CEB To Flyback LAOAG

8 April 2023

Low cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) is set to resume flights to Laoag starting May 22 after sorting out differences with Ilocos Norte government.

CEB will fly daily flights using Airbus 320 aircraft from its hub in Manila, making it the 35th domestic destination in the airline’s network.

The airline last flew to Laoag six years ago on January 14, 2017.

 

Laoag airport to undergo P100-million renovation

March 27, 2011

By Eric Apolonio

A plan to renovate the Laoag International Airport at a cost of P100 million has obtained the green light from the Department of Transportation and Communications.

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Director General Ramon Gutierrez said the release of half of the project financing has been approved.

The other half will come from the Ilocos Norte provincial government headed by Governor Maria Imelda “Imee” Marcos.

Gutierrez told Manila Standard that Marcos vigorously pushed for the project.

Marcos brought with her plans for the Laoag passenger terminal, designed by Architect Jun Palafox the principal architect and planner of Ilocos Norte’s tourism master plan.

“The governor’s idea is to have a passenger terminal that stands out from other terminals in the country, reflecting the local setting, culture and aesthetics of Ilocos Norte,” Gutierrez said, adding that Marcos is averse to the idea of boxy terminal design, which is common among many airport terminals here and abroad.

Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific hold daily flights at the Laoag airport.Chartered flights to and from Hong Kong and Kaohsiung are being mounted on scheduled basis.

Hongkong Express cancels Laoag flights

August 27, 2010

Laoag - Hongkong Express, an airline based in Hong Kong has announced indefinite suspension of twice weekly flights between Hongkong and Laoag after the Hong Kong government issued a travel ban to the country Tuesday as a direct consequence of hostage killings in Manila.

Ronal Estabillo, manager of the Laoag International Airport, said they were notified of the flight suspension Thursday. Its last flight carried Hong Kong nationals out of the country.

There was no mention of the reason behind the suspension but Estabillo was aware of a travel ban imposed by Chinese authorities on Tuesday in the aftermath of the bungled rescue attempt of the Chinese hostages and the consequent flight cancellations by its passengers.

Meanwhile, Milagros Gonzales, Ilocos Norte provincial tourism officer, said that all bookings in two major hotels in Laoag have been cancelled since Tuesday.

She said Hongkong tourists have been steadily coming to Laoag before the Manila bloodbath. At least 1,200 Hongkong nationals visit the city monthly for rest and recreation purposes. Most of the tourists visit Fort Ilocandia to play in the casino.

Gonzales adds the only other international flight from Kaoshiung, Taiwan to Laoag is expected to be cancelled as well in response to the travel ban imposed by Chinese authorities to the Philippines. Around 200 Taiwanese nationals visit the city on a monthly basis.