LAPULAPU CITY -- Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines launched its pioneer Baguio route from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) starting December 16, the latest addition to the roster of domestic flights connecting Cebu to different key cities nationwide.
Philippine Airlines operates four weekly Cebu-Baguio-Cebu flights with convenient morning departures: PR 2230 Cebu-Baguio - every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday departing Mactan Cebu at 08:50 AM, arriving at Baguio Loakan Airport at 10:50 AM. PR 2231 Baguio-Cebu - every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday departing Baguio at 11:10 AM, arriving in Cebu at 01:00 PM
On December 1, Philippine Airlines also kicked off flights from Cebu to the Bangsamoro region through non-stop Cebu-Cotabato flights and one-stop Cebu to Tawi-Tawi flights operating from the MCIA.
Philippine Airlines’ Cebu-BARMM route flies twice weekly. The PR2223 Cebu-Cotabato flies every Monday and Thursday, departs at 05:20 AM and arrives in Cotabato’s Awang Airport at 06:35 AM. Meanwhile, PR 2224 Cotabato-Cebu, which flies every Monday and Thursday, departs at 11:00 AM and arrives in Mactan-Cebu at 12:15 PM.
Cebu to Tawi-Tawi flight (via Cotabato) on Mondays and Thursdays leaves Cebu at 5:20 AM and lands at Tawi-Tawi at 08:30 AM. The Tawi-Tawi to Cebu (via Cotabato), also on Mondays and Thursdays, leaves Tawi-Tawi at 09:00 AM and arrives in Cebu at 12:15 PM.
Since December 9, MCIA has also been hosting Philippine Airlines’ twice weekly Cebu-Bangkok flights. The resumption of its Bangkok route expanded the network of international flights availing of MCIA as a gateway for visitors from Thailand and the ASEAN region.
The Philippine Airlines service offers convenient morning departures from Cebu and early afternoon departures from Bangkok, giving travelers an easy three-hour journey without needing to connect via Manila or other airports: PR 738 Cebu-Bangkok – every Monday and Friday departing at 09:30 AM and PR 739 Bangkok-Cebu – every Monday and Friday departing at 01:30 PM
Compared to pre-pandemic level, the percentage of domestic flights at MCIA has already returned to 86 percent, while international traffic is expected to achieve its pre-pandemic levels by the first half of 2023.
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), the
country’s friendliest gateway to the country’s tourism destination sees renewed
confidence in traveling with the further expansion of its network to new
destinations in Cotabato, Tawi-Tawi, Baguio, Borongan and Bangkok. (Photos: MCIA)
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