By Imee Charlee C. Delavin, Senior Reporter

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL) on Friday, June 30, announced changes in the arrival and departure terminal of its Middle East flights starting July.

In a statement, the flag carrier said PAL flights to and from the Middle East, except Dubai, will depart from and arrive in NAIA Terminal 1, Pasay City, from the previous Terminal 2 assignment for most of the airline’s international flights.

PAL said flights to the Middle East covered by this new terminal assignment are those heading to Jeddah, Kuwait, Dammam, Doha and Riyadh as well as flights coming from these Middle East destinations to Manila.

The Philippine carrier operates 30 flights per week to the Middle East (7x weekly to Dubai; 4x to Kuwait; 4x to Doha; 5x to Dammam; 3x to Jeddah; and 7x to Riyadh).

PAL has direct Manila-Abu Dhabi (UAE), Manila-Dubai (UAE), and Manila-Doha (Qatar) flights.

Late last month, the flag carrier announced it is suspending its Manila-Abu Dhabi flights starting July 8 as it undertakes “route assessment initiatives,” although it will continue to fly to Dubai, Doha, Jeddah, Riyadh, Kuwait and Dammam.

The flag carrier serves at least 43 international destinations, including 20 regionally within East Asia, 10 in Australasia and the Pacific, seven in the Middle East, five in continental North America and one in Europe. ##

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