RP signs air accord with Macau for more flights
Under the agreement, there will be an entitled 3,600-seat capacity for Manila to Macau flights per week and vice versa. Another 6,000 seats weekly will be allowed for combined weekly flights for Philippine carriers flying from Clark and Subic.
The Philippines has signed an air agreement with Macau providing for more flights to China’s leisure and casino capital, said an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
DFA Undersecretary for Finance and Administration Franklin Ebdalin said the air agreement signed on April 24 in Macau provides for rights for more seat capacity for carriers of the Philippines. Ebdalin is vice chairman of the Philippine negotiating team for air talks with various countries.
Under the agreement, there will be an entitled 3,600-seat capacity for Manila to Macau flights per week and vice versa. Another 6,000 seats weekly will be allowed for combined weekly flights for Philippine carriers flying from Clark and Subic.
Ebdalin also said that outside Manila, there will be 3,500 seats allowed for carriers coming from Cebu, Davao and Tuguegarao.
“We obtained a better deal with Macau because it [referring to the agreement] takes care of all the requirements for all our carriers in terms of seats capacity,” said Ebdalin in a telephone interview on Wednesday.
He said, “This is short of open skies with Macau.”
The DFA official, meanwhile, will leave for Vancouver, Canada, to renegotiate the air agreement signed with the Canadian government owing to the demands for more flights going to North American territory.
The negotiations for expanded air agreement with Canada that will take place over the weekend seeks to allow more flights of up to 14 per week to Canada.
“There is a demand for more seats due to the increase in the number of Filipinos going to Canada, as well as tourists coming from Vancouver, and vice versa,” said Ebdalin.
The air agreement signed with Canada last year only allowed for four flights a week from Manila to Vancouver and vice versa. “We need at least 14 flights a week,” said Ebdalin.
The Philippines is set to negotiate for air agreements this year with countries like Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Russia, Finland, Ukraine and Turkey. By ESTRELLA TORRES - Business Mirror Reporter
The Philippines has signed an air agreement with Macau providing for more flights to China’s leisure and casino capital, said an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
DFA Undersecretary for Finance and Administration Franklin Ebdalin said the air agreement signed on April 24 in Macau provides for rights for more seat capacity for carriers of the Philippines. Ebdalin is vice chairman of the Philippine negotiating team for air talks with various countries.
Under the agreement, there will be an entitled 3,600-seat capacity for Manila to Macau flights per week and vice versa. Another 6,000 seats weekly will be allowed for combined weekly flights for Philippine carriers flying from Clark and Subic.
Ebdalin also said that outside Manila, there will be 3,500 seats allowed for carriers coming from Cebu, Davao and Tuguegarao.
“We obtained a better deal with Macau because it [referring to the agreement] takes care of all the requirements for all our carriers in terms of seats capacity,” said Ebdalin in a telephone interview on Wednesday.
He said, “This is short of open skies with Macau.”
The DFA official, meanwhile, will leave for Vancouver, Canada, to renegotiate the air agreement signed with the Canadian government owing to the demands for more flights going to North American territory.
The negotiations for expanded air agreement with Canada that will take place over the weekend seeks to allow more flights of up to 14 per week to Canada.
“There is a demand for more seats due to the increase in the number of Filipinos going to Canada, as well as tourists coming from Vancouver, and vice versa,” said Ebdalin.
The air agreement signed with Canada last year only allowed for four flights a week from Manila to Vancouver and vice versa. “We need at least 14 flights a week,” said Ebdalin.
The Philippines is set to negotiate for air agreements this year with countries like Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Russia, Finland, Ukraine and Turkey. By ESTRELLA TORRES - Business Mirror Reporter
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