Melo Villareal
AirAsia Philippines launches Manila-Bangkok flights
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To help you reach the destination, AirAsia is now flying from Manila to Bangkok. Yesterday, AirAsia flight Z2 287 with pilot in command AirAsia CEO Captain Dexter Comendador, left NAIA Terminal 3 at exactly 6:35 PM and arrived at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok at 8:50 local time.
AirAsia Philippines CEO Dexter Comendador proudly stated, “AirAsia is a product of Asean and we are so proud to be part of this region we call home. We are the only airline that carries the “I love Asean” painted in our aircraft including the ASEAN logo. AirAsia loves Asean is a commitment to help bridge communities and economies as we move toward even greater integration and mutual understanding.”
Tourism Authority of Thailand Director Kajorndet Apichartrakul congratulated the low-cost airline at the send-off ceremony held at the airport, with 180 guest passengers in attendance.
According to CEO Comendador, AirAsia aims to bring people across the Asean region closer together.
“We want to bring people across the Asean region closer together and further expand our Asean footprint to serve more and more communities. We have 100% load for this inaugural flight and we hope to do more inter-Asean routes to serve every Filipino traveler needs and enable them to connect, do business and build socio-economic ties with neighboring economies,” he added.
Other than flights to Thailand’s capital city, AirAsia also offers several flights to Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Singapore from Manila, Cebu, and Davao.
AirAsia is proud to be a truly Asean airline with established operations based in Japan, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. It services a network stretching across all Asean countries. AirAsia is the only airline group that flies to all ten Asean countries.
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