On October 2nd, 2024, Philippine Airlines will offer its first nonstop service from Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) in Manila, marking the airport's first direct connection to the East Asian island nation. This flight will be operated by the airline's Boeing 777 aircraft and will add to what is already an extensive network of destinations in the United States. Get all the latest aviation news from Simple Flying! These 14-hour flights will cross the International Date Line (IDL), and will, as a result, operate three times weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, providing year-round service between the Pacific Northwest and the thriving Asian capital.
In the return direction, flights will only take 11.5 hours due to stronger prevailing winds. However, they will also follow a red-eye schedule.
A rapidly growing international network from Seattle Manila is the latest in a long series of new international destinations to be added to Seattle-Tacoma's route map in the past calendar year, with Alaska Airlines starting a new service to Liberia, Costa Rica, launching last December. According to The Seattle Times , the launch of tomorrow's Manila service will become the record eighth new international nonstop service to be added this year, including destinations like Toronto and Munich. Seattle would become the airline's 6th US route and 8th North American route.
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