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In an exclusive interview, Tourism Undersecretary for Planning and Promotions Edu Jarque told Manila Bulletin that twice-weekly chartered flights will be taking off from Shanghai and Hangzhou, bringing in at least 300 Chinese tourists to Kalibo, beginning next week.

The chartered flights from Shanghai, China's largest city with a population of over 20 million will be carried out by Shanghai Airlines starting July 26, while flights from Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, will be carried out by Philippine Airlines starting July 27.

The first few flights of the chartered trips have already been filled to capacity, said Jarque, and the DoT is hopeful that the flights will go on beyond the target month of December, during which period the flights will be assessed and possibly extended if successful.


The first flights from Shanghai and Hangzhou will include Chinese media who will be writing about Kalibo and its different tourist attractions, including world-famous Boracay Island.

Source: ph.news.yahoo.com



... There will be heavy traffic at Kalibo Airport with the diverted flights from Caticlan + new international arrivals ... I hope the recent bad runway problems will not happen again ...