AirSWIFT, the Philippines’ first boutique airline, has kicked off a new route — Manila to Romblon!
For fairly some time, the only way to reach Romblon is by sea. It became less difficult to access when Romblon Airport (also known as Tugdan Airport or Tablas Airport) in the municipality of Alcantara opened and standard flights started functioning to the province. However, the pandemic put a halt to its operations. The sea, the moment again, became the only mode of professional passenger transportation available.
Quickly ahead to 24 September 2022: AirSWIFT had its inaugural flight! This tends to make touring concerning Manila and Romblon substantially a lot quicker, less complicated, and far more convenient once more. No want to burn up lots of several hours on a ferry. This cuts the journey to approximately an hour.
As of this creating, below are the details:
- Terminal in Manila: NAIA Terminal 4
- Terminal in Romblon: Tugdan Airport (Romblon Airport) in Alcantara, Tablas Island
- Journey time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Plan: Tuesdays and Saturdays (2x a 7 days)
Right now, AirSWIFT has an introductory promo masking flights to Romblon. If you are traveling right before the year finishes, you can snag tickets for only P3,819, all-in. Far more details in the impression beneath:
AirSWIFT has four varieties of airfare packages:
- Promo: This gives limitless totally free rebooking and 7kg have-on baggage. On the other hand, considering the fact that it is a promo, minimal seats are out there for this package deal.
- Fundamental: This permits rebooking 5x for absolutely free, but refunding and rerouting are not permitted. No check-in baggage allowance, but you have free of charge 7kg for carry-on baggage.
- Price: This has 10kg check out-in baggage allowance on major of the 7kg have-on baggage. You can do rebooking 5X for free of charge, but you just cannot do rerouting.
- Quality: This has the identical perks as the Worth package deal BUT with a test-in baggage allowance of 20kg instead of just 10kg.
Take note: When availing of the free rebooking, you must retain in intellect that fare difference may possibly use.
AirSWIFT uses the ATR 42-600, a turboprop regional airliner manufactured by the Franco-Italian plane producer ATR (Avions de Transportation Régional). It seats up to 50 travellers only, which usually means a lot less fuss and anxiety at the airport, even for the duration of test-in and boarding.
For a lot more information and facts about AirSWIFT and to check out out their flight program and fares, check out www.air-swift.com.
Below are the leading Romblon inns and resorts on Agoda. Get be aware of the locale of these properties mainly because the province is an archipelago and the houses under are in a variety of islands.
Composed by: Asta Alvarez
Shots by: Yosh Dimen
Disc: We have been lucky and honored to be invited by the Office of Tourism (DOT) – MIMAROPA to celebrate the event with AirSWIFT and the people of Romblon. The occasion and succeeding tour was structured by AirSWIFT.


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