Four new destinations—Bacolod, Tagbilaran, Cagayan de Oro, and Virac—have been added this mid-December to Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) route network out of Clark International Airport (CRK) in Pampanga.
The inauguration of these new routes marks a significant investment by the flag carrier in the development of CRK as a major airline gateway. PAL’s Clark hub now provides passengers from central and northern Luzon direct access to a total of 13 domestic points as well as to Seoul, South Korea.
PAL has opened a four-times-weekly service to Bacolod and daily flights to Tagbilaran in Bohol.
PR859 (Clark-Bacolod) leaves CRK at 7:00 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, while PR860 (Bacolod-Clark) departs Bacolod at 8:45 a.m.
PR2871 (Clark-Tagbilaran) leaves CRK at 3:00 p.m. daily. The Tagbilaran-Clark departs Bohol 6:40 a.m., landing at CRK 8:00 a.m.
On December 16, a three-times-weekly service to Cagayan de Oro (PR833) began, leaving CRK every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 6:00 a.m. The return flight (PR834) departs 8:20 a.m. from Laguindingan International Airport serving Cagayan de Oro. PAL will use the 199-seater Airbus A321 on the flights to Bacolod and Cagayan de Oro, and the 156-seater A320 to Tagbilaran.
On December 18, PAL mounted three-times-weekly flights to Virac, capital of the island province of Catanduanes, leaving CRK Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:00 a.m. The Bombardier Q400 will be used on the Clark-Virac-Clark route.
On top of the four new routes, PAL flies to nine domestic destinations out of CRK: Basco, Busuanga, Calbayog, Catarman, Caticlan, Cebu, Davao, Masbate, and Puerto Princesa. Early next year, Naga will be added to the list.
