23 December 2015 - The Philippine Embassy in Doha is pleased to announce that Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to formally launch their regular Manila-Abu Dhabi-Doha flights on 28 March 2016.

This news was personally conveyed to Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Wilfredo C. Santos by Mr. V. Sivaramakrishnan (Ram) of GSA-Space Travel, PAL’s local partner in Doha.

The Manila-Abu Dhabi-Doha flights (PR 656) will be every Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. It will depart Manila at 12:30 AM and arrive in Doha at 08:15 AM.

The Doha-Abu Dhabi-Manila flights (PR 657) will be every Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. It will depart Doha at 10:05 AM and arrive in Manila at 03:50 AM the following day.

PAL flights will arrive and depart from NAIA Terminal 2.

“I am pleased that PAL is finally offering Doha flights which will widen the options of our kababayans going to the Philippines and Qatar. I look forward to partnering with PAL in strengthening our tourism promotion and increasing people-to-people exchanges between the Philippines and Qatar,” Ambassador Santos said in a statement.

PAL officials are expected to arrive in Qatar in March next year to witness the official launch and the inaugural flight. END