Asian Spirit to launch international flights from Clark
Asian Spirit to launch international flights from Clark to South Korea
Local carrier Asian Spirit has announced the launching of its regular flights between the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport and Incheon airport in South Korea, its initial three flights starting March 19 to increase to five weekly by March 24.
‘’Asian Spirit is the first local carrier to operate international flights at DMIA which is being geared as the premier international gateway and logistics hub and services in the country,’’ the Clark International Airport Corp (CIAC) said yesterday.
CIAC announced that Asian Spirit will fly from Incheon to the DMIA on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. During Fridays, flights taking off from Kalibo, Aklan will pick up more passengers from the DMIA on its way to South Korea.
‘’The flights of Asian Spirit at DMIA will reinforce further the growth of Korean tourists in the Clark area and other parts of Luzon,” said CIAC president Jose Victor Luciano.
The increase of flights to Korea will also further boost trade relations between the Philippines and South Korea and generate Korean investments in Central Luzon, Luciano said.
With increased expectations that President Arroyo is set to come out with an executive order adopting liberalized air policies at Clark and Subic, several airlines have expressed interest in having regular Clark routes.
Bienvenido Manga, CIAC vice president for operations and DMIA general manager said that the airport here averages at least 54 flights per week and is expected to further increase with the entry of Asian Spirit and Hong Kong Express.
Other airlines operating at DMIA are Asiana Airlines, Tiger Airways, Air Asia, China Southern Airline, South East Asian Airline (Seair) and Cebu Pacific.
On March 5, Hong Kong Express restored here its open-chartered flights between Clark and Hong Kong, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a capacity of 164 seats.
Earlier, the President declared DMIA as a premier international gateway of the country. The airport’s passenger terminal is being expanded to accommodate some two million passengers annually.
There are already negotiations for the construction of another world-class terminal whose construction is expected to start in the middle of the year to further increase passenger capacity to eight million annually.
An in-flight catering services facility is already being constructed at DMIA to cater to the needs of the growing number of airliners operating in the area. The facility would be managed by Gategourmet Philippines in a joint venture project with Miascor. Macroasia also signed a memorandum of understanding with CIAC to establish a $50 million facility for airport related services at DMIA.
At the same time, CIAC also announced the holding of a four-day air crash drill at the DMIA’s 2,300 hectare civil aviation complex from March 25 to 28.
‘’The exercise is being conducted to further enhance the readiness of the DMIA in airport related-emergencies as it lays the groundwork for its transition into the country’s premier airport,’’ said Luciano.
At least 400 firefighters will take part in the drill. Among the participants are firefighters from Angeles City and Mabalacat in Pampanga and the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council of Tarlac. By Ding Cervantes - PhilStar
Local carrier Asian Spirit has announced the launching of its regular flights between the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport and Incheon airport in South Korea, its initial three flights starting March 19 to increase to five weekly by March 24.
‘’Asian Spirit is the first local carrier to operate international flights at DMIA which is being geared as the premier international gateway and logistics hub and services in the country,’’ the Clark International Airport Corp (CIAC) said yesterday.
CIAC announced that Asian Spirit will fly from Incheon to the DMIA on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. During Fridays, flights taking off from Kalibo, Aklan will pick up more passengers from the DMIA on its way to South Korea.
‘’The flights of Asian Spirit at DMIA will reinforce further the growth of Korean tourists in the Clark area and other parts of Luzon,” said CIAC president Jose Victor Luciano.
The increase of flights to Korea will also further boost trade relations between the Philippines and South Korea and generate Korean investments in Central Luzon, Luciano said.
With increased expectations that President Arroyo is set to come out with an executive order adopting liberalized air policies at Clark and Subic, several airlines have expressed interest in having regular Clark routes.
Bienvenido Manga, CIAC vice president for operations and DMIA general manager said that the airport here averages at least 54 flights per week and is expected to further increase with the entry of Asian Spirit and Hong Kong Express.
Other airlines operating at DMIA are Asiana Airlines, Tiger Airways, Air Asia, China Southern Airline, South East Asian Airline (Seair) and Cebu Pacific.
On March 5, Hong Kong Express restored here its open-chartered flights between Clark and Hong Kong, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a capacity of 164 seats.
Earlier, the President declared DMIA as a premier international gateway of the country. The airport’s passenger terminal is being expanded to accommodate some two million passengers annually.
There are already negotiations for the construction of another world-class terminal whose construction is expected to start in the middle of the year to further increase passenger capacity to eight million annually.
An in-flight catering services facility is already being constructed at DMIA to cater to the needs of the growing number of airliners operating in the area. The facility would be managed by Gategourmet Philippines in a joint venture project with Miascor. Macroasia also signed a memorandum of understanding with CIAC to establish a $50 million facility for airport related services at DMIA.
At the same time, CIAC also announced the holding of a four-day air crash drill at the DMIA’s 2,300 hectare civil aviation complex from March 25 to 28.
‘’The exercise is being conducted to further enhance the readiness of the DMIA in airport related-emergencies as it lays the groundwork for its transition into the country’s premier airport,’’ said Luciano.
At least 400 firefighters will take part in the drill. Among the participants are firefighters from Angeles City and Mabalacat in Pampanga and the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council of Tarlac. By Ding Cervantes - PhilStar
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