Philippines Airlines and Emirates have signed an interline agreement which will benefit both air carriers' passengers.
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines has made reciprocal agreement with Emirates Airline to boost connectivity for passengers.
Passengers of both carriers will have access to each other's networks via Manila and Dubai using a single ticket and a common baggage policy.
PAL said that the reciprocal interline partnership, which is now in effect, will provide Emirates' passengers access to 19 Philippine domestic destinations operated by Philippine Airlines, including Cotabato, Davao, Iloilo, Kalibo and more, as well as two Asian regional points via Manila.
While PAL passengers will benefit from access to Emirates' global network and seamlessly connect to 21 cities operated by Emirates including Cairo, Frankfurt, Casablanca and London via Dubai.
PAL said that travel itineraries can be booked on philippineairlines.com , emirates.com , the Emirates and PAL mobile apps, and with online travel agents (OTAs).
"We are happy to embark on this new interline partnership with Emirates that expands the choices available to Philippine Airlines passengers, who now gain easier access to more destinations across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa via our flights to Dubai. We are eager to expand our reach to various international markets and exciting destinations and help stimulate business and tourist travel for global citizens, as well as provide better service to our fellow Filipinos living and working in overseas nations," PAL Vice President for Sales Bud Britanico commented.
Adnan Kasim, Emirates' Chief Commercial Officer on his part said, "Philippines is one of our strongest consumer markets and we're pleased to sign a new interline agreement with the country's flag carrier. The partnership with Philippine Airlines will help open new links for trade and tourism that will drive more inbound traffic into the Philippines and Emirates' footprint in East Asia. We look forward to serving our partner airline's customers with additional travel choices to Emirates destinations across the Middle East, Europe as well as Americas, and to expanding our cooperation with plans to include additional points via Cebu in the coming months."
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