INTERISLAND Airlines will commence its first route from Romblon to Boracay on November 8, having recently launched at the annual Philippine Travel Mart as a brand new light aircraft air taxi service.
With its hub in Romblon province, the airline will initially focus on a triangle route covering Sibuyan Island in Romblon, Kalibo and Caticlan.
However, it will fly wherever customers request as well. “We are a charter service available for the whole country,” said vice president John Batacan.
“We are aiming to feature Sibuyan as a destination for tourists. Then we will be looking to expand (into) Boracay-Busuanga,” he added.
Vince Reyes, head of sales and marketing at Elite Aviation, which is handling marketing for the air taxi service, said that Interisland is adopting a hub-and-spoke programme that complements routes already covered by major carriers, and plans to use the provinces of Romblon, Bicol, Palawan, Batanes, Baler and Aurora as hubs.
The services will employ six single- or twin-engine aircraft that can carry three, and five to 11 passengers respectively.
Elite’s tours division is selling a 6D5N itinerary to Coron and Boracay at 27,888 pesos (US$635) including Coron-Caticlan airfares and tours at both destinations. The package is on offer between November 2014 and May 2015.
