Flag carrier Philippine Airlines will resume flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, October 26, five years after operational and financial problems forced it to suspend the service, a PAL official said Saturday.

"PAL is gradually returning to its core markets and K.L. is an important part of that modest expansion,'' PAL president Avelino Zapanta said in a statement.

The company said the planned resumption of flights in May was postponed because of the severe acute respiratory syndrome that led to a dramatic drop in air travel across Asia.

The airline said there will be flights from Manila to Kuala Lumpur every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with a return flight the next day. Boeing 737-300 jets will be used.

Kuala Lumpur is the airline's 23rd international destination and the fifth in Southeast Asia.

26/10/2003

Bron : ABS-CBN

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