Philippine Airlines will offer daily flights between Manila and Sydney from October 25.

The new flights will depart at depart Manila at 22:05 every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, arriving in Sydney at 09:30 the following day, and at 11:00 every Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, arriving inSydney at 22:25. Flights from Sydney will depart at 06:10 every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, arriving in Manila at 11:25. During the rest of the week – Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – flights from Sydney will depart at 11:15, arriving in Manila at 16:30.

 “A daily frequency with a choice of departure and arrival times provides our passengers the flexibility to seamlessly connect to many cities on PAL’s domestic and international network,” says PAL president and COO Jaime J. Bautista. “Upon arrival in Manila, business travellers can enjoy a Manila stopover for several days or make a same-day connection on PAL flights to the many travel spots within the Philippine archipelago.”

Philippines Airlines will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Sydney operations on 6 October 2015.

In addition to Sydney, PAL flies to Darwin, Brisbane and Melbourne, with flights to Cairns and Auckland starting in December 2015. www.philippineairlines.com