Philippine Airlines (PAL) marked another milestone on January 3, 2020) with the launch of a brand new daily service between Davao and Iloilo.
The maiden Davao to Iloilo flight PR 2539 took off at 6:32AM and touched down at 7:42AM while its return journey PR 2540 from Iloilo to Davao departed at 8:40AM and arrived at 9:42AM.
The modern 86-seater Dash-8 with registry number RPC-5907 was utilized for the brand new service which will help promote trade and tourism between the two cities and will support the Department of Tourism's program making Iloilo the MICE (Meetings Incentives Conferences Exhibitions) destination of 2020.
"It provides the Davaoenos and Ilonggos better travel options with affordable and competitive rates. It allows the market to maximize their time with the early morning departures out of DVO and ILO," says PAL Area Head for Vis/Min Harry Inoferio.
Aside from serving this brand new domestic route daily, PAL also flies from Davao to Siargao 11 times weekly, to Tagbilaran 11 times weekly, and to Zamboanga daily.
Travelers along the Iloilo - Davao route can conveniently connect to these PAL destinations (Siargao, Zamboanga and Tagbilaran) and by March, to Manado, Indonesia.