Navigating the Philippine Airlines booking site looking for flights from Perth; noticing Perth was no longer represented on the drop-down menu, I went looking for answers only to find the service was no longer running. After only three months of operation, Philippine Airlines has already cancelled its Perth to Manila service - what has happened here?
Flying to Manila via Darwin was a hassle, spending an hour on the ground was a case of get off the plane, buggerise around and get back on. Whilst stopped at Darwin airport, the transit lounge was pretty ordinary, but with budget flying, you didn't mind too much. It appears this service didn't really get off the ground, was the choice of aircraft incorrect? Was the lack of advertising the reason why seats were left unfilled? Surely, in the planning stage, multiple scenarios would be analysed - this appears to be a monumental failure of planning.
The aircraft flying between Perth and Darwin were largely unfilled, the flight filled between Darwin gaining more passengers but still looking unprofitable, maybe cargo can add some revenue to the flight? Either way, the chance of flights being restored seem very unlikely as is the chance of wide body aircraft flying directly to Manila. What started with optimism only a few months back has turned to tears in just three short months; visions of Manila becoming a regional transport hub vanishing into obscurity.
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