PAL holds half price flash sale for flights to Dubai

MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) launched a 24-hour flash sale on Wednesday offering 50 percent off base fares to Dubai ahead of the official resumption of its non-stop Manila-Dubai service on October 2, the airline announced.

The single-day promotion, available exclusively through PAL’s website and mobile application until 11:59 pm local time on September 23, applies to travelers using the promo code “PALDXB50” for holiday, business, or personal travel.

The carrier will initially operate four weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Outbound flight PR 658 is scheduled to depart Manila at 12:50 pm and arrive in Dubai at 6:00 pm local time. The return leg, flight PR 659, leaves Dubai at 7:45 p.m. and lands in Manila at 9:10 a.m. the following day.

PAL said it plans to progressively scale up the route to a daily service as operational considerations allow, strengthening air links between the Southeast Asian nation and the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai remains a vital destination for the Manila-based airline, driven by strong travel demand from the extensive overseas Filipino community living and working in the Gulf region. 

Beyond point-to-point traffic, the Gulf metropolis also acts as a major commercial hub and regional transit gateway for passengers connecting onward to destinations across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.