Cheaper airfare in February means a vacation to these top PH destinations

The best PH destinations to visit now that we’re getting cheaper airfare in February | Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash

Attention, travelers! If you’re planning some trips for 2024, you might want to wait until February before booking your flights. 

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) just downgraded the fuel surcharge level from Level 6 down to Level 5 for February, which means lower total airfares.

Fuel surcharges are basically the additional fees airlines charge on top of the base fare to cover the cost of airline fuel. With this newly announced lower fuel surcharge level, airlines are “allowed to collect fuel surcharges of P151 to P542 for domestic flights, while those flying outside the country will pay an additional P498.03 to P3,703.11 each,” Inquirer Business reports.

This is good news because flights to several noteworthy Philippine destinations will have lower fares.

Palawan, which currently ranks 4th in TripAdvisor’s top destinations for the year, will have a fuel surcharge of P316 for flights to Puerto Princesa. 

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Downgraded fuel surcharge levels equate to cheaper airfare in February 2024

Bohol, currently distinguished as one of the destinations on Agoda’s 2024 New Horizons list and home to Panglao, Booking.com’s trending global destination for 2024, can be accessed through Tagbilaran. The new, lower additional fuel charge for Tagbilaran is at P418.

The same amount will be charged for flights going to Siargao—another destination on Agoda’s New Horizons list.

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Flights to foodie destinations like Cebu, Bacolod, and Iloilo will be charged P316 on top of the airline base fare. Meanwhile, flights to another Agoda New Horizon destination, the country’s very own Chocolate Capital, Davao, will have an additional P487 charge.

The ever-popular summer vacation spot Boracay, which was on Condé Nast’s list of best islands in Asia in 2023, will be even more accessible as its fuel surcharge will now only be P238 for flights to both Catalan and Kalibo.