PAL, Emirates sign interline agreement

Philippine Airlines has signed a new interline agreement with Emirates that is expected to boost connectivity for both carriers' passengers. "The Philippines is one of our strongest consumer markets and we're pleased to sign a new interline agreement with the country's flag carrier," said Adnan Kazim, Emirates' CCO. "The partnership with Philippine Airlines will help open new links for trade and tourism that will drive more inbound traffic into the market, and expand Emirates' footprint in East Asia," he added. "We look forward to serving our partner airline's customers with additional travel choices to Emirates destinations across the Middle East, Europe as well as the Americas, and to expanding our cooperation with plans to include additional points via Cebu in the coming months." The reciprocal partnership, which is now in effect, provides Emirates' passengers access to 19 domestic destinations operated by PAL including Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Cotabato, Davao, Iloilo, and Kalibo as well as two Asian regional points via Manila. PAL passengers also benefit from access to Emirates' global network and will be able to seamlessly connect to 21 cities operated by the latter beyond Dubai to European destinations such as London, Rome, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Paris and Kuwait, as well as to Jeddah and other points in the Middle East and Africa.<br/>