Philippine Airlines (PAL), the country’s flag-carrier airline, has become the latest partner for Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), allowing transoceanic passengers to book single-ticket journeys that include flights on both carriers.
The partnership was officially launched last Tuesday, November 4.
These new travel options are currently available through PAL and other third-party booking websites.
These additional interline itineraries now bring access between the network of airports served by Southwest Airlines and Philippine Airlines across the Philippines, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.
The airline said Southwest now connects travelers through the carriers' shared gateway airports, Los Angeles (LAX), Seattle/Tacoma (SEA), San Francisco (SFO), and in Honolulu, Oahu (NHL) where the carrier operates four dozen interisland arrivals and departures a day.
"Our interline partnership with Southwest Airlines enables seamless connections and single-ticket journeys across both of our networks," said PAL Vice President - Revenue Management Christoph Gaertner.
"As we continue to expand PAL's global reach, this collaboration provides more travel options and greater flexibility, giving our guests access to a wider range of destinations in the United States."
"Each airline partnership brings unique and incremental reach to places around the globe for both carriers and gives more consumers an opportunity to begin or end their journey with Southwest," added Andrew Watterson, Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer.
"With nearly 90 flights daily that touch the Hawaiian Islands and as California's largest air carrier, Southwest is positioned like no other airline in serving Philippine Airlines' passengers arriving or departing the United States.”
The flag carrier stated that the partnership underscores PAL's long-standing commitment to expand regional access and support the growing demand for convenient travel options between the Philippines and the United States.
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