| | Philippine Airlines Business Class, Up to 9 Seats | Since award bookings on Philippine Airlines went live with Alaska Atmos and Qatar Airways Privilege Club, we’ve been seeing quite a bit of award space between the U.S./Canada and the Philippines. | While Qatar’s award rates are quite steep, Amex’s 30% transfer bonus to Avios member British Airways makes this a much better option. Of course, if you have Bilt points, booking with Atmos points is even better. | The one thing I’ll caution is that many routes still have outdated angled-flat seats, so try to avoid those flights! | Now, let’s get into it.
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| | Routes to Manila (MNL): Chicago (ORD), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK) San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Toronto (YYZ), Vancouver (YVR)
Operating airline:Â Philippine airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: September 2026 - July 2027
Seats available:Â 2 (Up to 9)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Best ways to book (per person, one-way): | Alaska Atmos: LAS, SEA, SFO, YVR: 75,000 points JFK, ORD, YYZ: 85,000 points
Qatar Privilege Club: LAX, SEA, SFO: 110,000 Avios - 85,000 Amex Points ORD, JFK: 154,500 Avios - 119,000 Amex Points
| Taxes/fees (per person, one-way): | Alaska: From US: $5.60 From MNL to US: ~$33 From MNL to Canada: ~$15
Qatar Airways: From US: ~$205 From MNL: ~$260
| Please note that Alaska adds a $20 USD Surcharge on partner bookings. | Bank transfer partners:Â | Alaska Atmos: Bilt Avios -Â Combine Avios Aer Lingus: Amex, Bilt, Chase British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase Iberia: Amex, Bilt, Chase Finnair: Capital One Qatar Airways: Amex, Capital One, Citi
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| | JFK-MNL
January: 26
February: N/A
March: 2, 24
Apr-Jun: N/A
July: 14, 21, 25, 28
August: 1
MNL-JFK
December: 7, 15
January: 27
Feb-May: N/A
June: 12
July: 1, 6, 20, 27 | LAX-MNL (angled-flat seats)
September: 15, 16, 20-23, 28-30
October: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11-16, 18, 19, 21-23, 25-28, 30, 31
November: 1, 4-6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15-17, 19, 22-27
December: N/A
January: 17-22, 24-31
February: 1-28
March: 1-24, 26-31
April: 1-30
May: 1-14, 16-21, 23-27, 31
June: 2, 4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-30
July: 1-31
August: 1
MNL-LAX (angled-flat seats)
September: 24, 28-30
October: 1-9, 11-19, 21, 25-30
November: 1-4, 8-13, 16-20, 22-27, 30
December: 1-14, 16, 18, 22, 24-29
January: 13, 14, 17-30
February: 1-12, 14-26, 28
March: 1-20, 22-26, 28-31
April: 1-30
May: 1-31
June: 1-30
July: 1-31
August: 1 | ORD-MNL
February: 17, 19, 22, 24, 26
March: 1, 29
April: 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 19, 21, 26, 30
May: 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 28
June: 9, 11, 18, 25
July: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30
MNL-ORD
November: 20, 27
December: 2, 4, 7, 25
January: 29
February: 3, 8, 10, 17, 19
March: 1, 10, 15, 19, 26
April: 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 26, 28, 30
May: 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 31
June: 2, 4, 7, 11, 21, 25
July: 2, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 30 | SEA-MNL
September: 15, 16, 20, 22, 27, 29
Please note that this route has angled-flat seats starting in late October.
October: 6, 8, 13, 28
November: 6, 8, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 25-27, 29
December: N/A
January: 6, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27-29
February: 3-5, 7, 10-12, 14, 15, 17-19, 21, 22, 24-26, 28
March: 1, 3-5, 7, 8, 10-12, 14, 15, 17-19, 21, 22, 24-26, 28, 29, 31
April: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14-16, 18, 19, 21-23, 25, 26, 28-30
May: 2, 3, 5-7, 9, 10, 12-14, 16, 17, 19-21, 23, 24, 26-28, 30, 31
June: 2-4, 6, 7, 9-11, 13, 16-18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30
July: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 12, 14-16, 18, 19, 21-23, 25, 26, 29, 30
August: 1
MNL-SEA
September: 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 29, 30
Please note that this route has angled-flat seats starting in late October.
October: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28-30
November: 1, 2, 4-6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 26, 27
December: 2-4, 7, 9-11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24
January: 14, 17, 18, 20-22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31
February: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24-26, 28
March: 3-5, 7, 10-12, 14, 15, 17-19, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31
April: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 12, 15, 19, 22, 25, 26, 28-30
May: 2, 3, 5-7, 9, 10, 12-14, 16, 17, 19-21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31
June: 2-4, 6, 7, 9-11, 13, 14, 16-18, 20, 21, 23-25, 27, 28, 30
July: 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21-23, 25, 26, 28-30
August: 1 | |
| SFO-MNL
September: 15, 22
Oct-Dec: N/A
January: 26, 27
February: 9, 11, 23, 24
March: 8, 15, 18, 22, 23, 30
April: 1, 3, 5, 12-15, 17, 19, 20, 24-30
May: 3, 6, 10
June: N/A
July: 4, 8, 11, 13-15, 17-23, 25-31
August: 1
MNL-SFO
October: 20, 21, 23, 25-27, 31
November: 2, 3, 5, 7-9, 12, 13, 26
December: 7, 10, 11, 16
January: 20, 23-25, 28
February: 8, 9, 24
March: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9-13, 18, 23, 27
April: 6, 7, 13, 16, 17, 20, 23, 28-30
May: 1-3, 5-31
June: 1-12, 14-18, 20, 21, 23-28, 30
July: 1, 2, 4-10, 12-15, 17-30 | YVR-MNL (some angled-flat seats)
Note: shows 777 lie-flat on PR137/136 through January; switches to A350 in February.
September: 25
October: 8
November: 1-3, 6-8, 11, 13-15, 17-20, 23-28
December: N/A
January: 16-31
February: 1-28
March: 1-31
April: 1-30
May: 1-27, 29, 31
MNL-YVR (some angled-flat seats)
Note: shows 777 lie-flat on PR137/136 through January; switches to A350 in February.
September: 23, 25, 27-29
October: 1-3, 6-8, 10-12, 14, 17, 19-29
November: 1-4, 8, 10-14, 16, 17, 19-24, 26-30
December: 1-10, 12-17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27
January: 16, 19-30
February: 1-28
March: 1-27, 29-31
April: 1-4, 6-15, 17-29
May: 1-13, 15-31 | YYZ-MNL
January: 24, 31
February: 1, 4, 6-8, 14, 15, 20-22, 25, 27, 28
March: 1, 4, 6-8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 20-22, 27, 28
April: 1, 4, 5, 10-12, 15, 17-19, 22, 24-26, 29
May: 1-3, 6, 8-10, 13, 15-17, 20, 22-24, 27, 29, 30
June: 12, 14, 17, 19, 20, 28
July: 1, 3-5, 8, 12, 15, 17-19, 22, 24-26, 29, 31
August: 1
MNL-YYZ
October: 21
November: 11, 15, 18, 22, 25
December: 2, 4, 5
January: 20, 22-24, 27, 29-31
February: 3, 5-7, 10, 12, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 28
March: 5-7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 24, 26
April: 2, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 30
May: 1, 2, 5, 7-9, 12, 15, 19, 21, 26, 28, 29 |
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| Flight Experience | While the crew have reputation for being friendly and helpful, the catering isn’t consistent. That means the cabin layout and seat will be even more important for your overall experience. While you can’t count on many flights, only the cabins arranged in a 1-2-1 layout will provide direct aisle access and decent privacy for everyone. | | You can use Google Flights to confirm if the aircraft operating a flight will have lie-flats. |  | Look at all that space! |
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