Flag carrier Philippine Airlines is reviving flights between Cebu and Los Angeles, United States, on May 2 this year.
PAL said the reintroduction of the route, which was suspended on May 2017 due to weak volume, would restore the only direct link between Visayas and the mainland US. Flying time from Cebu to LA will be 14 hours, PAL said.
The flag carrier said it would fly three times per week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) using its 370-seater Boeing 777-300ER.
“Our upcoming service from Cebu to LA is a vivid demonstration of our commitment to build up Mactan, Cebu, as a global aviation hub, a dynamic gateway, not only to domestic points, but to major international destinations,” PAL president and chief operating officer Gilbert Santa Maria said in a statement.
“Los Angeles and the USA now joins Tokyo, Osaka, Bangkok, Nagoya and Seoul in the list of PAL overseas destinations served from Cebu,” he added.
The launch of the new service will increase PAL’s network to a total of 64 flights weekly to the US, Canada and the US territory of Guam. INQ