Just a few days after Philippine Airlines began its flights between Cebu and Baguio, the carrier yet introduced another one. PAL launched its inaugural Cebu-Borongan flight today, servicing Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar.
The maiden PR 2651 flight, which carried 73 people on board a De Havilland Dash 8 Series 400 Next Generation aircraft, took off from Mactan-Cebu at 11:05 a.m. today (RP-C5907). The airplane landed at Borongan Airport at 11:55 AM.
The first PAL flights are intended to increase business and tourist travel to the famed surfing destination, which is gaining popularity among adventurous tourists.
“We are delighted to link Borongan City with Cebu for the first time, opening direct access for more travelers to discover the beauty and special attractions that Eastern Samar has to offer,” said PAL Vice President for Sales Bud Britanico.
“As we continue to expand our network hub in Cebu, we view our new Cebu-Borongan routes as a huge opportunity for Eastern Samar to generate more good business and tourism revenues to uplift the local economy. Philippine Airlines will do its part to promote travel to Borongan, not just from Cebu but also from Manila and other cities in PAL’s domestic and regional network.”
Starting December 19, PAL’s twice-weekly Cebu-Borongan-Cebu flights will operate as follows:
- PR 2651 Cebu-Borongan – every Monday and Friday departing Mactan-Cebu at 11:05 AM, arriving Borongan at 12:00 PM
- PR 2652 Borongan-Cebu – every Monday and Friday departing Borongan at 12:30 PM, arriving in Cebu at 01:30 PM
PAL also provides a convenient one-stop link to Borongan from Manila, with PAL flights from Manila to Cebu allowing passengers to transfer to the new Cebu-Borongan service for their continuing journey.
Travelers may book their PAL flights via www.philippineairlines.com, the PAL mobile app, the PAL hotline at (02) 8855 8888, or via accredited travel agents.
Attribution: Philippine Airlines Corporate Communications
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