Philippine Airlines (PAL), the national carrier airline of the Philippines, announced today that it will soon debut its capacity in the digital booking market, following a new partnership with cargo.one. cargo.one enables the airline to target thousands of freight forwarders in relevant markets, digitally around the clock, bolstering its brand presence, reducing its cost of sale, and gaining market responsive digital pricing. Freight forwarders are sure to benefit from Philippine Airlines’ renewed cargo service offers for the Philippines and across the region.
Respected as the very first commercial airline in Asia, Philippine Airlines extends its renowned attentive customer service levels to its air cargo services. The carrier is expanding its widebody fleet to facilitate an ambitious cargo growth strategy. Philippine Airlines offers freight forwarders a unique combination of 37 international destinations throughout South and East Asia, North America, Australia and the Middle East, and 32 destinations in the Philippines as well as favorable regional connectivity.
Jason Siy, VP Cargo at Philippine Airlines (PAL), commented, “A key pillar of our digital transformation and continued growth is the ability to steer strategic digital sales. Gaining cargo.one’s technology and extensive experience means Philippine Airlines can build digital sales at speed and scale with low capital expenditure. Our teams are working closely to build a custom digital sales channel to maximize upon our many strengths.”
Moritz Claussen, Founder & Co-CEO of cargo.one, added, “We are excited to launch Philippine Airlines digital sales journey and strengthen its exciting growth plans. cargo.one continually brings the freight forwarding market new capacity options first, an important element in how our platform enables even the very largest forwarders to win shipments faster, grow their business and serve their customers better than ever.”
In addition to the industry’s most user-friendly digital booking experience, cargo.one offers Philippines Airlines an unrivaled capability to boost visibility and continually optimize its booking offer quality. cargo.one also equips the carrier with the transformative ability to implement compliant data driven decisions about its market fit and sales opportunities. The carrier will benefit from better attuning its offers to better serve international forwarders.
From Autumn 2024, forwarders using cargo.one can discover, quote and book Philippine Airlines capacities for general cargo and perishables, connecting hubs in Manila, Cebu, Clark, and Davao with dozens of important cargo destinations worldwide.
