PAL relaunches Cebu-Osaka flights

The Philippine Airlines carrier has announced that its services between Cebu and Osaka will restart on Friday. In addition to the flights between these destinations, the relaunch of flights to Kansai has also started. For the flights to restart, the PAL President & COO, Captain Stanley K.ng. said, 

“We are delighted to make our comeback in the Cebu-Osaka market, just in time for the Christmas holiday season. Our direct flights from Mactan to Kansai will help us promote the tourism industry and local businesses in Cebu and the Visayas region and deepen bilateral relations and cultural ties with our Japanese counterparts.  Philippine Airlines looks forward to giving travelers from Western Japan the opportunity to experience the outstanding resorts and heritage experiences that Cebu is famous for or to reunite with loved ones in the Philippines.” 

The flight services shall start in December 2024, and flights are scheduled daily on reopened routes. 

The airline has additionally added that "This marks a decisive expansion of the Philippine flag carrier’s network in Japan, the Philippines’ 4th largest source of tourist visitors and home to over 300,000 overseas Filipinos."

In a statement, PAL said that its Cebu-Osaka (Kansai)-Cebu route will operate three times weekly, beginning December 22, with the following schedules:

• PR 410 Cebu-Osaka – every Monday, Thursday and Sunday, departing Mactan-Cebu at 11:45 a.m., arriving in Osaka Kansai at 5 p.m.
• PR 409 Osaka-Cebu – every Monday, Thursday and Sunday, departing Osaka Kansai at 6 p.m., arriving in Mactan-Cebu at 9:40 p.m.

Moreover, the airline also said that it would increase its Cebu-Osaka-Cebu frequencies to four times weekly beginning February 26, 2025:

The complete new schedule is:

• PR 410 Cebu-Osaka – every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, departing Mactan-Cebu at 11:45 a.m., arriving in Osaka Kansai at 5 p.m.
• PR 409 Osaka-Cebu – every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, departing Osaka Kansai at 6 p.m., arriving in Mactan-Cebu at 9:40 p.m.

How passengers can check about the new routes?

If any traveler want to check about the latest information about the routes that PAL has recently launched, then  they can visit the official website and check the News & Events section for the latest updates. However, one can also clear their doubt related to booking or other on the below communication platforms:

• Hotline (+632) 8539-0000 / (+632) 8855-8888
• Philippines Mobile – (+63) 919-056-2255 
• Messenger: https://bit.ly/PALMessenger
• Viber: Search for Philippine Airlines
• WhatsApp: Add us as a new contact (+63) 998-951-4359 
• myPAL Web Chat: https://bit.ly/3z8Ck3Y