Spirit of Manila Airlines gets nod to fly to 5 Asian, ME destinations
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Local budget carrier to fly to Middle East
CLARK-BASED international budget carrier Spirit of Manila Airlines Corp. was allowed by aviation authorities yesterday to fly to three Middle Eastern and two Asian destinations.
In a statement, the firm said the Civil Aeronautics Board had approved a request to fly to Macau in China, Taipei in Taiwan, Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai in the Middle East.
The firm said the approval "will strengthen Spirit of Manila’s presence in Clark, giving more available flights to [Filipinos working abroad] and travelers that are based in Central and Northern Luzon, and make the Philippines an even more attractive destination for tourism and trade." — Don Gil K. Carreon