Bangkok, Nov 15 (EFE).- Philippine Airlines and Singapore Airlines announced Wednesday a codeshare agreement that will allow them to expand flight options to thirty destinations, six of them in Europe.

The agreement will begin on both companies' flights between Singapore and Manila by the fourth quarter of this year and will gradually be extended to 27 other destinations within the Philippines and as well as Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Milan, Paris, Rome and Zurich, the companies reported in a joint statement.

The codeshare partnership, which allows the airlines to jointly operate certain routes, also provides for possible future expansion to include Singapore Airlines flights to additional points in Europe, as well as destinations in Australia, India, New Zealand and South Africa.

The joint operations are still pending receipt of the relevant regulatory approvals in both countries.

"The partnership is the product of a strengthened relationship with our fellow ASEAN mainline carrier, Singapore Airlines, and an enduring commitment to expanding our presence in Singapore, a top PAL destination that we have been serving for 58 years and counting," Philippines Airlines President Stanley K. Ng said in the statement.

He said the agreement would also allow for "greater connectivity to various cities in Europe, home to many overseas Filipinos."

Thanks to the agreement, Philippines Airlines will once again operate in Frankfurt, Paris, Rome and Zurich - destinations it previously served in the 1980s and 1990s - and will become the first Philippine airline to offer an air link to Copenhagen and Milan.

For his part, Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong said the codeshare partnership expands travelers' range of options when it comes to finding "better travel connections between Singapore and the Philippines."

"This will support the growing demand for business and leisure travel between the Philippines and Singapore, as well as our key markets around the world," he said. EFE

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