“This is no ordinary day for PAL. This flight is proof that it’s all systems go for the official opening of PAL’s Cebu-Baguio route on December 16, 2022,” PAL Spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said in a social media post on Monday.
This successful test flight is the culmination of months of preparation among all industry stakeholders to make the return to Baguio by the flag carrier a reality, she said.
Starting Dec. 16, PAL would operate four flights per week for the route.
The Lucio Tan-led carrier, Department of Transportation, and the Baguio local government have been working together to make the test flight happen.
On Monday, test flight PR 6230 departed Manila at 10:39 a.m. and touched down at the Loakan Airport at 11:30 a.m.
In command of the flight were Capt. Anthony Larena, Capt. Vincent Almeda, and cabin crew team members Dawn Andrade, Sharon Francisco and Michelle Mariano.
The flight departed from Baguio at 12:30 p.m. (CSL)