PAL, Hawaiian Air forge code-sharing deal

MANILA, Philippines - The national carrier has entered into a codeshare agreement with Hawaiian Airlines to provide a convenient link between the Philippines and Hawaii.

“Philippine Airlines (PAL) is proud to forge a codeshare partnership with Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu in O‘ahu to the inter-island points of L?hu‘e, Hilo, Kona, and Maui. From these points, passengers can visit other neighboring island destinations including Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i Island,” PAL president and chief operating officer Jaime Bautista said in a statement.

A codeshare agreement is an aviation business arrangement involving two or more airlines sharing the same flight.

Under such arrangement, each airline will publish and market the flight under its own airline designator and flight number as part of its published time table or schedule.

Hawaiian Airlines is the first US carrier to become PAL’s codeshare partner.