PAL to restore Manila-Saipan nonstop flights on 25 October

Philippine Airlines will restore nonstop Manila-Saipan flights on 25 October 2026, reopening a direct link between the Philippine capital and the Northern Mariana Islands. The route will be served by an Airbus A321 and returns after a suspension that cut off the service earlier this year.

The resumption gives PAL back a Pacific leisure route it positions for holiday travel and family visits, with bookings available through its website, mobile app, hotline, ticket offices and accredited agents. The restored link is expected to support passenger flows between Manila and Saipan while broadening travel options across the airline’s Pacific network.

A secondary report identified the operation as twice weekly, with departures from Manila on Wednesdays and Sundays and return flights from Saipan on Mondays and Thursdays. That schedule restores a direct service that had previously connected the two markets before operations were halted after runway damage at Saipan International Airport.