PAL Express
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| PAL Express | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
||
| IATA PR |
ICAO PAL |
Callsign PHILIPPINE |
| Founded | 2008 | |
| Hubs | ||
| Frequent flyer program | Mabuhay Miles | |
| Member lounge | Mabuhay Lounge | |
| Fleet size | 4 (5 orders) | |
| Destinations | 22 | |
| Parent company | PAL Holdings, Inc. | |
| Headquarters | Pasay City, Philippines | |
| Key people | Lucio C. Tan (Chairman and CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.palexpressair.com/ | ||
PAL Express (short for Philippine Airlines Express) is the low-cost regional airline brand of Philippine Airlines. PAL Express operates from Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu City, with smaller operations from PAL's main hub in Manila, flying primarily intra-regional routes in the Visayas and Mindanao, as well as secondary routes to smaller airports in island provinces that are not able to accommodate mainline PAL jet aircraft.[1]
As a subsidiary brand of Philippine Airlines, PAL Express shares livery and interline benefits with mainline PAL. PAL Express flights are also integrated into and noted as regular PAL flights in the PAL flight numbering system. However, unlike mainline PAL, PAL Express flights do not earn Mabuhay Miles and no inflight services are provided in-flight.
Contents |
[edit] History
On April 10, 2008, Philippine Airlines announced the order for aircraft that will form the PAL Express fleet. It will consist of aircraft from the Bombardier Q family, three from the Q300 series and six from the Q400 series, presently manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace and currently valued at $150 million.[2] PAL announced on April 13 that the new fleet will be based mainly in Cebu City to serve regional routes, while flights from Manila will also be launched.[3]
PAL Express was formally unveiled on April 14, 2008. PAL Express will primarily fly intra-regional routes in the Visayas and Mindanao from its Cebu hub, as well as secondary routes to smaller airports in island provinces that are not able to accommodate PAL’s regular jet aircraft. Service will ramp up dramatically on May 19, when Cebu hub operations commence with flights between Cebu City and five points in the Visayas and Mindanao.[1]
On May 5, 2008, PAL Express began operations by launching flights to Malay.[4] The airline on the same day announced it will serve 22 inter-island routes, including some provincial points currently without air service.[5] Flights out of Cebu City commenced on May 19.
[edit] Destinations
[edit] Fleet
Current Fleet of PAL Express (14 April, 2008).[6]
Initially PAL Express is to operate a total fleet of 9 Bombardier Turboprop aircraft.
[edit] Current fleet
| Aircraft | Total (Service) | Passengers (Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardier DHC-8 Q300 | 3 | 50 | Domestic | |
| Bombardier DHC-8 Q400 | 1 (5 Ordered) | 76 | Domestic |
[edit] References
- ^ a b PAL Express unveiled
- ^ PAL acquiring 9 turbo-props for inter-island operations
- ^ PAL to reopen Cebu hub for turbo-prop flights
- ^ PAL Express maiden flight
- ^ PAL Express to fly 22 routes initially, PALexpressair.com, Accessed May 6, 2008
- ^ PALexpressair.com - About Us
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||
