{"id":259970,"date":"2025-12-02T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=259970"},"modified":"2025-12-02T05:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:49:15","slug":"pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/","title":{"rendered":"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
MANILA, 2 December 2025: Philippine Airlines has resumed seasonal direct flights between Manila and Sapporo until 27 March 2026, which will boost travel to Sapporo, the capital city in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nPAL\u2019s Airbus A321neo aircraft operates the Manila-Sapporo-Manila route.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Seasonal schedule <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Sapporo entices travellers with its rich culinary scene, from signature Sapporo ramen and soup curry to fresh seafood. Known as the Winter Capital, it is recognised for a host of activities beyond its iconic snow festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy re-launching this seasonal route, we are opening a gateway for travellers to experience Philippine Airlines\u2019 world-class service and signature heartfelt hospitality while supporting demand for flights between the two destinations,\u201d said PAL President Richard Nuttall. \u201cThe returning service expands PAL\u2019s presence in Japan, boosting connections across the Japan region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The route from Sapporo to Manila opens the door for Japanese travellers to explore and experience the Philippines’ culture and warm hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The direct flights to Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport are scheduled every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday using the airline\u2019s Airbus A321neo aircraft. The 168-seat Airbus A321neo features 12 seats in business class and 156 in economy, with extensive in-flight entertainment and Wi-Fi connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PAL offers the largest network of destination points and routes between the Philippines and Japan \u2013 with nonstop services to Osaka Kansai, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita, including direct flights from Cebu to both Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MANILA, 2 December 2025: Philippine Airlines has resumed seasonal direct flights between Manila and Sapporo until 27 March 2026, which will boost travel to Sapporo, the capital city in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Seasonal schedule Sapporo entices travellers with its rich culinary scene, from signature Sapporo ramen and soup curry to fresh seafood. Known […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":259976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[469,4257],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-259970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airlines","8":"category-asia-pacific"},"yoast_head":"\n
PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season - TTR Weekly<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season - TTR Weekly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MANILA, 2 December 2025: Philippine Airlines has resumed seasonal direct flights between Manila and Sapporo until 27 March 2026, which will boost travel to Sapporo, the capital city in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Seasonal schedule Sapporo entices travellers with its rich culinary scene, from signature Sapporo ramen and soup curry to fresh seafood. Known […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TTR Weekly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/TTRweekly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-01T22:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-01T22:49:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"986\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"738\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ttrweekly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ttrweekly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Newsdesk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Newsdesk\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/ef18f8cf6ee0c5856df49f372ebece52\"},\"headline\":\"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-01T22:15:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-01T22:49:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/\"},\"wordCount\":249,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"AIRLINES\",\"ASIA PACIFIC\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/\",\"name\":\"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season - TTR Weekly\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-01T22:15:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-01T22:49:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png\",\"width\":986,\"height\":738},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/\",\"name\":\"TTR Weekly\",\"description\":\"News for Southeast Asia's travel planners. Latest news, travel news, B2B news, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Brunei.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ttrweekly\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TTRW-272-01.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TTRW-272-01.png\",\"width\":1133,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"ttrweekly\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/TTRweekly\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ttrweekly\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/ef18f8cf6ee0c5856df49f372ebece52\",\"name\":\"Newsdesk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/author\/newsdesk\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season - TTR Weekly","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season - TTR Weekly","og_description":"MANILA, 2 December 2025: Philippine Airlines has resumed seasonal direct flights between Manila and Sapporo until 27 March 2026, which will boost travel to Sapporo, the capital city in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Seasonal schedule Sapporo entices travellers with its rich culinary scene, from signature Sapporo ramen and soup curry to fresh seafood. Known […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/","og_site_name":"TTR Weekly","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/TTRweekly\/","article_published_time":"2025-12-01T22:15:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-01T22:49:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":986,"height":738,"url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Newsdesk","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ttrweekly","twitter_site":"@ttrweekly","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Newsdesk","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/"},"author":{"name":"Newsdesk","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/ef18f8cf6ee0c5856df49f372ebece52"},"headline":"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season","datePublished":"2025-12-01T22:15:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-01T22:49:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/"},"wordCount":249,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png","articleSection":["AIRLINES","ASIA PACIFIC"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/","name":"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season - TTR Weekly","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png","datePublished":"2025-12-01T22:15:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-01T22:49:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png","width":986,"height":738},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2025\/12\/pal-returns-to-sapporo-for-the-winter-season\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"PAL returns to Sapporo for the winter season"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/","name":"TTR Weekly","description":"News for Southeast Asia's travel planners. Latest news, travel news, B2B news, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Brunei.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#organization","name":"ttrweekly","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TTRW-272-01.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TTRW-272-01.png","width":1133,"height":375,"caption":"ttrweekly"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/TTRweekly\/","https:\/\/x.com\/ttrweekly"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/#\/schema\/person\/ef18f8cf6ee0c5856df49f372ebece52","name":"Newsdesk","url":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/author\/newsdesk\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259970"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259986,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259970\/revisions\/259986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.png\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-8.png\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n