Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Thursday announced it will inaugurate the first-ever air travel route within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next month.
In a statement, PAL said it will commence on June 9, 2022 regular jet flights between Cotabato City and Tawi-Tawi.
The new Cotabato–Tawi-Tawi–Cotabato service will operate twice weekly, every Monday and Thursday:
- PR 2487 Cotabato to Tawi-Tawi – every Monday and Thursday departing at 7:30 a.m.
- PR 2488 Tawi-Tawi to Cotabato – every Monday and Thursday departing at 9:40 a.m.
PAL said it will deploy Airbus A320 aircraft on the pioneer route, offering a choice of Business Class and Economy seating on the nonstop flights across the Sulu Sea.
The new service connects BARMM’s mainland areas to its island region, with Cotabato’s Awang Airport and Tawi-Tawi’s Sanga-Sanga airport as travel gateways, the flag carrier said.
The airline said that by taking its non-stop flights, travelers will save several hours, versus the previous choice of traveling via Manila or other domestic gateways outside BARMM that entail a connection between flights or even an overnight stop.
“We are honored to make history by operating the first flight within the new Bangsamoro region, giving us a new opportunity to serve its 4.9 million people,” said PAL’s president and chief operating officer Captain Stanley Ng.
“We look forward to contributing, in our own way, to the development of tourism and commerce in Bangsamoro through regular flights that help promote unity and economic activity in this dynamic region as well for the rest of Mindanao,” said Ng.
“We in the Bangsamoro government, together with the Mindanao Development Authority and the concerned local government units, are happy that Philippine Airlines has announced this long-awaited service between Cotabato and Tawi-Tawi in support of the economic and tourism development of BARMM,” said BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim.
“We have high hopes for success, and we will do all possible to support this historic venture for the benefit of our constituents,” said Ebrahim.
PAL also operates regular daily flights between Manila and Cotabato City.—AOL, GMA News
PAL to open first-ever BARMM route in June with Cotabato-Tawi-Tawi flights
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