The Philippines and France have strike out a new air service agreement that will see the return of Philippines Airlines (PAL) to Paris after 16 years. According to Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board, PAL the flag carrier of Philippines to restore flights to Paris. The agreement also allows a third country codeshare, permitting a French or Philippines carrier to fly to Manila from Paris via another country.
The last time Philippine Airlines flew to Paris was in 1998 when it operated four flights per week. Flights were cancelled due to the Asian Financial Crisis.
In addition to increasing the current limit up to seven weekly flights allowing for a new daily service to commence, France is also agreed to third-country code sharing for Air France and KLM on Paris-Manila route via Amsterdam. This means that Air France can now operate flights from Paris to Manila via Amsterdam, using KLM as the operating carrier. KLM currently operates a service between Amsterdam and Mania via Taipei. Additional flights would give Filipino travellers more options for travelling to Paris to enjoy its various attractions and thus promote tourism.
The last time Philippine Airlines flew to Paris was in 1998 when it operated four flights per week. Flights were cancelled due to the Asian Financial Crisis.
In addition to increasing the current limit up to seven weekly flights allowing for a new daily service to commence, France is also agreed to third-country code sharing for Air France and KLM on Paris-Manila route via Amsterdam. This means that Air France can now operate flights from Paris to Manila via Amsterdam, using KLM as the operating carrier. KLM currently operates a service between Amsterdam and Mania via Taipei. Additional flights would give Filipino travellers more options for travelling to Paris to enjoy its various attractions and thus promote tourism.
