Royal Air Philippines Opens its Newest Hub in Cebu City

Introducing, Royal Air Philippines newest hub located in Cebu City. To be launched this coming May 20, 2019, Royal Air now allows passenger to fly directly from 5 different routes that includes Cebu to Manila, to Davao, to Puerto Princesa, to Caticlan and to Cagayan de Oro.

As Department of Tourism (DOT) reported a whopping 8,099,346 million tourist arrivals in 2018, Central Visayas is expected to continue the lead in the nation’s tourism rise.

“With more aircrafts coming in later in the year, we are ready to open additional routes which we will launch from our Cebu hub. Royal Air is serious in expanding our market reach across the southern region; it is on e of the many ways we can make the journey pleasant for our customers.” said Ed Novillas, CEO of Royal Air Philippines.

Did you know that Ed Novillas, started to work in Cebu Pacific Philippines as part of the HR department. Climbing his way up of the ladder and making his way to the top. Moving from one company to another until he finally reach his current home – Royal Air Philippines.

Royal Air Philippines 

Royal Air was established on August 22, 2002, as an air charter service. With a new management in 2017, the charter service was intensified. Three 97-seater British Aerospace (BAe) AVRO 146 RJ-100 series – a four-engine regional airliner also known as Whisperjet for its very quiet operation, were brought in.

In 2018, Royal Air entered into the commercial operations after two decades of serving as an air charter. It began its commercial operations on December 14, 2018 and successfully launched its inaugural flight from Clark to Caticlan  and vice versa. Royal Air is committed to adding domestic and international routes to become the country’s fast-growing airline with the intention to connect the Philippines to more destinations.

Currently, Royal Air offer flights to two domestic destinations on a daily basis, Boracay Island in Caticlan and Puerto Princesa City in Palawan. Over the medium-to-long term, they plan to connect their passengers to international destinations within the Asia-Pacific region. (Also Read: Commuting Guide – Boracay Island)

Why book a flight at Royal Air Philippines

With the goal to sell flights but the experience, Royal Air tries its best to provide the best service to its market. Starting with the baggage, giving each passenger a free 10 kg check-in luggage along with the regular 7kg hand carry. Royal Air Philippines also do promos on a regular basis, giving its customers flight tickets from Php 488, 399, 189 or even as low as Php 20. But even with this low prices, Royal Air Philippines doesn’t considered its self as a low cost airline.

In flight entertainment are also given for free, that includes free internet connection through the service of SAPPHIRE CUBE.

Sapphire Cube offers Royal Air customers the Sapphire In-Flight Entertaiment Platform that gives passengers connectivity, shopping, news and entertainment.Sapphire In-Flight Entertaiment includes Movies, Music, Games, News, Airline services, Hotel Bookings, Tour Packages, Inflight Duty Free, E-Commerce, Travel Insurance, Financial Services and even Social Media.

Tip: Do visit Royal Air Philippines website during lunch for promos are usually up during around this time.

Future plans of Royal Air includes adding new destinations  like Panglao, Ilo-Ilo and Zamboanga. On a long run, Royal Air also plans to introduce an Airbus to be use for international flights for destinations around Southeast Asia.

Until our next discovery in the City!

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