en.Wedoany.com Reported - May 11 news: The three major U.S. airlines—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines—have indicated they do not oppose the codeshare agreement between Philippine Airlines and Alaska Airlines, clearing a key obstacle for the cooperation between the two parties. This information originates from a document filed by Alaska Airlines with the U.S. Department of Transportation on May 6, 2026, as reported by the Manila Bulletin on May 11.
In addition to the three major U.S. carriers, other U.S. airlines and cargo operators such as JetBlue Airways, FedEx, UPS, Atlas Air, Kalitta Air, ABX Air, Sky Lease Cargo, National Airlines, Eastern Airlines, and Amerijet International also raised no objections.
Philippine Airlines and Alaska Airlines signed the codeshare agreement on April 22, 2026, and are currently seeking regulatory approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand their commercial cooperation. Under the proposed arrangement, Alaska Airlines will place its "AS" code on routes operated by Philippine Airlines between the Philippines and the U.S., as well as beyond the Philippines; Philippine Airlines will place its "PR" code on Alaska Airlines' domestic U.S. flights, allowing passengers to book connecting itineraries on a single ticket.
This cooperation will provide passengers with more convenient access to destinations within both networks and is expected to enhance accessibility to Hawaii, a key leisure market, by connecting Alaska Airlines' domestic network with Philippine Airlines' transpacific services. Philippine Airlines currently holds exemption authority to serve U.S. destinations beyond its primary gateway cities, including Hilo, Kahului, Kona, and Lihue in Hawaii, as well as Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, New Orleans, Orlando, and Washington, D.C.
The proposed codeshare routes will connect Philippine Airlines' transpacific flights from Manila to Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, and Honolulu, and cover select Northeast Asia points such as Japan and South Korea. On the Philippine side, Laoag City in the province of Ilocos Norte will serve as a feeder to the main hub in Manila, while Cebu will act as a secondary hub for North Asia routes to Tokyo, Osaka, and Seoul.
The two airlines are seeking exemption authority to operate codeshare services to the maximum extent permitted under the 1995 U.S.-Philippines Air Transport Agreement. The filing also reflects changes in the U.S. aviation landscape following Alaska Air Group's 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines' parent company; Hawaiian Airlines was previously authorized to codeshare using the Philippine Airlines "PR" code, and some of those operating rights have now been transferred to Alaska Airlines.
Both Philippine Airlines and Alaska Airlines have stated that they will begin marketing the expanded codeshare services once all government approvals are obtained.
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