PAL suspending Ozamiz flights starting March 25

Citing "commercial" reasons, flag carrier Philippine Airlines will suspend its flights to Ozamiz City starting Sunday, March 25. But PAL, in a news release, said passengers between Manila and Ozamiz may be served through a "code-share" agreement with AirPhil Express. AirPhil Express operates its flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, PAL said. "Ozamiz-bound passengers have the option to take the PAL flights to Dipolog in Zamboanga del Norte, the nearest PAL station to Ozamiz. PAL flies to Dipolog six times a week using the 134-seater Airbus A319 aircraft," it added. It advised Ozamiz passengers holding PAL tickets to visit PAL ticket offices or call PAL Reservations at 855-8888 for endorsement of their tickets and rebooking with AirPhil Express. PAL used to fly seven times a week using the Airbus A320 and A319 jets to Ozamiz, one of just three cities of Misamis Occidental. The flag carrier did not give any indication of when it will resume flights to Ozamiz. — LBG, GMA News