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seven13 wrote

I still remember how we used to discuss this whole DXB on the other site. It really got me confusing. Let me get this straight. PR has its entitlements of 14 while GAP has 7. CEB got the remaining 7. With the cancellation of EK from 3 to 2 flights, PR should utilize it right or else lose the 7 frequency while the other 7 with PR is used to AUH?

You got it right. We got a total of 28 slots in our ASA with UAE ex MNL. It used to be 14 only from either country, i.e. 7 DXB and 7 AUH and 14 out of MNL via PAL. Thus, double daily DXB with UAE borrowing PAL flight, and double daily AUH with ETD borrowing PAL entitlements.

The new additional 14 was divided between GAP and CEB for PHI side, while UAE and ETD got additional 7 equally, thus the 2x without code share. In 2013 UAE borrowed the 7 ETD slots when PAL made codeshare arrangement with ETD, thus they were able to fly 3x daily instead of 2x which PAL doesn't like. They sorted this problem eventually which gave rise to the new UAE and ETD code shares together with that of GAP. If you remember MNL-LHR via AUH deal, this was part of it.

CEB was not however happy as PAL is reneging on its commitment to fly. The contention of CEB was that GAP is not PAL even if the plane is owned by PAL, and PAL renege on its promise to use its slot in 2012, so therefore must lose this right for non-usage. Its the same argument tied with JED for rights to fly in KSA, and the same arguments to AUS which it might finally lose if they don't fly there.

With the current entitlements it really doesn't matter where PAL flies the 14 slots, be it DXB, AUH, SHJ, or DWC. Right now they are using just seven of them.