Monday, March 28, 2016

Philippine Airlines' Inaugural Flight to Doha



RP-C8781, one of the Airbus A330-300 aircraft of Philippine Airlines, the flag-carrier airline of Philippines touched down at Doha-Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar for the very first time on Monday, 28 March 2016 at 07:33 A.M, Doha time. Philippine Airlines operates this flight as flight PR656, for the Manila-Abu Dhabi-Doha sector, while the Doha-Abu Dhabi-Manila sector operated as flight PR657 by Philippine Airlines. This route has a stop at Abu Dhabi. From now, the Manila-Abu Dhabi-Doha route will be served by Airbus A330-300 by Philippine Airlines. 

RP-C8781, Philippine Airlines’ Airbus A330-300 that flew the Philippine Airlines’ first flight to Doha. Photographed at Dubai International Airport

The reason of Philippine Airlines to open this route is to compete against Cebu Pacific, the low-cost airline of Philippines and Qatar Airways, the flag-carrier airline of Qatar. Cebu Pacific operates Doha route with Airbus A330-300 while Qatar Airways operates this route with Boeing 777-300ER. Congratulations, Philippine Airlines for your inaugural flight, and good luck for the Doha route!

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