If traveling to the Philippines, avoid Philippine Airlines if you can.
If traveling to the Philippines, avoid Philippine Airlines if you can. Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the only airline that flys from the US directly to Manila. If flying from LAX, flight time to Manila is 14 hours on average. Other airlines have connections and travel time are 18 hours or more. However, direct is always not best, especially if you are flying Philippine Airlines. They are just the absolute worst. And...