It's a beautiful area!  

 

Yes, just a little North.

I hope this Corona ####### is calmed down by then. And more airlines are do not stop travel.

By the way, I'm in Alabama, just South of Bham.

[RT&MB 27]

3 minutes ago, AlaMike said:

Yes, just a little North.

I hope this Corona ####### is calmed down by then. And more airlines are do not stop travel.

By the way, I'm in Alabama, just South of Bham.

Yes, me too.  

 

Nice!  Not to far apart.  There isn't a very large Filipino population in Panama City so I moved down to Orlando last fall.  I need to update the profile.  We wanted the kids (14 & 15) to be able to assimilate as easily as possible.  

 

Good luck on the interview!!!

[Dean81 5]

Seems like they lifted the ban on flights to Taiwan. We rebooked with EVA Air.

Edited February 19, 2020 by Dean81

[Milmauka 80]

On 2/13/2020 at 11:38 PM, Hank_ said:

Ya you do have an edge living in Hawaii.   I do miss Hawaii Airlines flying to the Philippines from the mainland.. 

BUT, cheaper to fly from continental U.S. than Hawaii to Philippines.

[RO_AH 1,684]

On 2/13/2020 at 11:38 PM, Hank_ said:

Ya you do have an edge living in Hawaii.   I do miss Hawaii Airlines flying to the Philippines from the mainland.. 

Late to reply. I just got back. I really miss Hawaiian Airlines too but honestly their service has really gotten bad lately so I enjoy flying Philippine Airlines now. Their planes are much better now that the first time I flew with them and now I fly Premium Economy which is well worth the extra money. Better food, bigger screen, larger seats, priority check in, priority bags, heavier bags allowed.

[RO_AH 1,684]

On 2/25/2020 at 2:49 AM, Milmauka said:

BUT, cheaper to fly from continental U.S. than Hawaii to Philippines.

Sorry but that's just not true. I just checked now from LAX and from HNL and HNL was about $200 cheaper.

[nykolos 711]

I have a PAL flight booked from LAX to Cebu on May 26th, it's a non stop flight, I'm really hoping it's NOT cancelled! 

 

[kumbaya 139]

21 hours ago, nykolos said:

I have a PAL flight booked from LAX to Cebu on May 26th, it's a non stop flight, I'm really hoping it's NOT cancelled! 

 

we also booked a direct flight using PAL, from manila to nyc, for next week though. i think PAL is the best option now to avoid complications. well worth the extra $100-200 it would cost for a 1-stop ticket 

 

hoping this virus stuff calms down

Edited March 12, 2020 by kumbaya

[nykolos 711]

5 hours ago, kumbaya said:

well worth the extra $100-200 it would cost for a 1-stop ticket 

 

Agree 100%.. I for one would never book a overseas flight if it wasn't non stop, the money you save is NOT worth the inconvenience, the waiting, disembarking/boarding and worrying over whether your luggage was transferred to the right plane... No thanks, I'll gladly pay a couple hundred more.