SEAIR flies to Borongan, Eastern Samar
They call Borongan, Eastern Samar the City of the Golden Sunrise. And SEAIR will be flying to the capital city of Eastern Samar starting September 1!
One place to visit is nearby Divinubo Island. Aside from it’s white sand beach, I was told that behind the island (the side facing the Pacific), there are caves as well as a light house. What is peculiar about the island is that during low tide, you can walk to it since a land bridge of coral rocks emerges.
Borongan has a lot of potential as an eco-tourism destination. It’s a good place to invest for surf camps. In fact, locals were surfing when I arrived. There are several waterfalls in the city inlcuding Tres Marias, Masakpasak, Hinahanginan, Binabalarawan, Cansoriyaw, Mono, Pangi, Tagpuyucan, Bihid, Kaputian and Tumaligis Falls. There are several caves to explore too. You can also go white-water rafting (that’s if you have your own raft since no one has set-up there yet). And I was told the coral reefs are also worth the dive.
I got to enjoy some of the night scenes of Borongan such as watching crabs crossing the street or fireflies lighting up a nearby tree. Also check out the historical core of the city where you can find the monument and ancestral home of the local revolutionary hero Major Eugenio S. Daza, as well as the Borongan Cathedral and the Santiago Monument in front of it.
From Borongan, you could also visit the town of Guiuan, which is at the southern tip of Samar Island, a place known as a haven for surfing.
The flights from Manila to Borongan v.v. will be every Mondays and Fridays. The fares go as low as low as P3,500 one-way all inclusive from Manila - Borongan and vice versa. For reservations, call SEAIR Reservations at (02) 8490100 or SEAIR Borongan at (0917) 81SAMAR - (0917) 8172627. (by Ivan Henares)
August 21st, 2008 at 2:06 pm
i am mr. sarwell meniano, businessworld correspondent in eastern visayas. i just interviewd the mayor of borongan about your maiden flight to eastern samar sept. 1. pls send me details like what type of aircraft are you going to use? what convinced you to fly to borongan? i need qoutes kasi from ailine officials. thank you so much. we’re happy to have seair as the first passenger aircraft to land in eastern samar.
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Travelling to Borongan regularly via tacloban from the UK this is great news, will i be able to book online didi in the UK, and will the timetable for flights be published on web site.I hope you bring prosperity and happyness to the people of borongan and all of Eastern Samar.
Regards.
Paul Swords
paulswords@hotmail.com
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I AM VERY HAPPY TO LEARN THAT WE ARE GETTING AN AIRLINE SERVICE DIRECT TO BORONGAN NOW! I HAVE LIVED IN THIS WONDERFUL TOWN ? CITY FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS. MY WIFE IS FROM HERE AND WE ARE DOING MISSION WORK AMONG THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE. BACK IN 1998 I MET WITH A CAR ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA AND IT DID A PERMANENT DAMAGE TO MY BACK. BACK IN APRIL 2002 MY WIFE AND I RODE A PHILTRANCO BUS FROM BORONGAN TO MANILA. AFTER THAT TRIP MY BACK HURT FOR MONTHS! I TOLD MY WIFE, “BY THE GRACE OF GOD WE WILL NEVER RIDE A BUS AGAIN THAT FAR! (IT TOOK 36HOURS!- THE BUS BROKE SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY) NOW, THANKS TO THE BEGINNING OF AIR TRAFFIC HERE IN OUR CITY, WE CAN BE IN MANILA IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS, THAT IS FANTASTIC!!! THANK THE LORD FOR MAKING LIFE A LITTLE EASIER FOR ONE OF HIS SERVANTS! I ALSO WANT TO THANK “THE POWERS THAT BE” PRESIDENT ARROYO, GOVERNOR EVARDONE, MAYOR ANACTA, AND EVEN MR. BOY ABUNDA FOR THEIR HELP IN GETTING THIS THING STARTED! I HAVE KNOWN ABOUT PUNTA MARIA AND THE CEMEMNT RUNWAY THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS ALREADY AND WISHING AND HOPEING THAT ONE DAY IT WOULD BE PUT TO USE. THANK GOD THAT HAS COME TO PASS NOW! MAY GOD BLESS THE BORONGANONS!
August 24th, 2008 at 3:56 am
I am from Borongan now based in Dubai and I am planning to have a vacation on the 2nd week of September. I am delighted to hear that SEAIR will fly to my place on 1st Sept and onward…and I am excited to be On-board. Please advise your flight timings in order for me arrange my travel…Thanks…
August 24th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
finally! my family together with my siblings are going home for the fiesta in September. unfortunately, feast day falls on a monday. i would have loved to take the flight out to manila from borongan together with my family but we could not very well do that on d-day, could we? i wonder if you can schedule a special flight on the 9th? i will surely take that flight. thanks and welcome to borongan!
August 25th, 2008 at 1:05 am
is seair will be flying soon in catarman northern samar?? and in calbayog soon??
give me an update thanks
August 25th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
wow. im so excited! =)
August 26th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Finally our guest will be triple if sea air fligth to borongan will start yeheeh ..jah bless
http://www.samarsurf.com
accept local surftour surf guide surf lesson.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
byahe rin ba ang seair sa calbayog and catarman???
GIVE ME AN UPDATE!
THNX!
August 26th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Looking forward to your new A 320-ies and your overall future fleet replacements. I would like to recommend : please do paint your SEAir logo larger onto your aircraft tails. Your C.I. is hardly visible.
Product placement has to be noticed among your customers !
Danke schön aus Deutschland/Salamat from Germany and a prosperous future for SEAir.
Richard Fischer.
http://www.richardfischer.org
August 26th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
i’m coming home ds oct 2008. hope 2 fly w/ ur airline =)
August 27th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
SEAIR might have a special flight on September 9 if there is going to be enough passengers on that day. Contact the Manila office at 0917-8112282 or the Borongan office at 0917-81SAMAR to place your name on a list to request for a special flight.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
paano ba bumili ng ticket,wala kasi sa website.
August 27th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
“For reservations, call SEAIR Reservations at (02) 8490100 or SEAIR Borongan at (0917) 81SAMAR - (0917) 8172627.”
August 28th, 2008 at 2:18 am
SEAIR should consider Catbalogan City as one of its destinations. Catbalogan City is a booming city in Samar with lots of potentials for trade, commerce, business and eco-tourism.
August 28th, 2008 at 10:50 am
I’m so happy to know that SEAIR is flying to Borongan starting on September at last its been done,thanks to the Officials and everyone who are helped to make this happen.Its good for Boronganon or even Eastehanon living close to Borongan just like me i’m from Hernani its alot easier for me to fly from Manila to Borongan compared to Manila to Tacloban.Good for Boronganon for their coming fiesta!!!.Pls give me more info on how to book flight i visited your site yesterday but i couldn’t get any information pls let me know it would be very much appreciated.Thank you
August 28th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I’m coming home 3rd week of September and i’m looking forward to be on board on your aircraft.
August 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
wow!ds s a sign of progress! thanks to our government officals!sana mgkaroon din nang flyt from borongan to cebu vice versa.thanks!
August 28th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Thanks god, that now finally it’s essier to evryone of us to come home on our town!I’m glad to hear these good news.It’s not really easy to fly from europe to the philippines specially when you are flying to samar…But how can we book the flight?cuz it’s not the website yet hope soon we can get the due schedule so that we can book earlier…and we want to know how much it coast.thank for the officials in samar…These is great cuz it’s also help to us for our tuorism diba?
August 29th, 2008 at 3:45 am
Thank you! for that info, hope to fly with your airlines soon.im excited to have my vacation again.Welcome to Eastern Samar!!!
August 29th, 2008 at 11:18 am
ivan,
wala ba kayong online booking?
hinde kasi ako makabili ng ticket thru booking,dapat nabibili ang ticket online.
Ganyan kasi kami bumili ng ticket,lalo na ang nasa abroad.
dapat lang ba kami tumawag sa number niyo para magpa reserve?
August 29th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
hello po asked lang po kong website po kayo sa ticket ???
salamat
August 29th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Online booking for Borongan will be available soon. We’ll announce as soon as it’s ready.
The flights from Manila to Borongan v.v. will be every Mondays and Fridays. In the meantime, for reservations, call SEAIR Reservations at (02) 8490100 or SEAIR Borongan at (0917) 81SAMAR - (0917) 8172627.
August 30th, 2008 at 12:49 am
to mr.ivan!
MAY PLANS BA ANG SEAIR NA MAG OPERATE DIN SA CATARMAN NORTHERN SAMAR AND CALBAYOG???
GIVE ME UPDATES
PLS!
August 30th, 2008 at 12:53 am
No plans yet to fly to Catarman and Calbayog. The local governments could initiate talks with SEAIR if they are interested.
August 31st, 2008 at 1:36 pm
no plans to fly to guiuan? i think guiuan is better than borongan…it is because guiuan possesses more natural resources and historical value, not to mention the hospitality and simplicity of the people. i can only see two reasons why guiuan is left behind AGAIN…less recognition from the provincial government because of political differences and the feeling of DOMINANANCE of the people from other places of this province…they don’t want to be the last…they always want to be the first and popular…President Arroyo included in her SONA for the past two years the rehabilitation of the GUiuan airport and i think i did not hear in those SONAs the name borongan…hmmmm…it is just a vivid evidence of their hunger to be not left behind…they want always to be the first among the others…what do you prefer a city by name? or a city by its true identity? thanks
August 31st, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Congaratulations harani na ha balay masakay na la kami it karabaw ngada ha balay Tacyang.Salamat my wish had come true to be able to go home in Tacyang without having to ride a van.Salamat to those people involved .See you guys soon.
September 1st, 2008 at 1:42 am
ivan,
thank you so much.
sana magkaroon na sila thru online booking kasi mga credit card ang ginagamit namin sa pagbibili ng ticket.
mahirap din kasi ipagkatiwala sa iba ang pin # ng mga cards.
thank you.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:34 am
Online booking may be available by October. Please stand by. Thanks!
September 1st, 2008 at 10:58 am
this is a great news for us who have been taking the flight via tacloban just to be home. thanks for all those who made this project possible. more power to eastern samar!
September 1st, 2008 at 4:22 pm
…Im with you luzvi (Inday), hope we can have the same flight going home….Thanks to the people behind who makes this WHITE elephant project turn to be the real one….hoping it will improve further for the benefit of many Boronganon or estehanon in General….
September 1st, 2008 at 8:28 pm
wow! congratulations to all the people behind this undertaking and for making our dreams come true.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:06 pm
how the hell did these people go to abroad when their english grammar and diction is terrible? Oh my, what a shame for estehanon naman. well, congratulations to the “city” government of borongan, a new lease of life not just for the borongan populace but for the entire east coast. for those concerned, a320s/a319s cant land just as yet in the airport, runway is way too short, they could overshoot it, not a good idea for a developing city. so small aircrafts like cessnas, dorniers or ATR-72s may just be the best shot for now. i adhere with one of the ‘commentators’ here, why not guiuan airport? may be because guiuan is not yet dubbed as ‘city’. hindi ba marunong makipagkalakalan ang mga nanunungkulan sa guiuan to SeAir?. It may be a consideration to dwell into… and how about the fare of SeAir to and from Borongan? it may just be the same as philippine airlines but the fare is fair enough.. hail to the SeAir, our hopes fly with you…. More power
September 1st, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Its another milestone for my hometown or I may say homecity, definately this will boost the economic condition of the province. So I am appealing to Estehanon please do your part patronize SEAIR commercial flight to Borongan airport instead of Tacloban.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Good to have a commercial fligth Manila to Borongan and vice versa, a geographical location facing Pacific Ocean hoping business to boom with tourist coming in thus business follows. This will open more options to Politicians, businessman and all walks of life to explore and develop Borongan and Eastern Samar Provice. Thank you for flying….
September 1st, 2008 at 10:29 pm
On my trip, manila to borongan and vice-versa, what is the limit of my load aside from handcarry? Can i send through sea air a cargo (ex. PC and other personal effects) or padala? what is the load limit for cargo and the fee? Whom can I inquire with sea air regarding this matter?
Thank you very much.
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
to interested and vince, the reason why Borongan City got the first commercial flight in E. Samar is because of the market and not because of politics, greed or whatsoever. If you are both from E. Samar you would probably know what I mean. Based on a study conducted by SEAIR and Philippine Airlines (PAL), Borongan is a more viable market and that’s the reason why PAL Express is also set to fly the Manila-Borongan route within this year. Thank you!
September 2nd, 2008 at 4:09 pm
hay mukhang umiral nanaman pulitika sa manila-samar flight na yan, ang balita ko ung Guiuan ung
nagdedevelop ng airport, then meron na yata popular airline na candidate to have this flght..
Tapos ngaun bigla na lamang sumulpot na parang kabute ang borongan na nagkaroon agad ng fligtht!!
Wow ano na ngaun ang mangyayari sa Guiuan airport? matutuloy pa ba un??
ung lang po…
Eners of Riyadh KSA
September 2nd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I was one of the first passenger from Borongan City to manila. I was able to attend my appointment in US Embassy to get my visa on that day. Thank’s to seair!On arrival i tried to reserved ticket going back home on sept. 5 2008 but i was surprise the fair ticket was more that 6000 pesos.I hope you have more promos to come in the future. Thank’s so much. see you soon!…
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I was one of the first passenger from Borongan City to manila. I was able to attend my appointment in US Embassy to get my visa on that day. Thank’s to seair! On arrival i tried to reserved ticket going back home on sept. 5 2008 but i was surprise the fare ticket was more that 6000 pesos. I hope you have more promos to come in the future. Thank’s so much. see you soon!…
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:42 am
vince,
maraming tao ang nagpunta sa amerika na hinde marunong mag english.
Maraming tao na amerikano na hinde alam ang pinagkaiba ng diameter at circumference.
At,
marami din ang tao na edukado or edukada na hinde marunong mag english pero hinde kaagad nagmumura na KATULAD MO.
irespeto mo naman sana ang mga taga eastern samar na nagsisikap na makapag english.
kahit konting respeto lang,pls.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm
wow good news. don’t ever let cebu pac fly on this route.
just visit http://wehatecebupacific.webs.com
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:10 pm
to pedro,
well, ang mga amerikanong hindi alam ang pinagkaiba ng diameter sa circumference ay hindi na umaalis pa sa kanilang bansa para magtrabaho sa ibang bansa. kaya may delikadesa na sila, mas pinili nilang manatili sa estados unidos. they may not know the difference between diameter and circumference but surely, they know the distinctions. kung apektado ka man ay pasensya ka nalang. reality bites. it already bit you i guess. abroad ang sinabi ko, my term does not necessarily confine itself to your ‘amerika’. iginagalang ko din ang mga taga ES na nagsisikap na makapag english. pero hindi na kailangan mag abroad pa para pagsikapan ito.
to manila,
market huh, let us see what your ‘market’ can do to fully patronize the SeAir after the September 8 festivity. well, the operation of SeAir to and from borongan-manila cannot be made possible without the humble touch of politics. It obviously cannot be brushed aside. Hay, goodluck to guiuan airport. may there be conducted another wave of study.. Feasibility-wise, PAL may observe number of passengers going o gaga with airline travel with SeAir, and MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:53 pm
hi!
based from my experience in some airline companies in which i am one of their passenger, i preferred to have the lowest fare possible for my trip, does SEAIR has the lowest airfare like the PHILIPPINE AIRLINES?
thanks very much
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:54 pm
“SEAIR said yes to the invitation to fly to Borongan because SEAIR sees the potential of the area for commerce and tourism. SEAIR now flies to Borongan every Mondays and Fridays. We use the Dornier 328 planes which can take passengers very comfortably from Manila to Borongan and v.v. in just 1 hour and 10 minutes.
“We are happy to be part of history in Eastern Samar by being the first commerical airline to fly to the province. While before it takes almost a day to travel from Manila to Borongan, now it takes a little more than an hour. Now, Borongan is as accessible to Manila as the biggest cities in the Philippines. This would spur tourism and economic growth in the area. We are happy to be a partner of the Eastern Samar government in serving the people.”
. ” - Patrick Tan, SEAIR VP Commercial
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Hi Ivan,
Its nice to hear from you that SEAIR has seen lots of potential for tourism and commerce of manila-borongan flight. I seen that too. Vince might be far off from the ground not seeing that potential.
As I mentioned above, Ivan, can you please review and check the cargo rates for manila-borongan flight. The cargo rate is similar to that of the Manila-Basco cargo rate. Comparing the distance of manila-borongan and manila-basco, the latter is twice farther. Seair rate should be in-between with the PAL Express cargo rates for Manila-Calbayog and Manila-Surigao.
Many thanks and Maupay han Seair!
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:31 pm
…there were people who replied to my comment..thanks for that! it only goes to show that there are some who are concerned. My only concern is this…why hinder the development of guiuan? i think other airline companies will now think twice to make routes going to guiuan because of the existence of the “airport” in Borongan “city”. a number of people say that it is only “right” that Borongan has an airport because of the mere fact that it is a CITY and the CAPITAL of Eastern Samar. how about imagining that the capitol was not built in Borongan? do you think it will be that easy for Borongan to prosper?
…i think the Guiuan airport is much larger and wider compared to the Borongan airport. it is also nearer to the downtown compared to Borongan since their airport is located at point mary and you still have to travel the “good” roads of Eastern Samar just to reach downtown Borongan. the reason why we ride on airplanes is because of the comfort we look for. now, which of the two gives more comfort?
… if this will always the case-leaving other towns behind-Eastern Samar will not progress. Remember Borongan is not the only town, ah, i mean city comprising the said province. there are 22 more left behind. thank you and have a nice day!
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
We appreciate your comments. If you want flights in your own localities, you should pressure your local officials to work for flights instead of putting others down. There are far smaller airports than Borongan which also have flights. It’s not a question of which airport is better. Let’s stop crab mentality here. If we had more flights linking our country together, wouldn’t that be better?
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:21 pm
to interested,
i fully agree with you.. hear! hear! hear!
September 4th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Congratulations to SEAir and Borongan City.
Some info on the aircraft is here:
http://easternsamartime.blogspot.com/2008/09/seair-flies-to-borongan-airport.html
“The aircraft is a Dornier Do-328-110.
Dornier is a German aircraft manufacturer. A similar model is used by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority which sounds like a good enough endorsement for me.”
Best wishes and Happy flying!
September 4th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
it sad to say tha guiuan seems forgotten by some politician in eastern samar. in fact guiuan is more strategic in terms of business and tourism than borongan..even airbus can land fall at guiuan airport the fact that the runway is similar to tacloban airport..so,why always borongan sa bagay as the saying goes ” kun hain bibitaya it karne adto manta tuturo it dugo” we are calling the politicians of eastern samar to have a political will for the benifits of all estihanun not just by a single place or area…thnx
September 4th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
MAARAM KAMU KUN KAN KANAY PAKANA KUN KAY ANO NGA GIN UNA MAN AN BORONGAN TAGAN HIN PLANE ROUTE FROM MANILA,KAN GOV ITON KAY MALIPONG IT ULO. SALIT MGA GUIUANANON I BLACK LIST TA ITON. DIRI MAARAM UMUGUP HIT IBA NGA BUNGTO IYA NASASAKUPAN.SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT…….
September 4th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
bakit yata sobrang expensive ng airfare 3,500? cebu pacific nad PAL 2,000+ lang. but anyways its good to here that there is MLA- BORONGAN FLIGHTS…. SOBRANG GOODNEWS!
September 4th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Sorry for the wrong typed of words AND & HEAR PO… BRAVO BORONGAN AIRPORT!
September 4th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
VIVA BORONGAN! ! ! !
City of the Golden Sunrise. . .
now i can fly from manila to borongan yohoooo!!!
cheers! ! !
September 4th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Hi Ivan,
“Can you please review and check the cargo rates for manila-borongan flight. The cargo rate is similar to that of the Manila-Basco cargo rate. Comparing the distance of manila-borongan and manila-basco, the latter is twice farther. Seair rate should be in-between with the PAL Express cargo rates for Manila-Calbayog and Manila-Surigao.”
I know that Seair is still at test stage, but if you can address this matter I will be able to have the cargo carried thru Seair Manila-Borongan flight instead of Manila-Tacloban (thru PAL or CebuPac). The cargo rate differential is around P 15-20/kg higher than Tacloban rate.
Thank you!
September 5th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Referring to your email to Ivan, it is true that cargo rate is actually the same with Basco flight for they have the same distance not to mention that we are using a small aircraft that has limited capacity.
I would suggest that if your goods/cargo is non perishable, you may opt to send it through Tacloban for you to enjoy the cheaper rate.
For further questions that you may have, please feel free to reach the undersigned at anytime convenient to you and I would be glad to assist in anyway I can.
Thank you.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
kaiipahon hit guiuananon…
September 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
to interested,
it’s clear that you see potentials for guiuan. now, take your part for it to be recognized by the concerned people. if it doesn’t happen in the future, it would only mean one thing, either people doesn’t agree with you or you didn’t do your part well.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Thank you very much King Muyot.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:25 am
It has been long overdue. It was a wise decision to put the airport in borongan. it is more viable and more conventient for all the people of eastern samar because it is strategically located. If you are from oras you dont have to travel to the otherside of samar to fly to manila.because by the time you arrived at guiuan from borongan, you are already in manila.lol
September 8th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Which terminal do you fly out of in Manila?
September 8th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
it sad to say that guiuan seems to be forgotten by sme politician in eastern samar the fact that guiuan is more strategic in business and tourism than in borongan. even airbus can land fall at guiaun airport for it similar to tacloban airport in terms area. guiuananon are’nt envy for all you know. what we want here..goog things must not be concentrated to borongan.well any way as the saying goes” kun hain bibitaya it karne adto manta tuturo it dugo” borongan airport only butterfly can land fall over there.
September 9th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Pebbles & Tides Beach Bar and Cottages, Bato, Borongan City Welcomes SeaAir and Thanks so much for the accommodation of Borongan City - Manila route.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Very dissapointed,
All flights fully booked for october when i am returning to borongan from the uk to visit my beautiful lady, ah well its back to cebu pacific and the dreaded van journey from tacloban.
Ivan, with bookings so high can extra sevices be added, ive told all my english freinds to come to borongan but they will not take the drive from tacloban.
Regards Paul
September 18th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
First, I would like to congratulate the local government of Eastern Samar, the City of Borongan, SEAIR and those who helped the first landing of a commercial plane in the region made possible.
I was in Borongan during the inaugural flight. I’ve witnessed how happy and excited the Boronganons are. I shared the joy not only because I am a frequent air traveler but because I am a native of Eastern Samar.
As a freelance writer, I’ve been visiting the website of SEAIR hoping to read passengers review for my article. For less than a month now, few of them shared their experiences on Flight DG0396 at iyong iba naman ay mga negative remarks kesyo politics daw ang dahilan kaya nagkaroon ng flight to Borongan. Kung gayun, bakit hindi mamulitika ang pamunuan ng Guiuan kung gusto nila magkaroon ng flight?
Meron pang nag post dito na pati “grammar and diction” ginawang issue and I quote: “how the hell did these people go to abroad when their english grammar and diction is terrible?”
Vince, for your information, hindi ang correct grammar at tamang diction ang sukatan sa paga-abroad. Siguro hindi ka pa nakakalabas sa bakuran mo kaya ang insecurities mo ay ibinubuhos mo sa pagpo-post ng mga negative remarks. Kung tutuusin hindi ang grammar at diction ang pinaguusapan dito. Watch your words and learn how to respect others. Gumawa o magsalita ka ng positibo hindi yung crab mentality mo ang pinaiiral dito. This is not your place. Ikaw ang mahiya. Hindi ka nakakatulong. Hindi ito ang forum sa katulad mong tao.
Anyway, SE aircraft accommodates 32 passengers only and operates MNL-BPR-MNL twice a week. Considering of huge travelers to this region, this will explain why the said sector is always fully booked.
If BPR-MNL sector is picking up, SE should raise frequency of their flight as MNL-BPR sector will always have passengers.
Today, though air fare is little bit higher than land trip, it is but wise to travel by air considering of comfort and long-hour journey from Manila to Eastern Samar.
I checked with the major travel agencies in Saudi Arabia but they can’t book the domestic flight through SEAIR.
Cheers,
Romeo Navidad
Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
October 1st, 2008 at 12:24 pm
MABUHAY SA MGA TAGA SEA AIR STAFF! JOBWELL DONE!
i had soo much fun when i stayed @ boracay last aug 18 2008.thanks to ms.adel and ms.reina dela cruz they’re so accomodating! kudos to all staff from airport at makati sea air office……..
thanks till next tym!!!!!!!!!!!!
ronzkie23
October 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
How far is the airport from the town proper of Borongan? Please let me know Ivan,I’m from Brgy.Nagaja Hernani.I just found out from the net that there’s already an airport in Borongan.I am proud for the local government of Eastern Samar and to the City of Borongan who spent their effort to make this job well done. This is a big project for the Estehanon. Congrats!
October 16th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I hope you can bring back the friday flight. I was suppose to book online for December, but unfortunately there’s no available flight to Borongan on Dec. 19th (friday).
October 30th, 2008 at 11:13 am
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November 9th, 2008 at 1:39 am
omg..where can i learn surfing? i wanna visit this one.. but my folks are planning to go to boracay this summer.
November 11th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Hi..I never tried booking to sea air because of many reasons, btw, i did not post this for people to know me, anyhow, im just wondering if sea air also give discounts/promos like cebu pacific and PAL does.?? The fare to borongan is quite not reasonable ejeje (pax!!) yet it would be better if you can also give us a lower rates, im sorry but im just suggesting since people like us used to have just 1k or below fares for manila to tacloban plus the trasportation cost from tacloban to borongan of an estimates of PHP 300.00 so if you’ll just add it up it will just be 1k plus,the pagod..ejeje as one of the boronganons, i hope if you can do moves on how you can make it more affordable for people like me who want to expirience riding your commercial plane,yes most people there are quite RICH, but you also need to consider that there are more people living at borongan who are in the lower middle class,middle class ETC., who loved discounts,lower fares, etc. and im one of those ..ejeje and i guess there are more people who are saving money for many reasions at all, so if you could just re adjust your fare, i believe all slots will always be sold/fully booked! in behalf of those people who demand a lower rates for Manila to Borongan or vice versa hope the management can do an immediate actions on this matter.. Thank you in advance;o) and Godbless you;o)
P.s. I love what you’ve wrote about my native land thank you Mr. Ivan Henares, and i also pray that someday borongan will be one of those places that most people would want to visit, borongan and discover things that can help my home town more progressive..!!!gogogo!! borongan!! fight!fight!fight!ejeje;o)
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November 16th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I had read all the comments from top to bottom, a lot were constructive comments and very few do their stuff and share their own negative per se destructive views. Though all those comments were the token of democratic ways of expressing our own opinion, but mind you guys, if we are both in the same province (eastern samar), why we should push down each other, remember we are all in the same boat because we have only one eastern samar, the glory of one town must be the glory of the whole province. Lets unite and help one another. Kaya nating umangat at tulungang hilahin pataas ang nasa baba. God bless eastern samar.
December 12th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Hello to everyone!
Mostly Eastern Samarenos wanted to fly with SEAIR but the problem is the one way flight is very EXPENSIVE. Immagine 4,500.00 pesos is very high for a passenger from Manila to Borongan. Where as if you will take a flight from Manila to Tacloban you can still save, which is only 1,800.00 pesos.
Seair staff’s what’s the matter?
We the Samarenos wanted to go to our hometown with Seair but we couldnt afford. If you can lower it even to 2,500.00 pesos I think you can attract more pasengers going to Eastern Samar.
Specialy that Christmas is coming as will with the NEW YEAR.
IS THIS POSSIBLE???
December 14th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
You cannot compare flights to Tacloban with SEAIR’s Borongan flights because of the differences in planes used. For Borongan, it’s a 32-seater Dornier. So you’d expect costs to be higher. SEAIR is the premiere airline of the country and focuses on convenience and comfort more than anything else.
December 26th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I am really surprised when i heard about the flights from manila to borongan and v.v.
I am looking forward on boarding this Seair’s Dornier on middle of Jan..I am expecting a friend from south america and i hope we get to enjoy the flight…
I am proud to be waray like anybody should be who originated from Borongan.
Cheers to all who speaks waray-waray!!!and yes, mabuhay SEAIR.