AirAsia guests traveling to Boracay this summer get to enjoy more connectivity to the island with two new direct flights from Manila to Caticlan airport daily. AirAsia celebrated its maiden flights to Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (Caticlan) with flight Z2 221 departing Manila on time at 10:55 a.m., followed by Z2 223 at 2:30 p.m., both with full load.
Philippines AirAsia Director for Flight Operations Capt. Gomer Monreal said, “We are thrilled to be finally flying to and from Caticlan using our big planes or jets after the much-needed improvements and airport runway expansions have been completed.”
The newly constructed Nabas Apron at Caticlan Airport has nine parking bays with a total length of 1,800-meter single runway, making it accessible for bigger and more modern aircraft, like Airbus A320s, than the smaller turbo propeller aircraft.
“Travelers will get to see more of our Airbus A320s iconic red planes at Caticlan in the coming weeks as we will also begin to fly Cebu-Caticlan and Davao-Caticlan on April 22,” Monreal added.
To celebrate AirAsia’s first flight to Caticlan, a send-off program was held at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 4 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by officials from AirAsia, Manila International Airport and Azalea Hotel with all guests onboard the first flight getting free Sunnies sunglasses. AirAsia flight Z2 221 was also welcomed with a water-canon salute in Caticlan airport.
AirAsia flights to and from Caticlan operate using the airline’s fleet of Airbus A320s that can accommodate up to 180 passengers. AirAsia also maintains four daily flights from Manila to Kalibo airport, including international flights from Kuala Lumpur, China and Incheon/Seoul. The airline voted the Worlds’s Best Low Cost Carrier for eight years running by Skytrax has earlier announced it will restart Clark-Kalibo flights tomorrow.