Ciara Medina lives in Federal Way and told the Mirror she hasn’t visited her family in Manila since 2016, in part because of the challenge of the long trip. After the birth of her son, she made it through two trips with him at ages 1 and 3.

This is the first direct flight between Manila and the Pacific Northwest, which is home to more than 240,000 Filipino Americans.

SEATTLE - Starting Oct. 2, Philippine Airlines (PAL) will launch nonstop flights from Manila to Seattle, marking the first direct air connection between the Philippines and the Pacific Northwest. The airline says the service addresses tourism and the sizable Filipino American population in Washington and Oregon.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) welcomed Philippine Airlines (PR) Flight PR124 late yesterday evening. To commemorate the occasion, SEA and PR held a turret salute and gate ceremony as the first flight arrived.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) announced that Philippine Airlines is offering three weekly flights—Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The 14-hour flights from Seattle to Manila leave at 11:40 p.