PAL online booking offers prizes

Philippine Airlines will raffle off round-trip tickets and holiday packages to passengers who book their flights via the airline’s online booking facility until the end of the year.

The special, one-time promotion is part of the flag carrier’s celebration of its 60th anniversary this year.

It highlights PAL’s corporate thrust to be at the forefront of technological innovation in customer convenience, as it has done throughout its history.

"This is but a small gesture to thank our customers for their steadfast support for PAL through all these years,” said Roberto Diaz de Rivera, PAL senior assistant vice president for sales and marketing systems.

“It is also geared to encourage passengers to avail of the ease of booking and paying for their PAL tickets online.”

First prize in the promotion consists of two round-trip Mabuhay (business) Class tickets between Manila and any PAL trans-Pacific point plus a Swingaround holiday package of hotel accommodation, breakfast and airport transfers in the destination.

PAL flies to four trans-Pacific points: Honolulu, Vancouver, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Second prize consists of two round-trip Mabuhay Class tickets on selected routes in the Australasian region plus a Swingaround holiday package in the chosen destination. PAL flies to 12 destinations throughout East Asia and Australia.

Third prize consists of two round-trip Mabuhay Class (where applicable) or economy class tickets on selected domestic routes plus a PALakbayan holiday package in the destination. PAL serves 17 domestic points out of Manila, three from Cebu and one from Iloilo.

Passengers may access online booking by logging into the PAL web site at www.philippineair.com

To qualify for the promotion, passengers must complete their travel within the period September 1 to December 31, 2001.