... in response to Connecting flights, posted by Wolverine on Jan 13, 2003This applies ONLY if you are flying PAL all the way from LA-Manila-Cebu:
The scheduled arrival time in Manila should include a fuel stop in Hawaii. If the plane is not too full, they will skip Hawaii and you may arrive in Manila a couple of hours earlier than scheduled. After arrival in Manila, you simply clear customs with your carry-on bag and walk a few feet to the domestic terminal entrance for your connecting flight, so an hour and 25 mins should be plenty of time. Your baggage will be checked through to Cebu where you will clear customs again (ask flight attendant for 2 customs declaration forms). On the return flight, you will have several hours between flights in Manila anyway unless PAL has added a later flight from Cebu. You will need extra time for security checks in Manila so I would allow at least 2 hours between flights.
Nathan mentioned Cathay Pacific. I’m not sure of the connections going West, but on the return flight Cathay would be a good choice. When my wife flew over from Cebu, she flew Cathay Pacific with a 1-hour stop over in Hong Kong to change planes and arrived in LAX in early afternoon. The PAL flights usually arrive late evening in LA.
Ray