PAL to fly Laoag to Cebu

CEBU - Direct flights between Laoag City and Cebu are expected to start in May this year in time for Ilocos Norte’s month-long fiesta celebration.

“As of the moment, we are finalizing our collaboration with PAL for the start of Laoag-Cebu direct flights,” said Ilocos Norte Provincial tourism officer Aianree Raquel Raquel, noting that the proposed direct flights between Laoag and Cebu would connect the northern gateway of Luzon to the Central Visayas region for business and tourism.

Raquel said the president of Philippine Airlines Stanley Ng visited Ilocos Norte recently. She said even in pre-pandemic times, they have been constantly receiving inquiries should the airlines consider adding new flights, such as for the Laoag-Cebu route.

She said there are two options to travel to Ilocos Norte from Cebu: Fly to Manila and catch a connecting flight to Laoag or take a flight from Cebu to Clark in Pampanga and then ride a bus for approximately eight hours to Laoag. (Leilanie Adriano)