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MANILA - The Civil Aeronautics Arab Emirates (UAE), from various operate an additional seven flights flights each from Manila to Moscow are valuable resources that must be
Board (CAB), in a recently points in the Philippines to Taipei weekly from Manila to the UAE, and Vladivostok. rationally allocated to carriers that
concluded board meeting, granted and Kaohshiung in Taiwan, and which would allow the airline are willing and able to utilize and
additional entitlements to Cebu from Manila to key destinations in to launch flights to any point in In the same board meeting, operate flights. We look forward
Pacific (PSE: CEB), for international Russia. the UAE. Currently, CEB is fully CAB approved CEB’s request to be to mounting additional flights to
routes from Manila to the United utilizing its entitlements with daily designated as an official carrier meet the growing travel demand in
CEB was granted the right to flights between Manila and Dubai. under the ASEAN Multilateral communities we serve, and opening
Agreement on Air Services (MAAS). new routes to stimulate travel in
Cebu Pacific aircraft prepares to take off. File photograph by Nonoy Espina, InterAksyon.com CEB’s request for rights to operate As soon as the Philippines completes emerging markets,” said Atty. JR
direct flights to Taipei from Caticlan, the ratification of the relevant Mantaring, CEB VP for Corporate
Clark, Davao, Puerto Princesa, and protocols of the MAAS, CEB will Affairs.
Tagbilaran, as well as direct flights be able to operate unlimited flights
to Kaohshiung from Caticlan and between capital cities within the CEB’s 55-strong fleet is comprised
Cebu, was likewise granted. The ASEAN region. of 8 Airbus A319, 33 Airbus A320,
airline is presently operating 10 6 Airbus A330 and 8 ATR-72 500
weekly flights between Manila and “We sincerely thank and aircraft. Between 2016 and 2021,
Taipei, and three weekly flights commend the members of the Civil Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 5
between Cebu and Taipei. Aeronautics Board for enabling more brand-new Airbus A320, 30
Philippine carriers such as Cebu Airbus A321neo, and 16 ATR 72-
CEB was also designated as an Pacific to expand operations to key 600 aircraft. n InterAksyon.com / December
official Philippine carrier to Russia, international destinations. We’ve
and was granted three weekly always maintained that traffic rights 22, 2015 / 4:24 pm

PAL to launch Mla-AbuDhabi-Qatar flights in March

MANILA - Philippine Airlines will the Department of Foreign Affairs said will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, An aerial view of the Pearl-Qatar man-made island in Doha.
launch regular Manila-Abu Dhabi- in a statement Wednesday. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, leaving
Doha flights on March 28 next year. Doha at 10:05 a.m. and arriving in Manila
The Manila-Abu Dhabi-Doha flights at 03:50 a.m. the next day.
News of the route was relayed (PR 656) are on Mondays, Tuesdays,
to Philippine Ambassador to Fridays and Saturdays, leaving Manila at All flights will arrive and depart from
Qatar Wilfredo Santos by V. 12:30 a.m. and arriving in Doha at 08:15 the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Sivaramakrishnan of GSA-Space a.m. Terminal 2. n InterAksyon.com / December 23,
Travel, PAL’s local partner in Doha,
The Manila-bound flights (PR 657) 2015 / 10:53 am