AirSWIFT, the Philippines’ initial boutique airline, has kicked off a new route — Manila to Romblon!
For pretty some time, the only way to achieve Romblon is by sea. It grew to become easier to get to when Romblon Airport (also identified as Tugdan Airport or Tablas Airport) in the municipality of Alcantara opened and regular flights begun running to the province. On the other hand, the pandemic put a halt to its operations. The sea, as soon as once more, turned the only mode of commercial passenger transportation readily available.
Fast forward to 24 September 2022: AirSWIFT had its inaugural flight! This helps make traveling involving Manila and Romblon considerably quicker, much easier, and more easy again. No need to burn up numerous several hours on a ferry. This cuts the journey to roughly an hour.
As of this composing, here are the particulars:
- Terminal in Manila: NAIA Terminal 4
- Terminal in Romblon: Tugdan Airport (Romblon Airport) in Alcantara, Tablas Island
- Travel time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Routine: Tuesdays and Saturdays (2x a week)
Suitable now, AirSWIFT has an introductory promo masking flights to Romblon. If you are traveling in advance of the 12 months finishes, you can snag tickets for only P3,819, all-in. More info in the impression down below:
AirSWIFT has 4 types of airfare packages:
- Promo: This delivers unrestricted no cost rebooking and 7kg have-on baggage. Nevertheless, considering that it’s a promo, minimal seats are obtainable for this offer.
- Simple: This lets rebooking 5x for cost-free, but refunding and rerouting are not permitted. No check out-in baggage allowance, but you have absolutely free 7kg for have-on baggage.
- Worth: This has 10kg look at-in baggage allowance on best of the 7kg carry-on baggage. You can do rebooking 5X for cost-free, but you can not do rerouting.
- Top quality: This has the very same benefits as the Benefit package BUT with a test-in baggage allowance of 20kg rather of just 10kg.
Take note: When availing of the free of charge rebooking, you need to keep in brain that fare difference may possibly use.
AirSWIFT uses the ATR 42-600, a turboprop regional airliner produced by the Franco-Italian aircraft producer ATR (Avions de Transport Régional). It seats up to 50 travellers only, which signifies much less fuss and pressure at the airport, even in the course of verify-in and boarding.
For a lot more info about AirSWIFT and to check out their flight plan and fares, go to www.air-swift.com.
Listed here are the leading Romblon inns and resorts on Agoda. Take notice of the spot of these properties mainly because the province is an archipelago and the attributes underneath are in different islands.
Penned by: Asta Alvarez
Photos by: Yosh Dimen
Disc: We ended up lucky and honored to be invited by the Department of Tourism (DOT) – MIMAROPA to celebrate the occasion with AirSWIFT and the individuals of Romblon. The party and succeeding tour was structured by AirSWIFT.


