Cebu Pacific launches Caticlan, Palawan flights from Clark

(Clark International Airport Corporation President and CEO Alexander Cauguiran (center) with Cebu Pacific VP for Corporate Affairs Atty. JR Mantaring (4th from right) and Department of Tourism Assistant Secretary for Tourism Development Planning Daniel Angelo Mercado (4th from left) during the cake-cutting ceremony formally launching the three times weekly service of Cebu Pacific, through is subsidiary Cebgo, to Busuanga (Coron) at the Clark International Airport domestic terminal. The Busuanga flight is one of two flights kicked off by Cebu Pacific from its Clark hub on Monday, the other was the daily Caticlan flight. Photo Courtesy of CIAC – Corporate Communications Office)

BORACAY ISLAND — – This island paradise is now just a skip and a hop away for Central and Northern Luzon residents with Cebu Pacific’s launching of its maiden flight to Caticlan on Monday.

CEB’s wholly owned subsidiary Cebgo will be flying daily between Clark and Caticlan and three times weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) between Clark and Busuanga.

Some 63 passengers were on board Cebgo’s ATR 72-500 maiden flight from the CIA to this island paradise listed in the top 10 beaches in the world.

At only seven to eight kilometers long, Boracay is small enough to navigate by rented bicycle or motorbike. But even with its small size, it has several excellent beaches to choose from.

The media delegates on the maiden flight landed at the nearby Godofredo P. Ramos Airport in Caticlan and were billeted at the newly opened property here on April 18 – the Savoy Hotel Boracay at the Newcoast station.

The more than 500- room hotel was developed by Megaworld Corp. and Global Resorts, Inc. which has all the amenities of a fivestar hotel.

Meanwhile, Cebgo President and CEO Alexander Lao said in a statement that “by opening these new routes, we are enabling more residents from Central and even North Luzon to travel to Palawan and Boracay—two of the world’s best islands, without having to make the trip to Metro Manila to catch their flights.”

Cebgo also begin flying between Cebu and Busuanga three times weekly (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) on May 15, while a four-times weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday) between Cebu and Cotabato will commence starting May 16.

“With a direct Cebu- Busuanga route, the islands of Coron and Culion are easier to get to. Aside from boosting domestic tourism, our new routes will also enhance trade and investment as we also make available our cargo services,” Lao said.

Aside from Cebu and Clark, CEB also operates flights out of four other hubs in the Philippines: Manila, Davao, Kalibo, and Iloilo.

The airline’s network covers over 100 routes and 66 destinations, spanning Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and USA.