Philippine Airlines (PAL) said Tuesday it will resume more domestic routes from Cebu to Luzon and Mindanao in preparation for the holiday season.
The airline said that from Dec. 15, 2023, it would operate daily flights between Cebu and General Santos City and daily flights between Cebu and Legazpi’s Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay.
It said that from Dec. 16, it would resume regular thrice-weekly flights between Cebu and Ozamiz City.
“We look forward to flying more passengers and creating more healthy connections through the resumption of our Cebu-General Santos, Cebu-Legazpi and Cebu-Ozamiz routes, in time for the peak holiday season,” said PAL president and chief operating officer Captain Stanley Ng.
“Our new routes will also allow for residents of GenSan, Legazpi and Ozamiz to connect more conveniently via Cebu to Iloilo, Bacolod, Tacloban, Davao, Busuanga and other domestic destinations, as well as to Bangkok, Tokyo Narita and Seoul Incheon,” he said.
Data from Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) showed that PAL and PAL Express carried a combined 4.09 million domestic passengers in the first half of 2023.
PAL said it is investing $3.2 billion for the acquisition of nine Airbus A350-1000 long-range jetliners based on the list price of $366.5 million per aircraft.
PAL restored flights on several routes to mainland China and launched nonstop services to Perth along with flights from Clark to Caticlan and Boracay in the first half of 2023.