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Originally Posted by Derek loves SD
im not very good at reading air travel...when you say Vancouver-SAN-Manila...does this mean it goes from Vancouver to SD and then Manila? im just curious
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The flight would go Manila-->Vancouver-->San Diego on the way from Asia and San Diego-->Vancouver-->Manila on the way back.
I'm sure Philippine (henceforth known as PAL) would love to serve the route nonstop, but Lindbergh Field is simply too operationally restricted (see above posts) for a plane to get out of there nonstop. Indeed, the flight from anywhere in California to the Philippines is so long that PAL often requires fuel stops, even from LAX and SFO. I believe flights from LAX and SFO stop in Guam now.
Conceivably, PAL could operate Manila-San Diego nonstop, as the operational restrictions do not affect landings, and tailwinds increase aircraft range when traveling east.
As with their route from Manila to Las Vegas, PAL has chosen Vancouver as the intermediate stop to and from Asia. This way, PAL can gain extra revenue by selling tickets on the U.S.-Canada-U.S. portion of the route. Foreign carriers are not allowed to sell tickets on flights between two cities within the United States, which renders something like Manila-LAX-SAN unprofitable.
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Originally Posted by eburress
Probably something to do with the NAS there.
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Which reminds me--aircraft landing on the main east-west runway at North Island actually shoot the Lindbergh Field approach before banking left to line up for NZY (airport code for North Island). This practice might reduce the "safety zone" between arriving aircraft and buildings in Little Italy/Columbia.
-Trvlr