AirAsia Philippines said Tuesday it is expanding its operations in Cebu to strengthen its connectivity to other destinations in the country and in ASEAN.
“Our main growth will be in Cebu. Our team is now working out on putting plans together to grow flights to and from Cebu. As we speak, we now have Japan, South Korea and China,” said Tony Fernandes, president and chief executive of Capital A, the parent company of AirAsia.
“We will do more flights to Bangkok and Bali connecting to Cebu,” he added.
AirAsia Philippines flies seven times daily from Manila to Cebu. Flights to Caticlan and Davao via Cebu remain at three times weekly.
Flights to international destinations such as Narita (Tokyo), and Seoul (Incheon) remain daily, while flights to Taipei continue to commence four times weekly.
Fernandes, who also expressed the intention of bringing the ride-hailing app airasia Ride to Cebu, highlighted the importance of improving major hubs such as Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Manila International Airport to attract more tourists and help rebuild the tourism industry.