Philippine Airlines will provide 440 extra seats by using larger aircraft for their Hong Kong to Manila flights on Friday and Saturday to allow stranded Filipinos to fly home for Christmas.
The decision came after hundreds of Filipino domestic workers got stuck in Hong Kong after Peya Travel Agency failed to provide tickets for them, since Sunday.
On Wednesday, Philippine Airlines said in a statement they will be shifting to larger aircrafts for flights on December 22, 23 to help the stranded Filipinos in Hong Kong.
“The airline is providing additional capacity by upgrading the aircraft from a 199-seater to a 309-seater,” it said.
The larger aircraft have an additional 110 seats. There will be three flights available on Friday and one on Saturday.
“Our hearts go out to our stranded countrymen. We hope this gesture will serve as a means to help a number of them come home to the Philippines in time for Christmas day,” Jaime J Bautista, president and chief operating officer of Philippine Airlines, said.
Several flights on January 3 and 4 will also be upgraded to larger aircrafts.
“Interested parties may book on the said flights on the aforementioned dates by logging on to www.philippineairlines.com or by calling the PAL hotline (02) (+632) 855-8888.”
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tears of joy upon reading this, thnxs phil. airlines for helping our kababayan here in hk, Godbless
Mabuhay Philippine airlines????????????
Hoping they have money to buy for their airfare para maka avail sila sa offer nyo.
Good Job. Merry Christmas Pal
Tnks PAL…pano nmqn un mga wala ng pangbili ng ticket..sana mag provide mga amo nila then pay later na lang…God bless to all of you!
Mabuhay Philippine airlines❤️❤️❤️????????????From now on,,,Jan nko magpapabook sa inyo…Maraming Maraming salamat po..God bless us all ????????????
Same here kabayan…????
sna pti kming nk book for nx yr flyt mtulungan din.. confirmed kse n wla un nme k s list ng passengers e ng book ako ng dec. 8..
Tears of joy .. God bless you all makasama ninyo Ang Inyong PAMILYA. Merry Xmas to all of you.
Mabuhay PaL.
I am Indonesian, but I am so happy to read this news. I couldn’t imagine if I were in this situation…may God bless you all Filipino’s friends and I wish a very happy Christmas with your family in your home country
Wow Thank you PAL… Nakuha nman ako… ND man ako uuwi ngayong pasko at least masaya nko na malaman mkakauwi Ang mga kababayan natin na naapektuhan Ng ticketing scam.
Thank you for your support and consideration mabuhay PAL
Thanks for your help, PAL!
how to avail this apportunity and also for returning to my job here in hongkon?,im also under in peya travel agency flight my flight is this coming saturday but now i cant already because my flight was cancel.
thanks philippine airlies..
thx PAL,,
Hopefully you will offer discounted fares
PAL pa nmn sn ang msskyan ko s sunday, dec 24 kung d lng s ka walang puso ng mga tiga PEYA na yan. So sad kc late n nag post n willing kyo mg provide ng flights now that my boss had rebooked me to another airlines na kht aftr xmas na kc lam nila ung feeling n msya ksma sna ang family ng xmas pero ganito nmn nangyre. God bless, PAL! Merry Christmas to all !
Naiyak naman aq d2…SALAMAT NG MARAMI PHILIPPINE AIRLINES & TO SIR JAIME J. BAUTISTA!!! MABUHAY!!!
Totoo po yan…. mapapaluha ka talaga sa saya para sa mag kababayan nating matutulungan ng additional seats na ito…. yes it is not free but the gesture and hope it gives to those who want to be with their family thid holiday season is really heartwarming…. i am happy for all of you kabayan… #MABUHAY
#PAL
#MABUHAYANGOFW
Mabuhay Philippine airlines! Yan ang pusong Pinoy! Kakaiyak!
Nakaka touch naman
Thank you very much for helping our fellow Filipino to spend Christmas with their families
Mabuhay PHILIPPINES AIRLINES,at Salamat,,,,BLESSED CHRISTMAS TO ALL,,,,????????????
Happy Holidays to all! napaluha ako sa gesture ng Philippine Airline! Mabuhay kayo! I will definitely keep on supporting Philippine Airline… that I promise…
thumps Up to you PAL!!!!!!!