More routes to the US: United’s first direct US-Manila flight lands in Philippines

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With the opening of United’s route, passengers traveling between the Philippines and US now have more choices of airlines to fly with, though they may not necessarily be cheaper

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The Manila route marks United’s 16th non-stop destination from the US to the Asia-Pacific region. Earlier, on October 28, United also launched more routes to Hong Kong and Tokyo , Japan. “We got to make Manila-San Francisco work. Everything we see – from the support of the travel, trade, and business community – would suggest that we’re going to be successful in this market.”accounting for 41.2% of all cash remittances. Filipinos who have permanently migrated to the US, and those who work there temporarily often travel between the Philippines and the US.

United will be competing against Philippine Airlines , which also operates the following routes from Manila to these US destinations: double daily flights to Los Angeles, daily flights to San Francisco and Guam, and several weekly flights to New York and Honolulu.

 

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