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More Air Asia Flights to Clark Airport
« on: September 10, 2010, 12:08:37 PM »
Air Asia is eyeing to expand operations at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) through an additional flights between Clark via Jakarta and Bangkok.

Air Asia chief executive officer Tony Fernandes said the plan is part of their program to attract more tourists to come and visit the Philippines.

“We are studying to have more flights (Air Asia) at DMIA possibly via Clark-Jakarta and Bangkok. My Air Asia team from Thailand and Indonesia are here to look into these opportunities that would further boost the tourism industry especially in Clark,” Fernandes said.

“We feel that Clark is the right place to be and have these flights to further develop the airport,” he added.

Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) president and chief executive officer Victor Jose Luciano, for his part, said Air Asia Berhad has been a supporter and CIAC’s partner for the development of DMIA since 2005.

Luciano said Air Asia is one of the leading budget air carriers in Malaysia, which has daily flights via Clark-Kuala Lumpur and Kotakinabalu with an average of 14 flights per week.

Fernandes said he is supporting “Open Skies” for DMIA to open up more opportunities for Filipinos to fly in Clark as well as to attract more tourists to visit Malaysia and the Philippines.

“For me, the Philippines has the largest potential for tourism in the Southeast Asia and Air Asia is committed to support the programs for tourism,” he said.

He also said Air Asia prefers to fly at DMIA because it has reasonable parking rates and other fees.

“DMIA is an ideal place for a low cost terminal and we at Air Asia would love to fly here,” he added.

Other carriers flying out of Clark are Tiger Airways of Singapore via Clark-Singapore, Asiana Airlines via Clark-Incheon in South Korea with connecting flights to the US, Japan and China, Cebu Pacific Air via Clark-Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau and Bangkok. Cebu Pacific also flies domestic via Clark-Cebu.

South East Asian Airlines (Seair) via Clark-Caticlan, Spirit of Manila Airlines via Clark-Taiwan and Pacific Filer with chartered flights via Clark-Palau. (PNA)

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