PAL resumes daily Mla-KL flights in June

MANILA, Philippines - Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to resume flights to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from Manila in June.

In a statement, PAL said the daily flights to Kuala Lumpur will be available beginning June 8.

Flight PR 525 will depart Manila every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 7:25 a.m. and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 11 a.m. local time, while return flight PR 526 will leave Kuala Lumpur on the same days at 12:10 p.m., local time, and touch down in Manila at 3:50 p.m.

PR 527, meanwhile, will depart Manila on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 3 p.m. local time. The return service PR 528 will leave Kuala Lumpur on the same days at 4 p.m. local time and land in Manila at 7:30 p.m.

PAL will be utilizing the 199-seater Airbus 321 which has 12 seats in business class, 18 in premium economy and 169 in regular economy for the flights.

“The resumption of PAL flights between Manila and Kuala Lumpur will help foster economic and cultural ties between the Philippines and Malaysia. Most importantly, it addresses the clamor for a direct service between the two capital cities,” PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista said.

“Through PAL flights and code-share partners, we can carry passenger traffic from Kuala Lumpur to China, Japan, South Pacific and North America and thus enhance our Asean network,” he added.

Malaysia currently has close to 800,000 overseas Filipino workers.

It is also ranked as the ninth destination of choice in the world and second in the Asean region next to Singapore.

PAL’s decision to resume daily flights between Kuala Lumpur and Manila comes as the carrier is modernizing its fleet and expanding operations.

With the non-stop service, travelers from Kuala Lumpur have the option to not just stay in Manila, but also to connect to PAL’s other domestic and international points.

PAL’s flight network currently covers 29 domestic and 44 international destinations in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, US and Europe (London).