RESUMED SERVICE. Philippine Airlines (PAL) Express president Rabbi Ang (7th from left) leads the rites for the resumption of the Clark-Basco flight at the Clark International Airport on Tuesday (July 2, 2024). Also in photo are Luzon International Premier Airport Development Corp. president and CEO Noel Manankil, Department of Tourism 3 (Central Luzon) Regional Director Richard Daenos, Clark Development Corporation president and CEO Agnes Devanadera and other PAL Express officials. (Photo by Marna Del Rosario)
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – The Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Tuesday resumed its Clark-Basco, Batanes flight at the Clark International Airport (CRK).
In his message, PAL Express president Rabbi Ang said, “ It gives us great pride to meet the demand for flights out of Central Luzon, a strategic gateway to Northern, Central and Southern Philippines. Today, we celebrate the return of our Clark-Basco service, a most sought-after domestic route, which allows Basco residents to access opportunities for leisure travel and discover other beautiful attractions across the country. This returning service also allows Central Luzon residents, business and leisure travelers to fly to picturesque Basco.”
The PAL Clark-Basco route operates four times weekly (every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) via PR2688, departing CRK at 11 a.m. and arriving in Basco at 12:35 p.m.
On the same days, PR2689 leaves Basco at 1 p.m., and touches down in Clark at 2:35 p.m.
The direct service to the picturesque town complements PAL’s daily Manila – Basco service.
“From Clark, we also operate daily flights to Cebu, thrice weekly flights to Caticlan (Boracay), and four times weekly flights to Busuanga (Coron). We are optimizing our operations out of Manila and Cebu and we will progressively work on more flights out of Clark,” Ang said.
Meanwhile, Luzon International Premier Airport Development Corp. president and chief executive officer Noel Manankil welcomed PAL once again for bringing back the Clark-Basco service.
CRK has a large catchment area as it covers Central Luzon as well as North Luzon. Aside from having the opportunity to enjoy direct flights out of Clark, travelers can connect to other domestic destinations via PAL's Cebu hub and vice versa. (PNA)
