PHILIPPINES’ AirAsia will launch daily flights from Clark to Hong Kong and Macau starting July 19, backtracking on its earlier announcement to scrap the Clark-Macau route.
The Clark-Hong Kong route will operate on a morning schedule, while the Clark-Macau flight will take off in the evening.
Marianne Hontiveros, Philippines’ AirAsia CEO, told TTG Asia e-Daily: “Thai AirAsia and Malaysia AirAsia have been operating flights to Macau since 2004 and will support our marketing efforts to attract tourists from Macau and Hong Kong to fly with us to Clark – and onwards to Kalibo, Puerto Princesa and Davao.”
Increased connectivity between these two cities will enable overseas Filipinos to “reconnect” more easily with their families in central and northern Luzon, said Hontiveros.
Meanwhile, Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it had only “postponed” its Kalibo-Hong Kong service, which is scheduled to start twice-weekly operations from June 29, while flights from Manila to Xiamen, Beijing and Shanghai remain unchanged.
PAL’s announcement parallels Zest Air’s plans to delay the launch of its Manila-Shanghai route to July 25 and the indefinite suspension of its Kalibo-Shanghai route.
