Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expanding its services between Manila and Seattle, increasing flights to five times weekly from the current three, starting Nov. 25, 2025.
The Lucio Tan-led airline said the expansion comes just a year after the route’s launch in October 2024 and highlights the increasing popularity of PAL’s nonstop service, which is the only direct air link between the Philippines and the US Pacific Northwest.
“Our decision to increase frequencies to Seattle highlights the importance of the U.S. market to the Philippine Airlines global network, and in particular the great value of Seattle as a gateway, not just to the Washington and Oregon areas, but to cities across the United States that we can now serve through our ongoing partnership with Alaska Airlines,” said PAL president Richard Nuttall.
“We are focusing strongly on developing this growing market to help Americans plan their vacation trips to the Philippines and other Asian countries, to open up more opportunities for businesses to build up commercial activities, and for Filipino Americans to reunite more often with their families back in the home country,” he said.
The planned expansion aims to meet growing travel demand to and from the US West Coast and beyond, as part of a long-term investment by PAL to develop business and tourist travel flows between the United States and the Philippines, the airline said.
With Seattle, PAL now serves eight destinations in the US and Canada, offering nonstop flights to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto, Honolulu and Guam.
The increase in flights brings a substantial boost in cargo capacity of up to 40 tons per week between Manila and Seattle, extra uplift that connects to various US states via interline airline and trucking partnerships, further supporting growing trade between the US and the Philippines.
PAL operates the Seattle services with Boeing 777-300ER long-range jetliners that accommodate 370 passengers, with 42 seats in Business Class and 328 in Economy Class.
