THE Civil Aeronautics Board has designated local carrier Spirit of Manila Airlines as the only official carrier to operate international passenger services between Clark and Taiwan.
The airline will mount flights to Taiwan from the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in the Clark Freeport Zone before the end of the year.
The designation will allow the carrier to operate passenger services at 450 seats per week between Clark and Taiwan, pursuant to an air traffic in 2006.
Long-Wen Lee, director-general of Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration, said the capacity under the Category II slot has been fully allocated to Spirit of Manila Airlines.
Spirit of Manila, led by Juan Paraiso III as president and chief executive, is the country’s newest airline and operates out of a 10-hectare property at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark. Paraiso has over 41 years experience in the aviation industry.
Two Boeing 737s will be coming in next month to service the airline’s regional routes like Taiwan. It is also negotiating for the dry-lease of two or three Boeing 767-300ERS and later Boeing 747-400s for long-haul international flights to the Middle East.
It plans to fly to Bahrain, Bangkok, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johor Bahru, Kaohsiung, Macau, Osaka, Palau, Taipei, Mumbai, Karachi and the Gulf Region.
The airline also offers budget fares and other affordable fare schemes to cater to Filipinos working overseas.
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