MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Air Philippines, the budget airline of Chinese-Filipino tycoon Lucio Tan, launched its first international route as part of it's plan to compete with dominant player Gokongwei-led Cebu Air, Inc.
With competition moving towards the more affordable-type of traveling, the sister company of flag carrier Philippine Airlines on Thursday said the first of its daily flights to Singapore from Manila took off on Oct. 27. The company also announced plans to fly to Singapore from Cebu in Central Philippines.
"Singapore's vibrant travel enthusiasts have responded to this new offering and the fast growing Philippine based low cost carrier is enjoying brisk sales in anticipation of the holidays," the company said in a statement.
"Travelers out of Singapore to the Philippines have been very receptive of our start of operations. Even before our maiden flight yesterday, Oct. 27th, our forward sales for December are now close to full for both Singapore-Cebu and Singapore-Manila," it added.
By Dec. 1st, the company plans to start its daily service to Singapore from Cebu and over the next three years, the company expects to spend 250 million U.S. dollars to grow its fleet to 18 A320 aircraft from the current 3.
The aircraft, which has a range of around four hours, will allow the airline to fly to almost any city in the Southeast Asian region or in North Asian countries like China, Japan and South Korea.
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