PAL flies to Batanes from Clark

October 1, 2017

Philippine Airlines, the country's flag-carrier, launched on Sunday regular flights from Clark International Airport in Pampanga to Basco in Batanes province.

The four-times-a-week service from Clark complements PAL's existing twice-a-day Manila-Basco flights, the company said in a statement.

The new flight, operated by PAL Express, departs Clark 11:45am every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday. The return flight leaves Basco 2:00pm on the same days.

"The Clark-Basco route offers convenient direct flight without the need for Central and Northern Luzon passengers to travel by land to Manila," PAL said.

The new route is part of PAL's development of Clark as a third hub of operations, following Manila and Cebu.

Meanwhile, PAL also said the aircraft used on the Cebu-Cagayan de Oro and Cebu-Butuan routes is being upgraded to the next-generation, dual-class Bombardier Q400 also on Sunday.

Passengers get to experience the new Q400's spacious and quiet cabin comparable to jet airplanes, it said.

The 86-seater Q400 flies twice a day on the Cebu-Cagayan de Oro and Cebu-Butuan service.

PAL has started taking delivery of 12 new Q400 turboprops that are being used to open new inter-island routes.

On November 1, PAL will open three new domestic routes out of Davao – to Zamboanga, Tagbilaran and Cagayan de Oro. DMS