18/07/2026
𝗗𝗢𝗧 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 𝗟𝗔𝗫 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗡𝗟 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes Delta Air Lines’ announcement of a new nonstop service between Los Angeles and Manila, beginning in March 2027 and expanding to daily flights by June.
“𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴,” said the Department of Tourism in a statement.
According to the DOT, the goal is to grow the overall market.
“𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦—𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺.”
Beyond tourism and business exchanges, the new route is expected to make homecomings easier for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the Filipino-American community, while also opening another gateway for American travelers to explore the Philippines.
The DOT will continue working with international and Philippine carriers to expand connectivity, open new markets, and make it easier for more people to experience the Philippines.
The DOT is also working to curate travel experiences for balikbayans and second- and third-generation Filipino-Americans seeking to reconnect with their heritage.