PAL, SIA offer more flight options via codeshare deal

Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have recently signed a new codeshare partnership agreement to accommodate more flight options for passengers traveling to and from the Philippines and Singapore, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Through the codesharing agreement, PAL and SIA will be able to offer a wider range of flights between Manila and Singapore, allowing the partner airlines to market and sell tickets to other domestic and international destinations.

The codeshare agreement will commence on SIA and PAL flights between Singapore and Manila, once undergone regulatory approvals.

PAL will codeshare on SIA'S flights to Europe, mainly Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Milan, Paris, Rome, and Zurich. The European codeshare sectors will gradually be made available in PAL and SIA'S sales channels, online websites, and travel agents.

"The partnership is the product of a strengthened relationship with our fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mainline carrier, Singapore Airlines, and an enduring commitment to expanding our presence in Singapore, a top PAL destination that we have been serving for 58 years and counting. We also look forward to offering increased connectivity to several cities across Europe, home to many overseas Filipinos and to a growing number of tourist and business travellers whom we invite to discover the wonders of the Philippines," said Captain Stanley K. Ng, PAL president and CEO.

Meanwhile, SIA will codeshare on PAL'S flights to 27 places in the Philippines including Bacolod, Basco, Busuanga, Butuan, Cagayan De Oro, Calbayog, Catarman, Caticlan, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legazpi, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, San Jose (Antique), Siargao, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, and Zamboanga.

“This agreement enables Philippine Airlines and Singapore Airlines to work more closely together, and find ways to offer our customers enhanced travel connections between Singapore and the Philippines. This will support the growing demand for both business and leisure travel between the Philippines and Singapore, and beyond that to our key markets around the world," said SIA CEO Goh Choon Phong.

SIA flights to other destinations in Europe, along with Australia, India, New Zealand, and South Africa, are also on the table for the future expansion of the codeshare agreement.