One cold, one warm. Some airlines go bankrupt, others get flight licenses. AirAsia Philippines received the Air Operator Certificate from the Philippine Civil Aviation Authority yesterday. For starters, it will operate 3 domestic flights and 3 international flights at Clark International Airport.
The first flights for AirAsia Philippines are scheduled for Davao, Kalibo and Puerto Princesa from March 11th. International destinations will be Singapore, Hong Kong and Macao.
AirAsia Philippines expects to obtain permits for commercial flights for the first set of international routes, by the end of March. It will add Bangkok and Incheon when it receives a second Airbus A320 aircraft by the end of the year.
The Civil Aviation Council granted the airline 1260 seats for the Clark-Kuala Lumpur route, seven flights a week to Clark-Cambodia, six flights a week to Japan - which can be used for Osaka or Nagoya, and to China, Taiwan and Korea. South.
AirAsia Philippines CEO Marianne Hontiveros said at least 16 of Airbus A320 aircraft will be used.