Cebu-Kaohsiung flight starts Aug. 1

STARTING on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, Philippines AirAsia is will commence operation of its direct service to Kaohsiung International Airport from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).

AirAsia will service the Cebu-Kaohsiung route thrice weekly every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday using an Airbus A320 aircraft with 180 all-economy seats.

“We at the MCIA community are excited by the opening of AirAsia’s Cebu-Kaohsiung route. GMR-Megawaide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) is committed to positioning Cebu as a hub in Southeast Asia and in the Philippines. Our location makes MCIA the ideal jump-off point to other tourist destinations in the central and southern islands, and we are making this happen through strategic airline marketing efforts and partners such as AirAsia,” said GMCAC president Louie Ferrer.

“AirAsia has been one of our most dynamic partners in developing international connectivity and we thank them for their continued support of MCIA and Cebu,” he added.

A water cannon salute will welcome the inaugural flight from Kaohsiung to Cebu and its passengers at 4:40 p.m.

“The Philippines continues to be one of the top holiday destinations for Taiwanese. As the only Philippine airline to connect Cebu and Clark directly to Kaohsiung, we are pleased to be able to contribute to Philippine tourism and bring Cebuanos and Kapampangans closer to southern Taiwan as well,” said Philippines AirAsia president and chief executive officer Dexter Comendador in a statement.

AirAsia will also launch the Clark-Kaohsiung route on the same day, marking Kaohsiung as the airline’s 10th international destination to be launched this year.

“While Taipei has been one of the recently favored travel destinations of Filipinos, we urge the Cebuanos to explore the different sights and distinct flavors that can only be experienced in Kaohsiung,” said Aines Librodo, GMCAC airline marketing and tourism development head.

AirAsia flies from Cebu to 13 destinations, namely Manila, Clark, Davao, Cagayan De Oro, Puerto Princesa, Caticlan, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Seoul, Shenzhen, Macau, Taipei and Kaohsiung.