PAL Express to serve 22 routes initially
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) President, Jaime J. Bautista, announced that PAL Express, the new, low-fares subsidiary of PAL, will serve 22 inter-island routes initially, including some provincial points currently without air service or underserved by other carriers.
Caticlan, gateway to the resort island of Boracay, is the first destination of PAL Express, which will operate 12 flights daily from Manila, commencing 05-May-08. New, 50-seater Bombardier Q300 turbo-propeller aircraft are deployed on the route.
PAL Express will dramatically expand its network over the next two months, with services scheduled to be launched on 22 routes.
Thirteen of those new routes emanate from PAL Express’ main hub of Cebu, where operations start on 19-May-08, with services to five points, including Caticlan, Bacolod, Tacloban, Butuan and General Santos. On the same day, a daily flight between Manila and Busuanga in northern Palawan will also commence.
On 26-May-08, three more services will operate out of Cebu to Davao, with thrice-daily flights; Iloilo, twice daily; and Puerto Princesa, a single flight everyday.
On 23-Jun-08, four new destinations will be served from Cebu to Dipolog, Ozamiz, Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga, with the last service proceeding onward to Davao and back.
Meanwhile, PAL Express’ other hub in Manila will add several new routes in July: Surigao, Legazpi, Virac and Cauayan (Isabela) on 21-Jul-08, and San Jose (Occidental Mindoro), Calbayog and San Fernando (La Union) on 26-Jul-08.
© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 06-May-08
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