Philippine airlines, Airbus A330-300 landing in Dubai.

Flight date information
Date of flying: June 11 2024.
Airline: Philippine airlines
Flight number: PR658
Origin: Manila, Philippines.
Destination: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Aircraft type: Airbus A330-300
Registration: RP-C8782 (no in flight entertainment TV and air vent)
Flight time: 8 hours and 26 minutes.
Seat number: 68G ( I move to 68A because I want to film the landing in Dubai, it's my 1st time that I been and transit in Dubai in the middle east, wow.)
Last Tuesday, I flew Philippine airlines, Airbus A330-300 in economy class for the 1st time from Manila to Dubai, flight is almost full and flight is good and okay, 8 and a half hours.
Before my flight, I was looking forward to fly Philippine airlines, Airbus A330-300 (RP-C8782) in the newer cabin with in flight entertainment and 2-4-2 configuration in economy class. But unfortunately, once I enter the plane, I realize were flying the high density configuration in a very tight 3-3-3 economy class with no in flight entertainment TV and I was disappointed for a 8 and a half hour to Dubai.
My experience, good, pillow, blanket, amenity kit, hot towel and 2nd full hot meal is appreciated, 1st meal, choice of chicken with rice or beef, I went with the chicken with rice, it taste good and okay, not the best.
Pro, pillows and blankets are waiting in my seat, which is good and appreciated on a long haul flight, cup holder is appreciated if I don't want to hold the cup of water for too long, they have universal power outlet underneath every 3 seat, which is good to charge my tablet and laptop, after takeoff, the crew give out amenity kit (include toothbrush, toothpaste, eye shade or eye mask and socks, which is highly appreciated on a long haul flight) in economy class, which is super rare there days. I recline my seat and it's good, in the lavatory, they have paper cup, but too small, which is good to rinse my mouth and brush teeth, 2 hours before landing, for the 1st time, the crew hand out hot towel in economy class, which is super rare these days, good to freshen up and appreciated, and a 2nd full hot meal on a 8 and a half hour long haul flight, wow, choice of chicken with rice or beef, I went with the chicken with rice, it taste good and delicious, better than the 1st meal.
Con, no in flight entertainment TV for a 8 and a half hour flight to Dubai, seat width is not good than 17 inches, almost not enough shoulder room to share with my seatmate, legroom is not good, 30 inches (I am 5'7) when I recline, it's almost worse, no air vent (except row 66 to 68) on a 8 and a half hour flight to Dubai, making the cabin a little warm, I went to some lavatory, water for washing hands is not working (until I ask the crew to fix the broken water (it's not leaking water) for washing hands in the lavatory and it's fix) (Thanks), and instead of silverware, it's wooden spoon, fork and breadknife, which I don't like because it can break easily.
Things that wow me and made my day, after takeoff, the crew give out amenity kit (include toothbrush, toothpaste, eye shade or eye mask and socks, which is highly appreciated on a long haul flight) to everyone in economy class, which is super rare there days, a hot towel, 2nd full hot meal (2 hours before landing) on a 8 and a half hour and the chicken with rice taste good and delicious, better than the 1st meal.
Question, Why everyone has no air vent, except row 66 to 68? It doesn't make sense.
Improvement, refurbished 3-3-3 configuration in economy class to 2-4-2, refurbished older plane that has the high density configuration, install in flight entertainment TV and air vent for everyone, make the seat width 18 inches, which is normal and little wide, legroom of 32 to 34 inches and provide silverware spoon, fork and bread knife, instead of wooden, which I don't like because it can break easily.
My rating, 3 to 3.5/5 star (Reason is on all information description).

[@PhilippineAirlinesTV]

Hi Kevin. Thank you for flying with Philippine Airlines! We appreciate your support and hope you had a great travel experience. ✈❤

[@kevin19358]

My pleasure. Hope they improve and install the newer flight entertainment TV, air vent, reconfigure from very a tight 3-3-3 configuration in economy class to 2-4-2 and good and more legroom and provide silverware spoon, fork and breadknife. Hope to fly Philippine airlines 1 day later this year or next year.