Clark woos more foreign airlines

Clark International Airport Corp. said it is in talks with major airline carriers to launch more international flights out of Clark in Pampanga.

Alexander Cauguiran, president and chief executive of CIAC, said negotiations were ongoing with major carriers for flights to Los Angeles, which the government-run corporation hopes will start within the year.

“CIAC is also negotiating with airlines to mount flights via Clark to Japan, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Taiwan and Thailand,” he added.

Clark currently mounts daily and weekly flights to Incheon and Busan in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Dubai, and Doha.  

China Eastern Airlines will fly the Shanghai-Clark route Starting October this year.