Maiden Journey of PAL's A321 neo: Brisbane
Philippine Airlines' Airbus A321neo took its maiden voyage to Brisbane, Australia. Ceremonies at the NAIA Terminal 2 in Manila (July2) marking the start of PAL A321 NEO operations and the start of the fourth weekly frequency to Brisbane were led by PAL President and COO Jaime J. Bautista, PAL SVP for Operations Isamel Augusto Gozon Nicky, PAL VP - Revenue Management Dina May Flores, PAL VP- Marketing Ria Domingo, PAL VP - Inflight Services Salvador Britanico with Australian Envoy to the Philippines Amanda Gorely.
The 168-seater modern aircraft - with 12 full-flat seats on business and 156 seats on economy - has TV monitors on all seats, free WiFI connection and myPAL eSuite to access more inflight entertainment choices. For delivery are six A321 neos until 2019; the first two units arrived in May and June 2018.
