MANILA, Philippines — More Chinese tourists are expected to visit to the country with the upcoming opening of the flight route between Puerto Princesa City in Palawan and Xiamen City in China.
The said route will begin on Feb. 14 and 18, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said in a statement.
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines will utilize an Airbus 320 with around 160 dual-class seat passenger capacity for its charter flights, the agency noted.
“Just for starters, the new route will produce a total of 480 international air seats just for that period alone. This is on top of the other new routes that Chinese carriers have opened up direct to other tourist destinations in the Philippines last year,” said Benito Bengzon Jr., DOT Undersecretary for Tourism Development.
He also said the agency is currently working on establishing another flight route between Tianjin, China and Puerto Princesa City.
Previously, Xiamen Airlines mounted direct air commercial services from Fuzhou, China to Kalibo, Aklan using Airbus A321 with 197 seat passenger capacity on a three times weekly frequency.
