PAL Anniversary Sale: PER-JFK return J $4849; PER/MEL/SYD/BNE-MNL return J $2070-2180

[Melburnian1]

Bookings of many airlines have been badly hit by the virus as Asian airline PR today announced a US$208 million loss last year, its highest ever.

However this airline (NH of Japan owns between five and 10 per cent) has just announced (to 15 March) a sale on its ex-Australia routes via its website. Make sure you select country 'Australia' on the site.

Travel is from April to 10 December, and includes a wide range of destinations.

It's much cheaper on PR via MNL to BKK than another deal another AFFer posted in this section from BA.

Oz to YVR (say from SYD, A$4280 return or BNE, A$4500 return in J) seems a good fare, and not much more to JFK.

PR flies A333s ex MEL and SYD, 1-2-1 Thompson Vantage XL lie flats in J, while its A321neos are on the BNE and soon to restart PER routes with Australia's only offering of 2-2 lie-flats in J.

It has a far more extensive Japanese network than QFi or JQi. 'Open jaw' fares where one flies into one city and out of another, and purchases a Japan Rail Pass for the surface travel, makes a great holiday (notwithstanding problems in Japan with the virus.)

Between MNL and LHR or JFK, it's a new A359 with 1-2-1 also in J, 2-3-2 in W and 2-4-2 in whY.

If you visit or telephone a Filipino travel agent - there are quite a few in Oz - most will be able to beat the website prices.

Many won't want to travel now, largely because of the risk in being 'locked out' of Australia, but if you're confident that it will (to use a bad pun) 'blow over', then save yourself some many dollars compared with flying with expensive QFi and book on a good carrier like PR.

 

[Mrmaxwell]

Bookings of many airlines have been badly hit by the virus as Asian airline PR today announced a US$208 million loss last year, its highest ever.

Corona virus wouldn't have anything to do with a loss last year...just bad management!

I don't mind PR for short domestic hops but can't get past their non-existent lounge network, terrible Terminal 2 in MNL and no useful FF programme...I'll stick with OW.

 

[Melburnian1]

..I don't mind PR for short domestic hops but can't get past their non-existent lounge network, terrible Terminal 2 in MNL and no useful FF programme...I'll stick with OW.

Fair enough, but for those whop prefer BFOD, these fares are very good value. Agree T2 MNL is very poor, but other factors once one is on board more than compensate. That terminal is only a little more than 20 years old: appalling design, no restaurants, pathetic shops...overall I feel like I'm in a public hospital.

QF is second rate but hard for FF like you to abandon it given its network. Wish you luck in redeeming points.

 

[jase05]

Fair enough, but for those whop prefer BFOD, these fares are very good value. Agree T2 MNL is very poor, but other factors once one is on board more than compensate. That terminal is only a little more than 20 years old: appalling design, no restaurants, pathetic shops...overall I feel like I'm in a public hospital.

QF is second rate but hard for FF like you to abandon it given its network. Wish you luck in redeeming points.

Exactly, PR has its faults like all airlines but effectively you are getting 2 for 1 to JFK compared to QF. I’m not sure I can justify a few QFF points for the price difference.

 

[Melburnian1]

17 March 2020
PAL Advisory #34

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