Israel will join the network of the Philippines' flag-carrier in April as part of efforts to grow tourism and business links between the two countries.
Decision makers from IAG Cargo, MASkargo, UPS and Emirates SkyCargo have confirmed their attendance at the brand-new event dedicated to air cargo network development.
Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route networks.
This week: Philippine Airlines is resuming service between Cebu and Los Angeles; China Airlines plans to re-enter the market between Taipei Taoyuan and Routes Asia 2020 host Chiang Mai; and BA CityFlyer is filling a gap in the market left by Thomas Cook.
United Airlines has been lobbying the US Department of Transportation to delay the proposed codeshare while the department undertakes a review into access issues for US carriers at Manila’s main airport.
After increasing capacity on US routes to more than 1 million available seats in 2019, Philippine Airlines is further expanding its presence in the market with the launch of two new non-stop services.
More than 830 hours of meetings, 1,000 delegates and in excess of 100 airlines saw the route development forum for the Asia Pacific region reach new heights.
Seattle, Chicago, Paris and Rome are all on the radar for future routes operated by Philippine Airlines. Speaking at Routes Asia 2019 in Cebu, the airline's vice president sales Ryan Uy said should they be given the go ahead, the new routes would be on a non-stop basis.
