PAL to resume Bohol flights on Nov. 22

Philippine

Airlines (PAL) announced on Thursday the resumption of its Manila-Bohol-Manila flights on November 22.

"The (resumption) of flights is timely in view of the reopening of Bohol to domestic tourism," PAL spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said. Bohol has been reopened to tourists since November 15.

PAL will fly between the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and the Bohol Panglao International Airport every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

Meanwhile, an executive from Cebu Pacific (CEB) said the carrier is mulling on increasing flight frequencies to these routes by December.

CEB started flights between Manila and Bohol last October 28.

"Prior to that, we used to operate an all-cargo for Manila-Bohol, while passengers were on Bohol-Manila," Candice Iyog, vice president for CEB's Marketing and Customer Experience, told the Philippine News Agency.

Iyog added that the low-cost carrier hopes to increase its operations between the two routes to daily by December.

At present, CEB flies thrice weekly between Bohol and Manila, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Meanwhile, both carriers reminded passengers about the requirements in entering Bohol. These include a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) test result taken within 72 hours before flight departure and a confirmed booking at a hotel accredited by the Department of Tourism or the Provincial Government of Bohol.

Passengers also need to secure a copy of a QR code, which they can get by registering to the website, https:/ / tourism.bohol.gov.ph/ .

Villaluna said those who will stay in Panglao for more than five days will need to undergo another RT-PCR test from accredited service providers on the island.

AirAsia Philippines earlier announced the resumption of Manila-Bohol-Manila flights, four times weekly from December 1-15, and daily from December 16-31.