ALL flights of Philippine Airlines (PAL) to and from Bohol will now arrive and depart from the new Bohol Panglao International Airport, located in Barangay Tawala, Municipality of Panglao, after the national carrier transferred there last November 28.
The old Tagbilaran Airport, located in Tagbilaran City proper, was closed effective at 6 a.m. on November 28.
This is in accordance with the urgent official notification issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
The new Bohol Panglao International Airport will thus be the sole commercial airport serving the province of Bohol, including the City of Tagbilaran and Panglao Island.
The PAL ticket office at the decommissioned Tagbilaran Airport will remain open until December 15, 2018 to serve passengers during a three-week transition period. The PAL Tagbilaran City ticket office remains open.
While the PAL ticket office at Panglao Airport is being set up, PAL check-in counters at the new airport will be able to issue tickets if necessary.
Land travel from the Tagbilaran City center to Panglao Airport is approximately 40 minutes.
There is no need to re-issue or re-route tickets, as all currently issued tickets for travel to or from Tagbilaran remain valid.
The new airport will retain the same “TAG” three-letter IATA code designator. (The ICAO four letter code will be “RPSP” instead of the old “RPVT”)
Land travel from the Tagbilaran City center to Panglao Airport is approximately 40 minutes. However, it would be prudent to allot at least one hour travel time from the city to the new airport for good measure.