PAL to fly to Phnom Penh, Hanoi, New Delhi

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/08/010819_pal.jpg"/><figcaption>A Philippine Airlines jet is shown at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- (UPDATE) Philippine Airlines will fly to Phnom Penh, Hanoi and New Delhi starting early this year, taking advantage of growing demand for air travel, its president, Jaime Bautista said Tuesday.The new flights will position Manila as hub for those traveling from the US to Southeast Asia and South Asia, Bautista told reporters.The airline will fly from Manila to the Vietnamese capital starting March 31, to the Cambodian capital starting April 1 and to the Indian capital non-stop in the second week of April, Bautista said.&quot;In opening this new routes Philippine Airlines is making a strategic decision to go beyond our traditional service of point to point market,&quot; Bautista said.A direct flight to India, an emerging economic power will &quot;improve the Philippines&#x27; connectivity with the global economy,&quot; he said.The flag carrier recently took deliver of Airbus A350 and 321neo jets as it <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/12/18/pal-holdings-net-loss-narrows-as-revenues-rise">narrowed its losses</a> in the third quarter of 2018. It also secured a a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/09/18/pal-becomes-philippines-first-4-star-airline">4 star rating</a> from industry group Skytrax the first for a Filipino carrier.The airline also revamped its <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/27/18/pal-taps-pope-francis-caterer-in-quest-for-5-star-rating">business class</a> offering, tapping pioneer caterer Glenda Barretto fo Via Mare and chefs Jessie Sincioco, Fernando Aracama, Myrna Segismundo and Miko Aspiras.PAL is urging the government to &quot;fast track&quot; the development of Sangley Airport to cater to smaller airplanes and is supportive of the broader push to develop the country&#x27;s airports, Bautista said.&quot;We welcome new airports. We support the government in these projects. All these developments, we think, will really support the requirements of the airline industry,&quot; Bautista said.The airline incurred &quot;additional costs&quot; to comply with requirements of the US Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration, he said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/26/18/dotr-ph-govt-working-on-stricter-security-measures-at-naia">DOTr: PH gov&#x27;t working on stricter security measures at NAIA</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/24/18/neda-board-oks-concession-agreement-for-bulacan-international-airport">NEDA Board Oks concession agreement for Bulacan airport</a></li></ul>

The flag carrier recently took deliver of Airbus A350 and 321neo jets as it narrowed its losses in the third quarter of 2018. It also secured a a 4 star rating from industry group Skytrax the first for a Filipino airline.

The flag carrier recently took deliver of Airbus A350 and 321neo jets as it narrowed its losses in the third quarter of 2018. It also secured a a 4 star rating from industry group Skytrax the first for a Filipino airline.

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PAL to fly to Phnom Penh, Hanoi, New Delhi

PAL to fly to Phnom Penh, Hanoi, New Delhi

Jessica Fenol,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 08, 2019 12:04 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 08, 2019 03:14 PM PHT

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