PAL Expands Inter Islands

Opens Old Routes, Add new ones with Q400s

1 August 2017

Q400NG (sn4561,RP-C5901) on its inaugural flight to Caticlan and Clark airport

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is growing back its domestic portfolio by re-opening suspended routes that were previously abandoned due to poor sales and opening up new routes for their newly acquired Q400 NGs.

Resumption of flights schedules are being planned together with introduction of new routes for the following destinations:

CLARK HUB
CLARK-BASCO__________________new
CLARK-BACOLOD_______________new
CLARK-TAGBILARAN____________new
CLARK-CAGAYAN DE ORO_______new


CEBU HUB
CEBU-OZAMIZ__________________ old
CEBU-LEGASPI__________________old
CEBU-MAMBAJAO_______________new
CEBU-LAOAG___________________ new
CEBU-SIARGAO_________________ new

DAVAO HUB
DAVAO-CAGAYAN DE ORO_______ old
DAVAO-ZAMBOANGA____________old
DAVAO-TAGBILARAN____________new
DAVAO-CATICLAN_______________new

ZAMBOANGA HUB
ZAMBOANGA-CEBU_____________ old
ZAMBOANGA-TAWI-TAWI________ old
ZAMBOANGA-JOLO______________old
ZAMBOANGA-ILOILO____________new
ZAMBOANGA-BACOLOD_________ new
ZAMBOANGA-PUERTO PRINCESA_new

All routes will be operated by PAL subsidiary Air Philippines Corporation.

12 comments:

  1. Any references for the 'Davao-Caticlan' route? PAL's timetable only shows Tagbilaran and Cagayan de Oro will be added from Davao.

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    1. No other references available. Just wait for the airlines official announcement.

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  2. dear pal
    how about clark to legaspi albay

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  3. Are the Zamboanga flights verified? I shared this and was informed by somebody that PAL Zamboanga does not have any info about the new Zamboanga destinations...

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    1. They are plan routes of the Q400s from Zamboanga hub which isn't publish yet. Probably to keep 5J in check as ZAM is the next battleground for them. You should be seeing them soon as the 12 planes arrive in the Philippines. Right now, PAL are fielding it in Cebu and Clark. Most of the new routes are based in Clark. PAL will only have 5 Q400 this year, all of it replacement of the old fleet.

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  4. I'm also interested on the ZAM - PUERTO PRINCESA route. Any timetable for this? When will the actual flights commence? Thanks for anyone who'll be able to answer!

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    1. thrice a week. Just wait for the airlines official announcement.

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  5. i would like to know if Pal will add direct flight from clark to iloilo..

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  6. Today PAL offers flights from Clark to Basco, Busuanga, Caticlan, Cebu, and Puerto Princesa.

    In December 2017, Bacolod, Cagayan, Davao, Tagbilaran and Virac will be added to the hub.

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  7. PAL introduces new flights from Clark beginning December 1 to the following domestic points:
    Additional Clark route:
    From December 1
    1. LEGASPI
    2. MASBATE
    3. CALBAYOG
    4. CATARMAN
    from December 15:
    5. BACOLOD
    6. TAGBILARAN
    From December 16
    7. CAGAYAN DE ORO
    8. VIRAC
    From January 15
    9. Naga

    Note that Cagayan de Oro is loaded last from the original plan when they were supposed to be introduced in August. These manifestations only showed that nothing is cast in stone as to route planning until the are actually launched.

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    1. PAL intends to grow Davao hub in 2018 as it plans to fly Tacloban, Bacolod, Iloilo, Puerto Princesa and Dumaguete, possibly Q400s.

      Also in the planning works now are PAL flights from Davao to Butuan, Surigao, and Dipolog, most probably via Q300 in addition to the routes originally posted.

      All are new routes for the airline.

      The airline will receive 5 new generation Q400s in 2018, and two more in 2019.

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    2. PAL adds Siargao from Davao effective March 25.

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