Direct flight services from Iloilo to Hong Kong and Singapore (vice versa) were recently announced by Cebu Pacific Air, the Philippines’ largest budget carrier. Cebu Pacific plans to make the Iloilo International Airport its 5th “flight hub” in the country.
In line with this development, Cebu Pacific Air also launched two new domestic flight routes from Iloilo direct to General Santos and Puerto Princesa (gateway to Palawan), and increased flight frequency for Iloilo-Manila services.
Cebu Pacific Airbus A320, ready for boarding at the Iloilo International Airport (Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Iloilo)
Iloilo to Singapore and Hong Kong Direct Flights
Cebu Pacific will begin twice (2x) weekly flight services between Iloilo and Hong Kong on November 8, 2012. Meanwhile, thrice (3x) weekly “Iloilo-Singapore” flights will commence on November 9, 2012.
These newly announced flights will be direct services. As such, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) together with other government agencies involved have already set in motion preparations for the 24-hour operations and opening of an immigration office at the Iloilo Airport among others.
The new international flight details are as follows:
- Iloilo (ILO) to Hong Kong (HKG)- Flight# 5J242
- Frequency: Thursday / Sunday
- Estimated time of departure (ETD): 2310H
- Estimated time of arrival (ETA): 0135H
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Effective period: November 8, 2012 until further notice
- Hong Kong to Iloilo- Flight#5J243
- Frequency: Monday / Friday
- ETD: 0220H
- ETA: 0445H
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Effective: November 9, 2012 UFA
- Iloilo (ILO) to Singapore (SIN)- Flight#5J255
- Frequency: Monday / Wednesday / Friday
- ETD: 2225H
- ETA: 0155H
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Effective: November 9, 2012 UFA
- Singapore to Iloilo- Flight#5J256
- Frequency: Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday
- ETD: 0240H
- ETA: 0610H
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Effective: November 10, 2012 UFA
New Cebu Pacific flights to Palawan and General Santos
Along with newly announced international flights, Cebu Pacific will also commence two new domestic flight routes at the Iloilo Airport: four weekly flights between Iloilo and General Santos and thrice weekly flights for Iloilo-Puerto Princesa (gateway to Palawan) route. The budget airline will also increase its flight frequency Iloilo-Manila services to 7x daily.
- Iloilo (ILO) to General Santos (GES)
- Frequency: 4 times weekly; Tue-Thu-Sat-Sun
- ETD: 1415H
- ETA: 1535H
- Effective: November 9, 2012 UFA
- General Santos to Iloilo
- Frequency: 3 times weekly; Tue-Thu-Sat-Sun
- ETD: 1605H
- ETA: 1720H
- Effective: November 9, 2012 UFA
- Iloilo (ILO) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)
- Frequency: 3 times weekly; Mon-Wed-Fri
- ETD: 0745H
- ETA: 0850H
- Effective: November 9, 2012 UFA
- Puerto Princesa to Iloilo
- Frequency: 3 times weekly; Mon-Wed-Fri
- ETD: 0920H
- ETA: 1025H
- Effective: November 9, 2012 UFA
Iloilo Airport, the Philippines’ newest international gateway
These developments came in light of Cebu Pacific Air’s plan of making the Iloilo Airport as its 5th flight hub in the Philippines (after Manila, Cebu, Davao, and Clark). It may have been a strategic move for Cebu Pacific considering the volume of passengers flying with Cebu Pacific at the Iloilo Airport. In 2011, Cebu Pacific garnered a majority 57.39% share or 907,505 passengers of total passenger traffic at the Iloilo Airport.
With the introduction of international flights, the Iloilo Airport will be officially known as the “Iloilo International Airport.”
The New Iloilo Airport was inaugurated on June 13, 2007 and opened to commercial flights on June 14, 2007. It was a replacement to the old Iloilo Domestic Airport in Mandurriao, which has served Iloilo for more than 50 years. The New Iloilo Airport was built to accommodate the rising number of air passenger and air cargo traffic in Iloilo and improve air transportation safety in compliance with international standards.
Cebu Pacific “ILOILOw” Promo
If you are interested to buy cheap fares for these new flights, Cebu Pacific is offering very low fares on its latest seat sale promotion (selling period only up to July 19, 2012).
hi.. please update us with the schedule of flights from iloilo to hk or iloilo to singapore.. thanks
Good day….please me the flight details from iloilo to singapore for the monnth of may…hoping for your reply thanks
Yeap, Great News I’m from the States….. I hope in the near future there will be ILOILO – GUAM or ILOILO – HONOLULU route …… there are lots of Ilonggos there. I have also found out that we used to export mangoes to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia (all via Manila), where Hong Kong and Singapore is now direct (I hope in the near future also, there will be ILOILO-SYDNEY also)
And great news for Ilongos in the US who wants to bypass Manila …
This is such a great news for us Ilonggos who are working in HK and SG.
Congratulations to Iloilo Airport!….. Before Cebu Pacific declared Iloilo Airport as their newest hub, I got that new/rumor already many months ago. Even AIRPHIL EXPRESS (the sister company of Philippine Airlines) plans make Iloilo Airport as their new hub. …….. AIRPHIL EXPRESS HAVE ORDERED A NUMBER OF AIRBUS AIRCRAFTS.
…MAY THE NEW ROUTES CONTINUE AND PROSPER AND MORE TO OPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE!
I hope Philippine Airlines or Airphil Express or Cebu Pacific or other airlines (local or international) will open some routes in the near future:
DOMESTIC
1. Iloilo to Caticlan (Boracay) [using Bombardier Aircraft]
2. Iloilo to Cotabato – Damu Ilonggo sa Cotabato
3. Iloilo to Zamboanga – Damu Ilonggo sa Zamboanga
4. Iloilo to Clark
5. Iloilo to Bacolod [using Bombardier Aircraft]
6. Iloilo to Dipolog
7. Iloilo to Butuan
8. Iloilo to Ozamis
INTERNATIONAL
1. Iloilo to Guam (lots of Ilonggo there!)
2. Iloilo to Beijing
3 Iloilo to Tokyo – Narita
4. Iloilo to Sydney ……. with connecting route to Caticlan (for Boracay)
5. Ilolo to Kuala Lumpur
6. Iloilo to Macau
7. Iloilo to Honolulu
8. Iloilo to Seoul-Incheon (lots of Korean business mens, tourists and permanent citizens here)
9. Iloilo to Shanghai – Pudong
……………………………………….AND MORE TO OPEN IN THE FUTURE!
GODBLESS ILONGGOS! ….. MAY IT ALL PROSPER AND CONTINUE!
Hi Miguel, can you please tell me how much is the fare vice versa Iloilo to Hong Kong?
This was been long overdue. but thank you for the info and hope to see more developments in iloilo
Hi Marcus, the aircraft above is an A320. CEB does not have A330′s.
You’re right. It’s an airbus A320.
Hi,
I just want to correct this info you provided in your blog:
Hong Kong to Iloilo- Flight#5J256
Frequency: Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday
ETD: 0240H
ETA: 0610H
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Effective: November 10, 2012 UFA
I think this one is for Singapore-Iloilo Flight schedule and not Hongkong-Iloilo. I just made my booking (SG-ILO) this day for my next homecoming to Iloilo.
Thanks.
Miguel
Thanks for the correction miguel