Asian Spirit to fly to Antique again
Air carrier Asian Spirit announced it would resume flights to Antique province, in the central Philippines, from Manila starting Friday "due to the public's insistent demand."
The resumption of the service will come less than a week after the airline inaugurated its first international flight, to the Pacific resort island of Palau.
"As a response to the clamor of Antiqueños and nearby municipalities alike, Asian Spirit will resume and maintain regular flights to Antique from Manila and vice versa three times weekly every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday," Asian Spirit executive vice president Jack Po said.
Asian Spirit canceled its flights to Antique earlier this year as poor passenger traffic made its jet service to the island unprofitable.
This time, the airline will use the 70-seater British Aerospace Advanced Turboprop on the route.
It said the offices of Congressman Exequiel Javier, Governor Salvacion Perez and local government units had asked Asian Spirit to resume flights to Antique.
The Wednesday flight will depart Manila at 9:15 a.m. and leave Antique at 10:50 a.m. The Friday and Sunday flights will leave Manila at 3:30 p.m. and leave Antique at 5 p.m.