AirAsia to open Clark – Taipei route in December

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MANILA, Philippines – Philippines’ AirAsia announced on Sunday its newest route from Clark, Pampanga to Taipei and vice versa starting December 16 with an “all-in, one way” promo fare from as low as P888.

The Clark- Taipei promo fare will be available for booking on AirAsia’s website https://www.airasia.com/ from November 5 to 11, 2012 for the travel period beginning December 16, 2012 to September 30, 2013, AirAsia said in a statement.

Guests can also book their flights via AirAsia’s new and improved mobile apps, which are available for download at Apple’s App Store for iPhone, Google’s Play Store for Android phones, or at mobile.airasia.com for WAP enabled phones, the statement added.

“AirAsia brings awesome connectivity between the Philippines and Taiwan by offering safe, reliable service at affordable fares especially for our 100,000 Filipino workers there,” said Freddy Herrera, AirAsia Inc. Commercial Head.

“Taiwan is the country’s fifth largest source of tourism with over 155,000 of them visiting the Philippines as of October this year, with our newest Clark-Taipei route, we also hope to draw this market to spectacular tourist attractions in Central and Northern Luzon,” Herrera said.

Starting December 16, AirAsia will service the new route with brand new Airbus A320s operated by well-trained and experienced flight and cabin crew every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with flights departing at 12:05 and arriving Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport at 14:00.

“To complement your flight bookings, AirAsiaGo is offering hotel packages from as low as P4,684 for a 2N stay with return flights and all taxes included to Taipei. The special deal is available only on https://www.airasiago.com,” the airline said.

AirAsiaGo has over 100,000 hotel partners worldwide and provides guests with over 5,000 choices of tours and activities.

“Staying true to its commitment to transparency, efficiency, high value service and affordable fares, AirAsia has included base fare, fuel surcharge, processing fee and aviation security fee (government mandated fee) in all its promo fares,” the airline said.

AirAsia said their call center also accepts booking of regular fares via +632 588 9999 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +632 588 9999 end_of_the_skype_highlighting from Monday to Sunday at 0800hrs to 2100hrs (GMT +8).

And passengers from Metro Manila, AirAsia said, may also purchase seats through AirAsia Travel & Service Centers (ATSC) located in SM North EDSA in Quezon City and in Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

Meanwhile, Pampanga and nearby provinces in Central Luzon may visit the airline’s newest ATSC in Barangay Malabanias, Angeles City, Pampanga while Davao guests may visit its ATSC in Gaisano Mall.