PAL expects to take delivery of 5 small planes this yr

FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines 18-seater aircraft starting July this year to service the smaller islands. It has Clark in a bid to enhance connectivity between local destinations.

small airplanes starting July, August, Caticlan, Clark to Cebu, Clark to September, October, November. Every month, we are taking a Q400 BomClark to Puerto Princesa and Clark bardier aircraft, an 18-seater airplane, to Busuanga,” Jaime Bautista, PAL for domestic and smaller airports. - And that will also develop the market cer, said on Friday during the Philof smaller airports,” Bautista said. ippine Travel Agencies Association “Also, this will serve as a signal (PTAA) Travel Tour Expo. that we’re going to the small is

“We are taking delivery of five lands,” he added.

Bautista noted that small planes we can serve the new smaller airports.”

In 2018, he said PAL will also be taking delivery of six Airbus A350 long-haul aircraft which will serve to New York and Manila to Europe.

“For us to be able to really maxi of infrastructure in Manila, we will be operating the bigger plane, to make

He said PAL is also hoping there will be an additional airport close to Manila.

“We’re looking to a new airport close to Manila, because Clark is far from Manila and Clark should serve the requirement of Central Luzon and Northern Luzon,” he said.

The PAL president also reported that the airline’s “on-time performance” has improved by 20 percent to 30 percent because the Department of Transportation has implemented some improvements in “the way they manage the airport, the way they manage the runway.”

Meanwhile, alsoduringthePTAATravel Expo, Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo expressed the hope that foreigners and Filipinos living abroad would include the Philippines in their “bucket list.”

She said the Department of Tourism targets around 9 million tourist arrivals this year, especially after gaining international attention from the country’s recent hosting of the 65th Miss Universe pageant.

The Chinese embassy, Teo added, promised one million tourists will visit the country after the government of China lifted its travel ban to the Philippines.