Qatar Airways recently launched non-stop daily flights to Clark Manila International Airport in the Philippines. The inaugural ceremony was attended by airport and government officials including the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Philippines, Jassim A. Al Obaidli, together with members of the local business community, travel trade and media.
Woo Yew Seong, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations – Network, Qatar Airways was joined by the Ambassador of the Philippines to the State of Qatar, Crescente R. Relacion on the inaugural non-stop flight to Clark from the airline’s operational hub of Doha.
“Qatar Airways has reached yet another key milestone in the Philippines, with the launch of additional daily flights to this fast-growing country. With our new offering, business and leisure travellers to the Luzon area have great connections via Doha from many popular destinations, including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Dammam, Riyadh, Montreal, New York, London and Paris,” said Yew Seong on arrival at Clark International Airport.
As an inaugural offer, passengers are entitled to exceptional baggage allowance of up to 40 kgs valid for travel until 31 January 2014. Members of Qatar Airways’ frequent flyer programme Privilege Club can earn up to 7,000 bonus Qmiles in Economy Class and 14,000 bonus Qmiles in Business Class for travel on a return trip between 27 October and 31 December 2013.
Akbar Al Baker, Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Airways said that the new Clark Airport flights offers more daily flight options for passengers and would meet the strong demand for business, leisure and VFR (visiting friends and relatives) travel between Qatar and the Philippines. “Qatar Airways is now well positioned to offer travellers from the Middle East, Europe and USA the convenience of an additional daily flight to the Philippines via the airline’s Doha hub. More frequencies combined with an award-winning inflight experience, access to over 130 destinations worldwide, and seamless connections in Doha brings our passengers from the Philippines a winning proposition,” he added.
The destination becomes Qatar Airways’ 12th gateway in Southeast Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Bali, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Hanoi, Singapore, Manila, Yangon and Phuket – and the carrier’s 133rd destination worldwide. Qatar Airways started operations to Manila in 1995, currently flying two daily flights to the capital city. Along with Clark, the airline is now offering a convenient option of three-daily-flights to the Philippines.
