Philippine Airlines (PAL) is bringing down further its fares. It announced Wednesday that a round-trip fare to Bangkok, Singapore and Jakarta will cost only $118 for ticketing until October 31.
While the reduced rate is valid on all PAL flights between Manila and Bangkok, only specific flights to Singapore (PR 501/PR 502 and PR 505 / PR 506) and Jakarta (PR 535 / PR 536) are covered by the promo.
The Bangkok promo is valid for travel until November 25 while for Singapore and Jakarta, travel must be completed by December 5, 2008.
A companion promotion is also being offered for Mabuhay Class service to Jakarta. For a special rate of $550 on the late-evening and early morning flights PR 535 / PR 536, the traveler enjoys business-class service at a hefty discount over the regular fare.
This promo fare is available for both ticketing and travel until March 31, 2009.
Holiday package
PAL has also put together a special holiday package to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur under its “Swingaround” brand.
For $406 per person on a twin-share basis, the package includes round-trip airfare between Manila and Singapore on flights PR 501/PR 502 or PR 505/PR 506, airport transfers in Singapore, and seat-in-coach transfers between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
Also part of the package are four nights of hotel accommodation (two in Singapore and two in Kuala Lumpur), daily breakfast, one Singapore Flyer ticket, and one Hippo Cruise or Sentosa Cineblast ticket.
PAL said the Swingaround tour package is available for sale until October 31. Travel must be completed by December 5. The promotional fares are being offered ahead of the peak Christmas travel period.
PAL had earlier announced a reduction in fuel surcharge by as much as $20 per international round-trip flight and up to P400 per domestic round-trip flight
For PAL flights between the Philippines and international points, the surcharge decreases by a range of $10 to $20 per round-trip flight. For PAL and PAL Express flights between Manila and other domestic points, the surcharge drops by a range of P300 to P400 per round-trip flight.