PAL Flies Loakan-Cebu

Flight Commences From December Onward

6 October 2022

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will fly Cebu-Baguio-Cebu four times a week effective second week of December 2022 according the airline executive. 

The flight will depart at 9:20am from Cebu arriving 11:20am in Baguio.  Return flight is scheduled at 1:20pm arriving Mactan Cebu at 4:20pm.

PAL President and Chief Operations Officer Stanley Ng  said that safety audit of Loakan Airport is currently being conducted for the operations of 86 seater Bombardier Q400 turbojets.

"Will have the date fixed when the safety audit is approve," say Ng.

Ng said the audit is needed since the Q400 they are flying is the biggest passenger plane to land at the airport which used to cater before the 50 seater Fokker 50s which the airline used to operate at the airport 25 years ago.

"F-50 was the biggest passenger plane that operate at this airport before and we are flying now even bigger turpoprop plane." he said, referring to the DHC8-400NG plane.  

A second thrice a week flight to Davao is also on the agenda of the flag carrier.

The airline said they will post updates as to the commencement of the flight soon.