Cebu Pacific said Tuesday it will resume flights to Caticlan in March, seven months after it stopped flying there following near-misses as a result of its short runway.
The budget carrier joined Air Philippines and Zest Airways in suspending flights to Caticlan last July, rerouting their flights to Kalibo and leaving only SeAir to continue serving Caticlan.
PAL Express, formerly Air Philippines, resumed flying to Caticlan on Dec. 1 using the Bombardier Q300 turboprop plane.
“[Cebu Pacific] is pursuing this gradual transition to Caticlan to make sure our ATR pilots are properly re-certified to operate the route,” vice president Candice Iyog said in a statement.
Initially, only four Manila-Kalibo and one Cebu-Kalibo flights to Caticlan will be transferred to Godofredo P. Ramos Airport in Caticlan.
Full operations start on March 28, and with 11 Manila-Caticlan-Manila flights and 1 Cebu-Caticlan-Cebu flight daily. Jeremiah F. de Guzaman
The CP web site has a pop-up stating that the Caticlan flights are not as yet a sure thing. Who is correct? This airline issue is getting to be a pain. I just hope Zest is never allowed to fly to Caticalan again.
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