Philippine Airlines , more commonly known as PAL, is the flag carrier for the Asian nation of the Philippines . The country is home to more than 115 million inhabitants, spread across 2,000 of the 7,641 islands of the Filipino archipelago. The airline was founded in 1941 and remains the oldest commercial airline in Asia.
Most of its operations center around Manila (MNL); however, it maintains secondary hubs in Cebu and Davao. According to the Pew Research Centre , around 4.1 million Filipino Americans now reside in the United States, accounting for 17% of the total Asian American population.
Most Filipino immigrants are naturalized US citizens (75% %), and more are U.S.-born (52%) compared with other Asian groups studied.
Philippine Airlines operates a robust network in the United States Given the sizeable Filipino diaspora, it's no surprise that Philippine Airlines maintains a robust network of flights to the United States. This October, the Filipino flag carrier will operate 303 flights between Manila and the US, with its only direct competition being United Airlines to San Francisco International Airport , and Guam . United launched the first US carrier nonstop service to Manila recently, but the Philippine government says more is needed.
Get all the latest airline route news right here Given PR's dedication to serving the United States, Simple Flying decided to dig into the carrier's six direct US gateways for this October and crunched the numbers with data from online av.
