I’ve been a bit busy running around the past couple days working out some health issues .. not mine, thank God, but my dear mother-in-law. Had some excellent news today about mother, so perhaps I can get things on a more stable footing here at the old article production center.
One thing that makes Momma happy is her two overseas daughters (one is an accountant and one a critical care nurse in the US) will be coming home in mid-December. It’s nice to see your children succeed, become American citizens, etc., etc., but you sure do miss them … and I do too, in many ways they aren’t sisters-in-law, but real sisters .. we only use the ‘in-law’ designation becuase I wouldn’t be able to pass a DNA match-up 
Anyway, the dates on this offer won’t match up for this Christmas, but the do match up for this coming Springs and they are with one of my favorite airlines … Cathay Pacific. Flying the Pacific is no picnic with any airlines, but Cathay Pacific is so head and shoulders above offerings like PAL’s, that to me, there is no comparison.
If you haven’t visited yet, why haven’t you. Years ago I used to have to spend $1.200 bucks from Colorado Springs to Great Falls, today you can fly the whole Pacific for $768 … (so much for inflation) hard to beat that. (note, this is a public service announcement, I am not a Cathay Pacific affiliate and am not making any money off this … although I wish i was
Deal of the Month – Manila from $768**
With Winter just around the corner, November’s Deal of the Month comes at the best possible time. At prices starting from $768** for departures between January 1 – March 31, 2010, start the new year with a trip to Manila where the weather is a balmy 86 degrees all year round.
Let your trip begin with Cathay Pacific’s world-class service, where the warmth of our Asian hospitality will sure to make your entire journey memorable from beginning to end.Get insider tips on how to navigate Manila’s bustling city life with our Cathay Pacific City Guides.
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Dave;
My Friend Tommy (Merchant Marine) will only fly Cathay Pacific, he states: “There is no better”, this guy flys here 3 times a year, for the last 15 years. So you, are so right of what you speak!!!!!
Another advantage for those of us in the northern Philippines is, Cathay’s main hub in Hong Kong.. Schedules, pricing options, etc. in and out of Hong Kong are much more flexible than say, Manila. So it’s a very practical option to fly into Hong Kong and take a discount flight from Hong Kong to Mnaila or Clark. What a joy it is to fly from HKG or even better MM (Macau) into Clark … clear the terminal in five minutes, walk to you car in the parking lot right outside the terminal door and enter the SCTEX for points north or south without sitting behind a single jeepney or smoke belching tricycle.
One of my nieces recently flew to Hong Kong and back, she lives in Quezon City.. I asked if she had checked the prices for Clark to Hong Kong flights, and she hadn’t. reported back that they were much less and her dad who was serving as the airport shuttle boy could have reached Clark in not much more time than NAIA.
Anyway I’m a Cathay Pacific fan. I love JAL as well … maybe because I lived in Japan for some years, but you never see discounts on JAL like Cathy frequently runs. Nice people.
The $768 fare is from LA/SF only. There are date restrictions so if you’re flexible and live in or near those cities it’s a good deal; otherwise, probably not. The price is total and includes all the taxes, security charge, etc. Fares to Manila seem lower this year then last.
Indeed prices are lower this year, Mike, the fact that fuel is about half the price of last year may have something to do with it. It’s very easy to get discount flights from almost any US city to SFO or LAX, by the way.
I was happy with Cathay for many years but had to change to PAL because the new seats on Cathay crippled me for 4 days after landing (Lax-Cebu-Lax )
Wow, that’s bad news. Thanks for reporting it. Sorry to hear that.