Yes like flying at night. The flight is shorter and sorta rested vs flying in morning your very tired when you arrive. Plus having a child having them sleep most of the flight is easier.
I totally agree! And usually when the plane takes off I’m ready to sleep so I’m well rested instead of being awake half of the flight during morning flights. Thank you for watching! 😊
I'm a new sub and this is the first time that I saw your channel. We only have about a 45 minute drive to LAX from Anaheim. I prefer the night trips better but my wife seems to like the day trip. when we leave during the day we have to get up so early and I can't get a good sleep. Anyway the most important thing to me is having a safe flight even though better food would help. I never had any problems entering or leaving the Philippines. The only bad part which we can't do anything about is the very long flight when flying on PAL. It wouldn't be as bad in business class but I didn't win millions of dollars to be able to afford that. Anyway I'm always excited to go to the Philippines and sad to leave the Philippines.
Thank you so much for subscribing and taking the time to watch my video. I appreciate it! I agree with everything you said. It's hard to sleep when you have a morning flight, especially when you still have to travel by land to the airport. We went home last year as well and had a night flight from San Diego, but this time we had to book a day flight since we'll be flying from LAX. We wanted to try the direct flight from US to the Philippines. It's true what you said though, that it wouldn't be as bad if we were flying business class. I wish we could do the same but we didn't win million dollars as well to afford it. Haha. Hopefully, one day, we all can fly business class to have a better and more comfortable flight experience to a farther destination like Philippines. I'm so glad you're always excited to go to the Philippines and that you liked going to the place we call home. :)
Thanks for sharing your experience! It's nice to compare what it's like when I fly to the Philippines with PAL as flying from Sydney is only 8 hours. A few comparisons: - Every time we fly from Manila back to Sydney, we always have the three checks for bags (check in, immigration, and the gate). Most people don't mind it either. - Sometimes we also get the plane with no entertainment (usually on the way to Sydney), so it's nice to have entertainment (definitely needed on long flights). - Coming from Australia, you don't usually see balikbayan boxes as most people just use the companies that ship to PH but we only have one baggage pp as well. - We are also super lucky that we have 3 different airlines going direct to Manila (PAL, Qantas and Cebu Pacific).
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment ❤ I see we have the same experience when it comes to flying. It’s nice to have direct flights cause it saves time and it’s less tiring. Also, although we can use our phones and tablets as a form of entertainment during flights, it’s still nice to have in-flight entertainment especially with long flights just like you said. Thank you for sharing your flight experience. It’s nice to hear other stories as well 😊
Hi Adrienne. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us here at Philippine Airlines. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the defective in-flight entertainment system on your LAX-MNL flight. We understand how crucial in-flight entertainment is to your journey, and we're truly sorry for any inconvenience its absence may have caused. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us as we continuously strive to enhance the overall passenger experience. Rest assured, we are actively exploring various options to reintroduce entertainment on our flights to ensure a more enjoyable and comfortable travel experience for all our passengers. We also apologize for the disappointment you experienced with the breakfast offered during your flight. We understand that we fell short of meeting your expectations in this regard. On a brighter note, we're delighted to hear that your return flight from MNL to LAX was pleasant. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we appreciate your support. Thank you again for sharing your insights with us. We look forward to welcoming you onboard again soon, and we're committed to making your future journeys with us even more enjoyable. ✈💘
Hello there! Thank you for taking the time to comment on my video about our flight experience with PAL. I appreciate that the company value their passengers- both their wants and needs. Thank you for also reaching out and trying to improve the things needed through customer feedback. God bless you! 😊
TY for the video. I'm not sure if you know this but your voice audio compared to your music audio is very low (hard to hear you) when I up the volume to hear you, then I get my eardrums blasted when the music plays.
Hi, how much did you pay for the van going to the airport? I am going back to the Philippines this June and I’m interested to know. I’ll be flying out of SFO and it’s about 1.5 hours away. Thank you
Same here! I like that you don’t have to wake up early in the morning to catch your flight and that you have more time to prepare. And that you just sleep through the flight cause it’s night time. 😅
@@noelgonzales3976 Oh that's nice! Morning flights are fun too. Especially when you're in the window seat and get a good view of the clouds. Have a safe and fun trip this December! :)
My greatest disappointment with PAL is that they don't have any flights to Europe particularly in the Schengen Area which I travel most still have to go to Hong Kong to catch a connecting flight via Scandinavian Airlines or Finnair to my destinations in the Nordic states. I used to fly with Lufthansa during my past travels to Europe until they ceased flying to Manila in 2008 KLM the last European carrier have pulled out of the Manila - Amsterdam route mainly due to our unfavorable playing field and too much favoritism on the part of PAL and CEB.
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching! Hope it helps a little bit in deciding what airlines to book. It’s convenient that PAL offers direct flight from LAX to Manila. 😊
@@niyensubsYes it is helpful inconsideration of upcoming long haul (over 5 hours, our office sits us up in bus. class; at 4 hours or less, econ. class) flights this year. I had flown in with PAL's Neo carriers when it was yet breaking in on MNL-BKK route and their other Airbus carriers on regional (SEAsia) flights.... On a recent trip though, I was dismayed with the plane used for the Jakarta-Manila route....though airworthy, it was like boarding an old LCC that is commonly used in its webroutes in the Philippines.....it was compensated though w/ the usual impeccable inflight service but I think it would help PAL to upgrade and sanitize the upholstery of their seats if it opts to use relatively old planes, besides it is our only flag carrier. . . Our team regularly flies around the world for work, I hope PAL (PR) will be kept in the list of carriers we could use apart from TG, SQ, CX, LH, and EK. I try to remain loyal to PR but sometimes team decision opts for a better and timely service.
Oh I see. Although, our flight details said that our flight to Manila is around 15 hours, I think it's shorter than that. Our flight from the Philippines to LAX is I think about that much time, around 12 hours as well. :)
Is there an extra fee for those "FAMILY BOXES"? Seems like everyone has 1 or 2 on the flight. We sent several, a couple months before our flight, and the boxes arrived 3 days after we arrived. So everyone got plenty of goodies from the states, but my wife doesn't understand Chocolate and Heat, it was melted.
Hello there! No, there’s no extra fee for it. Our flight included 2 check-in baggages. The box we got is the one suited for air travel. We got it from ATLAS. 😊 It’s actually good to send the boxes ahead of time as well cause then you get to put all the things you want to without thinking of the weight limit. I’ll probably do that next time. We usually send boxes with chocolates to the Philippines as well and it usually arrives around 3 months. What we do with the chocolates is we wrap them with clothes and make sure it’s in the middle or at the bottom. Most of it arrives in good condition but there are selected chocolates that are somewhat melted too. Maybe it’s best to send it to during the rainy season in the Philippines when it’s cold or before the ber-months come. 😊
Yes like flying at night. The flight is shorter and sorta rested vs flying in morning your very tired when you arrive. Plus having a child having them sleep most of the flight is easier.
I totally agree! And usually when the plane takes off I’m ready to sleep so I’m well rested instead of being awake half of the flight during morning flights. Thank you for watching! 😊
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I'm a new sub and this is the first time that I saw your channel. We only have about a 45 minute drive to LAX from Anaheim. I prefer the night trips better but my wife seems to like the day trip. when we leave during the day we have to get up so early and I can't get a good sleep. Anyway the most important thing to me is having a safe flight even though better food would help. I never had any problems entering or leaving the Philippines. The only bad part which we can't do anything about is the very long flight when flying on PAL. It wouldn't be as bad in business class but I didn't win millions of dollars to be able to afford that. Anyway I'm always excited to go to the Philippines and sad to leave the Philippines.
Thank you so much for subscribing and taking the time to watch my video. I appreciate it! I agree with everything you said. It's hard to sleep when you have a morning flight, especially when you still have to travel by land to the airport. We went home last year as well and had a night flight from San Diego, but this time we had to book a day flight since we'll be flying from LAX. We wanted to try the direct flight from US to the Philippines. It's true what you said though, that it wouldn't be as bad if we were flying business class. I wish we could do the same but we didn't win million dollars as well to afford it. Haha. Hopefully, one day, we all can fly business class to have a better and more comfortable flight experience to a farther destination like Philippines. I'm so glad you're always excited to go to the Philippines and that you liked going to the place we call home. :)
Thanks for sharing your experience! It's nice to compare what it's like when I fly to the Philippines with PAL as flying from Sydney is only 8 hours.
A few comparisons:
- Every time we fly from Manila back to Sydney, we always have the three checks for bags (check in, immigration, and the gate). Most people don't mind it either.
- Sometimes we also get the plane with no entertainment (usually on the way to Sydney), so it's nice to have entertainment (definitely needed on long flights).
- Coming from Australia, you don't usually see balikbayan boxes as most people just use the companies that ship to PH but we only have one baggage pp as well.
- We are also super lucky that we have 3 different airlines going direct to Manila (PAL, Qantas and Cebu Pacific).
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment ❤ I see we have the same experience when it comes to flying. It’s nice to have direct flights cause it saves time and it’s less tiring. Also, although we can use our phones and tablets as a form of entertainment during flights, it’s still nice to have in-flight entertainment especially with long flights just like you said. Thank you for sharing your flight experience. It’s nice to hear other stories as well 😊
Hi Adrienne. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us here at Philippine Airlines. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the defective in-flight entertainment system on your LAX-MNL flight. We understand how crucial in-flight entertainment is to your journey, and we're truly sorry for any inconvenience its absence may have caused. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us as we continuously strive to enhance the overall passenger experience. Rest assured, we are actively exploring various options to reintroduce entertainment on our flights to ensure a more enjoyable and comfortable travel experience for all our passengers.
We also apologize for the disappointment you experienced with the breakfast offered during your flight. We understand that we fell short of meeting your expectations in this regard.
On a brighter note, we're delighted to hear that your return flight from MNL to LAX was pleasant. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we appreciate your support.
Thank you again for sharing your insights with us. We look forward to welcoming you onboard again soon, and we're committed to making your future journeys with us even more enjoyable. ✈💘
Hello there! Thank you for taking the time to comment on my video about our flight experience with PAL. I appreciate that the company value their passengers- both their wants and needs. Thank you for also reaching out and trying to improve the things needed through customer feedback. God bless you! 😊
TY for the video. I'm not sure if you know this but your voice audio compared to your music audio is very low (hard to hear you) when I up the volume to hear you, then I get my eardrums blasted when the music plays.
Hello! Thank you for watching. I appreciate your feedback and will take note of this the next time I upload a video. Thank you so much! 😊
Nice video! New subscriber here!
Thank you! I appreciate it 😁
I do road trips and vlog it. You can check.😃
Did they weigh your carry on luggage?
Hi! No, they didn’t. Only the check-in luggages. But I’m not really sure for others who were in the same flight as ours. 😊
It used to be from terminal 2 which was so much better in my opinion
Hi, how much did you pay for the van going to the airport? I am going back to the Philippines this June and I’m interested to know. I’ll be flying out of SFO and it’s about 1.5 hours away. Thank you
Hello! If I remember it correctly, we paid $200 per person for a two-way trip. We’re from San Diego and it’s around 2-hour trip for us. 😊
@@niyensubs thank you. It’s the same here for us, $200 for 4 people one way.
I like night flights too.
Same here! I like that you don’t have to wake up early in the morning to catch your flight and that you have more time to prepare. And that you just sleep through the flight cause it’s night time. 😅
@ubs but you know what? we are flying to manila this Christmas at 8:30am. We're from California too. Santa Monica.
@@noelgonzales3976 Oh that's nice! Morning flights are fun too. Especially when you're in the window seat and get a good view of the clouds. Have a safe and fun trip this December! :)
My greatest disappointment with PAL is that they don't have any flights to Europe particularly in the Schengen Area which I travel most still have to go to Hong Kong to catch a connecting flight via Scandinavian Airlines or Finnair to my destinations in the Nordic states. I used to fly with Lufthansa during my past travels to Europe until they ceased flying to Manila in 2008 KLM the last European carrier have pulled out of the Manila - Amsterdam route mainly due to our unfavorable playing field and too much favoritism on the part of PAL and CEB.
Where did you get your balikbayanbox?
We bought it at ATLAS shippers. 🙂
Thank you for sharing. This would be a good reference for booking flights.
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching! Hope it helps a little bit in deciding what airlines to book. It’s convenient that PAL offers direct flight from LAX to Manila. 😊
@@niyensubsYes it is helpful inconsideration of upcoming long haul (over 5 hours, our office sits us up in bus. class; at 4 hours or less, econ. class) flights this year. I had flown in with PAL's Neo carriers when it was yet breaking in on MNL-BKK route and their other Airbus carriers on regional (SEAsia) flights.... On a recent trip though, I was dismayed with the plane used for the Jakarta-Manila route....though airworthy, it was like boarding an old LCC that is commonly used in its webroutes in the Philippines.....it was compensated though w/ the usual impeccable inflight service but I think it would help PAL to upgrade and sanitize the upholstery of their seats if it opts to use relatively old planes, besides it is our only flag carrier. . . Our team regularly flies around the world for work, I hope PAL (PR) will be kept in the list of carriers we could use apart from TG, SQ, CX, LH, and EK. I try to remain loyal to PR but sometimes team decision opts for a better and timely service.
I love the phlipinos
PR112 used to be 12 hours
Oh I see. Although, our flight details said that our flight to Manila is around 15 hours, I think it's shorter than that. Our flight from the Philippines to LAX is I think about that much time, around 12 hours as well. :)
Is there an extra fee for those "FAMILY BOXES"? Seems like everyone has 1 or 2 on the flight. We sent several, a couple months before our flight, and the boxes arrived 3 days after we arrived. So everyone got plenty of goodies from the states, but my wife doesn't understand Chocolate and Heat, it was melted.
Hello there! No, there’s no extra fee for it. Our flight included 2 check-in baggages. The box we got is the one suited for air travel. We got it from ATLAS. 😊
It’s actually good to send the boxes ahead of time as well cause then you get to put all the things you want to without thinking of the weight limit. I’ll probably do that next time. We usually send boxes with chocolates to the Philippines as well and it usually arrives around 3 months. What we do with the chocolates is we wrap them with clothes and make sure it’s in the middle or at the bottom. Most of it arrives in good condition but there are selected chocolates that are somewhat melted too. Maybe it’s best to send it to during the rainy season in the Philippines when it’s cold or before the ber-months come. 😊