PAL Set to Launch Direct Cebu-Singapore Flight Starting December 16

National flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to launch a direct flight from Cebu to Singapore starting Dec. 16.

PAL also announced it will launch a daily Cebu-Caticlan-Clark flight on the same day, which brings PAL’s domestic connection from its Cebu hub to 10.

The Cebu-Singapore route will fly four times weekly during Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday via PR517.

It will depart Cebu at 10 p.m and will arrive in Singapore at 1:45 a.m the following day.

The return service via PR518 will also operate four times a week during Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday leaving Singapore at 2:45 a.m and arriving in Cebu at 6:40 a.m.

PAL will utilize a 199-seater A321 aircraft.

This new route, according to PAL, brings the airline’s international connection from Cebu to six.

PAL currently flies to Nagoya, Narita, Los Angeles, Osaka and Incheon from Cebu.

Flights to Singapore from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will increase to 28, with the addition of PAL’s service.

Other airlines serving this route are Silk Air, Cebu Pacific, Tiger Airways and most recently, Air Asia.

Ryan Uy, PAL’s vice president for sales, said the new direct route Cebu and Singapore is a testament of the airline’s strong commitment to grow its Cebu hub on the back of the province’s booming economic activities.

“This new route will help support the region of Visayas, especially Cebu,” said Uy.

The new route will also benefit other neighboring islands in Visayas and Mindanao. (PNA)LAP/EB/EBP