The New Bullet Corp. yesterday launched a new fast craft to service passengers from Bacolod and Iloilo.

Luis T. Ong, NBC president, yesterday said Blue Sky is bigger and more comfortable than the Bullet Express, and offers an affordable fare rate -- P150 for economy class, P260 for tourist class and P290 for business class. He said the seacraft, which could accommodate 316 passengers, will start its operation next week.

The blessing of the vessel was held yesterday at the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corp. port at the Reclamation Area, in Bacolod City. Blue Sky is owned by local businessmen in the city.

Ong said "their company has one vessel for a start, and they are coordinating the schedule of Blue Sky with that of Ocean Jet, owned by a Cebu group." He said Blue Sky runs at 22 knots per hour or a travel time of about one hour and 10 minutes from Bacolod to Iloilo and vice versa.

"When they bought the vessel from Japan it was already named Blue Sky so they decided to retain the name," Ong said. He said the vessel was built for rough seas. Its schedule of trips from Bacolod to Iloilo is at 6 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 2:20 p.m., and from Iloilo to Bacolod at 7:40 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.*CGS

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