PAL Davao flights now back to normal

By Carmelle Marie Harrow

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

THE Philippine Airlines (PAL) is now operating normally after a month of flight disruption due to labor restiveness, an official said Wednesday.

Guesting in Wednesday's Club 888 forum at the Marco Polo Hotel, Lawyer Domingo Duerme, vice president for Mindanao operations, was happy to announce that normal flights schedules are back in place.

"We now have four flights out of the city and we would like to thank our valued customers who continue flying with us," Duerme said.

He assured travelers that PAL's flight has normalized and that passengers will surely reach their destinations without any flight disruption from this day onwards.

The four flight schedules are at 7:10 a.m., 11:50 a.m., 6:20 p.m., and 10:10 p.m.

While Fernando Mandanas, PAL Davao City branch manager, said they are now preparing for the December peak where most students, balikbayans and vacationing workers abroad come home for the Holiday season.
"Usually this happens during the third week of December and on the first week of January. This is the time that outbound flights will double up," Mandanas said.

He added that there are sufficient flights to augment the market on these months.

"We are a legacy airline and we provide convenience and comfort to our passengers and we will continue to uphold this," Duerme said.

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on November 10, 2011.