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Philippine Airlines is resuming flights between Manila and Xiamen beginning January 13, 2023
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The reopening of scheduled service to mainland China marks almost three years after the service was paused due to COVID-related border restrictions
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Starting with one flight per week operating every Friday, the PAL route to Xiamen will build up frequencies over time, in line with the easing of restrictions and applicable government authorizations
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The flag carrier will deploy Airbus A330-300 aircraft on the Xiamen route
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is resuming flights to China starting with Xiamen on January 13, 2023, after a pause of almost three years due to COVID-related travel restrictions.
Starting with one flight per week operating every Friday, the PAL route to Xiamen will build up frequencies over time, in line with the easing of restrictions and applicable government authorizations.
“The reopening of our Manila-Xiamen service is a happy development as we welcome the new year, and a good start for the restoration of our flights to and from the Chinese mainland. Philippine Airlines is continuously working towards flying back to more cities in China, with our goal of operating the largest network of flights between the Philippines and multiple cities in mainland China,” PAL vice president for sales Bud Britanico said in a statement.
“Moving forward, we are excited to serve more customers and strengthen the warm and friendly relations that unite the Chinese and Filipino people,” he added.
The flag carrier will deploy Airbus A330-300 aircraft on the Xiamen route.
During the pandemic, PAL operated a series of authorized regular charter flights to Nanjing (from July 2020 to September 2022), Hangzhou (August 2022 to September 2022), Tianjin (from July 2022 to August 2022) and Wuhan (from August 2022 to present), while scheduled services on the airline’s regular routes were suspended.
Before the start of the COVID-19 closures, PAL had previously served five cities in China, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Quanzhou (Jinjiang).
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