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MANILA, Philippines – AirAsia Philippines is offering an “all-in, one-way” promo fare of only P999 for its new service from Clark International Airport in Pampanga to Singapore starting December 15, 2012.
The promo will start on Monday, October 1 to October 7, 2012 but the travel period will begin on December 15, 2012 to September 2013.
AirAsia will operate the new Clark – Singapore route with brand new Airbus A320 departing daily at 6:10 am and arriving at 9:40 am, its statement said on Sunday.
“We will begin our daily flights to Singapore in December to cater to the growing demand for both business and leisure travel, and equally important, this new route will provide low cost, high value service to our OFWs in Singapore so they can come home and reunite with their families as often as possible,” said AirAsia Inc. chief executive Maan Hontiveros.
According to the latest data from the Philippine Embassy, there are 177,600 Filipinos in Singapore composed of 106,600 working as professionals, while the remaining 71,000 are domestic helpers.
More than 11 million tourists visited Singapore in 2011 based on the latest ASEAN Community Figures report with themed shopping centers, island resorts, sports and leisure adventure activities as its major tourist attractions.
“We continuously strive to promote air travel and tourism in the country by keeping our fares low while ensuring the best, quality service for our guests,” Hontiveros said.
Aside from Singapore, AirAsia also flies daily to Hong Kong, Macau and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
“It’s an exciting time to travel from Clark International Airport as AirAsia has been launching more and more exciting destinations almost every month allowing our guests to connect and benefit from our extensive network covering 77 destinations across 18 countries in Asia and Australia.” Hontiveros said.
“Air transport connectivity between the Philippines and the rest of the region is expected to benefit from AirAsia’s extensive network. We are also here to provide our guests with safe, reliable flights at very affordable prices,” she added.
Clark International Airport, she pointed out, has a world-class runway and is one of the safest in the country.
Clark International Airport Corporation president Victor Jose Luciano is also set to announce the reduction of passenger terminal fee from P600 to P450 for departing passengers on international flights, making air travel from Clark airport more affordable and reliable.