AirSWIFT, the Philippines’ initial boutique airline, has kicked off a new route — Manila to Romblon!
For really some time, the only way to get to Romblon is by sea. It became much easier to arrive at when Romblon Airport (also acknowledged as Tugdan Airport or Tablas Airport) in the municipality of Alcantara opened and standard flights started running to the province. Nonetheless, the pandemic place a halt to its operations. The sea, at the time again, became the only manner of commercial passenger transportation readily available.
Rapidly forward to 24 September 2022: AirSWIFT experienced its inaugural flight! This tends to make touring between Manila and Romblon significantly more rapidly, less difficult, and extra hassle-free again. No have to have to burn numerous hrs on a ferry. This cuts the journey to about an hour.
As of this producing, right here are the specifics:
- Terminal in Manila: NAIA Terminal 4
- Terminal in Romblon: Tugdan Airport (Romblon Airport) in Alcantara, Tablas Island
- Journey time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Routine: Tuesdays and Saturdays (2x a week)
Correct now, AirSWIFT has an introductory promo masking flights to Romblon. If you are traveling prior to the yr ends, you can snag tickets for only P3,819, all-in. Much more details in the graphic underneath:
AirSWIFT has 4 forms of airfare offers:
- Promo: This features limitless no cost rebooking and 7kg have-on baggage. However, due to the fact it’s a promo, restricted seats are obtainable for this deal.
- Standard: This allows rebooking 5x for no cost, but refunding and rerouting are not permitted. No look at-in baggage allowance, but you have no cost 7kg for have-on baggage.
- Value: This has 10kg test-in baggage allowance on best of the 7kg carry-on baggage. You can do rebooking 5X for free, but you simply cannot do rerouting.
- Quality: This has the identical perks as the Benefit deal BUT with a check out-in baggage allowance of 20kg alternatively of just 10kg.
Take note: When availing of the no cost rebooking, you ought to hold in brain that fare variance could utilize.
AirSWIFT uses the ATR 42-600, a turboprop regional airliner created by the Franco-Italian aircraft producer ATR (Avions de Transport Régional). It seats up to 50 travellers only, which usually means fewer fuss and anxiety at the airport, even in the course of check out-in and boarding.
For far more info about AirSWIFT and to check out their flight program and fares, stop by www.air-swift.com.
Listed here are the prime Romblon hotels and resorts on Agoda. Consider notice of the place of these homes due to the fact the province is an archipelago and the attributes underneath are in several islands.
Written by: Asta Alvarez
Photos by: Yosh Dimen
Disc: We were being lucky and honored to be invited by the Section of Tourism (DOT) – MIMAROPA to rejoice the occasion with AirSWIFT and the people today of Romblon. The celebration and succeeding tour was organized by AirSWIFT.


