FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines is upgrading its aircraft that flies to Vancouver in Canada from Manila three times a week to carry more passengers and save cost, an official said late Thursday.
“Boeing aircraft will be used in our flights to Vancouver starting March,” company president Jaime Bautista said.
The Boeing 777-300 would be replacing the Airbus 340-300 because it will save over 20 percent in fuel and maintenance cost, Bautista said.
The B777 would also be carrying 370 passengers instead of 264, and 28 tons of cargo instead of 23, he said.
PAL flies to 46 destinations in 14 countries and territories.
The carrier is 84.67-percent owned by PAL Holdings Inc., which is 97.71-percent owned by Trustmark Holdings Corp. Trustmark and PHI are part of the Lucio tan Group of Companies.
The airline carried 9.2 million passengers in 2009 and is looking at ending the year with over 10 million passengers. It has seven Boeing aircraft and 30 airbuses.
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