Hey guys,
I am looking to fly zed oa to Manila. I am starting Houston. I was just wondering what's the easiest way to Manila in sept/oct? If there us an easy way.
Thanks.
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Hey guys,
I am looking to fly zed oa to Manila. I am starting Houston. I was just wondering what's the easiest way to Manila in sept/oct? If there us an easy way.
Thanks.
I like IAH-NRT-MNL. You could do IAH-HNL-GUM-MNL, but it takes longer, for the extra stop in GUM.
Would IAH be better then something like Lax or SFO? I know it's random but in general...
Also is there a direct flt from somewhere with no stop overs?
You can try PAL, or Philippine Airlines out of LAX or SFO directly to Manila. They fly a 747. Probably cost you around 80 bucks each way on an ID 90 or ZED.
Also, I think SFO or LAX is better than IAH because its closer to Manila than from Houston. I don't know of any direct flights IAH to MNL, but I do know there is a direct LAX/SFO to MNL via PAL.
Hmm, I would love a nonstop. But the only thing I can find with pal is through Guam. Maybe I'm not seeing it. Any ideas?
Also is sept/oct a good time to non rev in and out of Manila? I plan to only be there about a week.
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Originally Posted by Superkona
Really? i don't know. The last time I tried this angle was when I got stuck in MNL trying to come back. I tried PAL but they were booked to the max too. They had (2) 747's going to LAX every day. Believe it or not, I ended up taking the island hopper MNL-GUM-HNL-IAH. This was over three years ago, so maybe things have changed, I don't know. I find it hard to believe that PAL doesn't go directly to LAX or SFO or vice versa non stop. You must be viewing it wrong. Go to the Pal web site. If you can't figure out the schedule just give them a call. They have offices in California. If you going via IAH, connecting IAH-NRT-MNL is not that bad when the loads are good. NRT is a bit wierd, nobody speaks English there, but you can negotiate through it. If you are nonreving it, the IAH-HNL-GUM-MNL can be long and tough. With our previous airline, if we originated from IAH, you could not get bumped by another NR getting on say in HNL or GUM going to MNL. Through nonrevers had priority. I guess this prevented norevers from being stuck in GUM or HNL when they needed to get across the Pacific. Now under the new merger, no such thing. You just get bumped regardless. None of that sort of security anymore. (Not to mention competing with everyone elses travel significant others and their famiies for a seat.) Haven't experienced UAL travel yet but its just around the corner when I travel the next time.
www.philippineairlines.com/
PAL out of LAX and SFO at the momeent requires a tech stop due to the strong winds/distance/equipment, at times if the winds are good the flight has made it nonstop. However, a tech stop is usually factored in. At times it is Guam and at some other times it has been HNL. To my knowledge the return flight from MNL to the US is nonstop.
Kep in mind PAL also flies out of LAS, with a stopover in YVR. If the flight looks iffy out of YVR they will not release you in Vegas. YVR to MNL is a nonstop flight, the days the flight does not continue to Vegas it is operated by a brand new 77W with all the blows and whistles. If you can make it to YVR this might be an option as well.
Boeing 777 you say? All the bells and whisltles? I don't know what you call bells and whistles, but I suspect you mean entertainment, seating and comfortableness. Troubleshooting issues, maintenance, doing software loads, on these airplanes are something else. Serious bells and whistles here from a standpoint view of a technician on these aircraft for many years. I can tell you that I find the DC-10 more comfortable up front than that of the B777. The seating is not neccissarily that great on a triple seven especially those Kioto seats. I don't like those seats, especially when they break down. I don't find the seating all that comfortable to be honest. (Though anything does beat coach except for the exit rows all to yourself.)
Yea, it looks like travel to P.I. will be a challenge next visit. I looks forward to that yeaa haw......
Yea, everywhere i check. (Including PAL Site) They all show one stop. I guess thats my only choice. When do you normally try going 29palms?
Last visit was in 2010 in Jan. Probably go next year. I've made that run so many times, I can't stand it no more to be honest. Probably over 20 trips across the Pac back and forth. I lived out on the islands. I always took NorthWest Airlines out of GUM to NRT and then to DET or ORD and take my own airline to wherever I was going from there. This was before we ran the B777 from NRT-IAH. When that scenario came about, I took Continental all the way. It was easiest prior to that flying NWA across the pac. This avoided the dreaded GUM-HNL-LAX route.
Yea. I guess I am just gonna check it out a little closer to Sept/Oct. Hopefully it looks good then. Ill prolly try the PAL LAX > GUM > MNL route.
I did ATL-LAX-NGO-MNL then MNL-NGO-DTW-ATL in November and December 2011. I had no problems other than getting the heck out of ATL. This was on a Buddy Pass for Delta.
Be careful with PAL, I had a co-worker whose wife and kids got stuck in MNL for 3 weeks (they had passes to LAX, SFO and LAS - via YVR). Nothing. They had to purchase cofirmed tickets to SYD and the nonrev o UAL back to the states. This was in July 2010 so apparently geeting out of MNL in the summer is hell on earth.
Was checkin out your profile, noticed you work for US Airways? You work in Phoenix? I know a few guys working there with UAL.
I'm US, based in PHX. The story regarding my co-worker took place 2 years ago, he used to be UAL back in SFO. He still had friends at UAL so he got some buddy passes and his family made it back to the states. I personally don't know anyone at the UAL operation here in PHX, they are at a separate terminal.
Regards,
Chepos