These additional interline itineraries now bring access between the network of airports served by Southwest Airlines® and Philippine Airlines across the Philippines, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. Southwest® now connects travelers through the carriers’ shared gateway airports, Los Angeles (LAX), Seattle/Tacoma (SEA), San Francisco (SFO), and in Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) where the carrier operates four dozen interisland arrivals and departures a day.
“Our interline partnership with Southwest Airlines enables seamless connections and single-ticket journeys across both of our networks,” said PAL Vice President – Revenue Management Christoph Gaertner. “As we continue to expand PAL’s global reach, this collaboration provides more travel options and greater flexibility, giving our guests access to a wider range of destinations in the United States.”
“Each airline partnership brings unique and incremental reach to places around the globe for both carriers and gives more consumers an opportunity to begin or end their journey with Southwest,” said Andrew Watterson, Chief Operating Officer. “With nearly 90 flights daily that touch the Hawaiian Islands and as California’s largest air carrier, Southwest is positioned like no other airline in serving Philippine Airlines’ passengers arriving or departing the United States.”
This partnership underscores PAL’s long-standing commitment to expand regional access and support the growing demand for convenient travel options between the Philippines and the United States.
ABOUT PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the Philippines’ flag carrier and only full-service network airline, as well as the first commercial airline in Asia. PAL’s fleet of Boeing, Airbus, and De Havilland aircraft operate scheduled nonstop flights out of hubs in Manila, Cebu, Clark, and Davao to 31 destinations in the Philippines and 38 destinations in Asia, North America, Australia, and the Middle East. Known for its hallmark heartwarming and gracious Filipino service, PAL also supports the global economy through air cargo and charter services, while serving the travel needs of overseas Filipinos as well as businesspeople, tourists and families from all over the world.
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- Based on U.S. Dept. of Transportation quarterly Airline Origin & Destination Survey as of Q1 2025
- Fulltime-equivalent active Employees as of September 30, 2025
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