Flights to Palawan

The Philippines is in itself an archipelago, consisting of thousands of large and small islands. Palawan is just one of those islands. In fact, the province island has the most significant total land area in the whole country.

Because of its geographic location and features, the most convenient and fastest way to reach the tourist island is through air travel. From the national capital of Metro Manila, Palawan’s capital city, Puerto Princesa City, can be reached via an airplane usually within about an hour and five minutes. National carrier Philippine Airlines is flying from the domestic airport in Manila to the domestic air terminal in Puerto Princesa at least once daily. During tourism peak seasons of summer and Yuletide, the airline is raising daily flights from one to at least two times a day.

Other major Philippine commercial airlines Cebu Pacific and Air Philippines are also facilitating daily flights on the route. There are other air flight choices to choose from. Smaller carriers like Island Trans Voyager, Asian Spirit and Sea Air are also facilitating commuter and chartered flights from Manila to other major Palawan tourist hubs like Coron, Cuyo, Culion, El Nido and Taytay. Thus, if you want to fly directly into one of the Palawan points mentioned, you just need to book your air flights in Manila.

Aside from taking domestic flights to Palawan from Manila, you can also opt to take a flight from other areas of the country. From the other busy and major domestic airports in Cebu and Iloilo, there are Palawan air flights you can take. Twice every week, there are flights in the route to Palawan’s key tourist destinations. Expect to ride planes from Cebu or Iloilo to Palawan for about an hour and a half.

Surely, Palawan is moving to further and significantly improve its major terrestrial tourism. However, the local provincial and national governments are working hand in hand to build international airports in Palawan so that international tourists can fly from where they are going to the island province directly. Currently, there is a need to go to Manila, Cebu or Iloilo first before vacationers can book air accommodations to Palawan. Authorities and tourism experts believe that when international airports are constructed and made operational, tourism in Palawan can further increase.

Construction has commenced in four proposed international airports in Palawan. While the current air terminal in Puerto Princesa is undergoing modernization and improvements, construction to build international airports in Coron, San Vicente and Balabac have started. It is estimated that the airports will be finished and be inaugurated by 2010. From then on, direct flights from international routes can be facilitated to Palawan.

Flights from Cebu are also starting to become more active and common. Cebu is aiming to form a tourism partnership with Palawan so that the popular tourism island province can serve as a channel and stopover for air flights connecting Cebu and Malaysia, which is geographically closer to Palawan.

Do you aim to have a grand vacation? Book your flights to Palawan now and make your holiday getaway more worthwhile and fun.