Philippine Airlines (PAL) today, Monday, December 19, began serving Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar, with the launch of the first Cebu-Borongan flight.
The inaugural PR 2651 service departed from Mactan-Cebu at 11:05 AM this morning, operated with 73 passengers on board a De Havilland Dash 8 Series 400 Next Generation aircraft (RP-C5907). The flight landed at Borongan Airport at 11:55 AM.
The pioneer PAL service will boost business and tourist travel to the surfing destination.
“As we continue to expand our network hub in Cebu, we view our new Cebu-Borongan routes as a huge opportunity for Eastern Samar to generate more business and tourism revenues to uplift the local economy," according to PAL Vice President for Sales Bud Britanico.
PAL will likewise promote travel to Borongan, not just from Cebu but also from Manila and other cities in PAL’s domestic and regional network.
PAL’s twice weekly Cebu-Borongan-Cebu route is served by PR 2651 Cebu-Borongan, which flies every Monday and Friday, departing Mactan-Cebu at 11:05 AM, arriving Borongan at 12:00 PM
On the otger hand, PR 2652 Borongan-Cebu flies every Monday and Friday, departing Borongan at 12:30 PM, arriving in Cebu at 01:30 PM
PAL also offers a one-stop connection to Borongan from Manila, as PAL flights from Manila to Cebu enable travelers to hop on to the new Cebu-Borongan service for their onward journey.