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stealthpilot
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 Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:15 pm Post subject: Emirates to start DXB-Clark |
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http://www.emirates247.com/business/corporate/emirates-adds-another-philippines-destination-2013-02-18-1.495554
| Quote: | Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, announced on Monday that from October 1, 2013, it will begin daily, non-stop flights to Clark International Airport, the airline’s second destination in the Philippines.
Emirates has been operating flights to Manila, the capital of the Philippines, since 1990 and, due to the demand, has continued to increase its flight frequency on the route to its current triple daily, non-stop service.
Clark International Airport is located in the province of Pampanga in Central Luzon, which is 80 kilometres to the north of Manila. Its strategic location means it has a catchment area of 17 million people.
“There has always been a growing demand for Emirates’ services since we connected Manila with Dubai and our constantly expanding network on six continents. The launch of flights between Clark International Airport and Dubai will offer our passengers the flexibility of choosing from two destinations in the Philippines,” said Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline.
“I would like to extend Emirates’ thanks to the Government of the Philippines and the Civil Aviation and Clark Authority that have made the start of this service possible, we look forward to building on our relationship with the country and the enhancement of key tourism and trade links between the Philippines and the UAE, and beyond to our global network,” added Clark.
Operated by a two-class Boeing 777-300ER, EK338 will depart Dubai at 0400hrs and arrive at Clark International Airport at 1640hrs. The return flight, EK339 will depart at 1835hrs and arrive at Dubai International Airport at 2305hrs.
With the new daily flight to Clark International Airport, Emirates SkyCargo will be able to provide more than 160 tonnes of additional cargo hold capacity each way per week, further supporting Philippines exports of perishables, such as dairy products, fruit and vegetables, meat, seafood and electrical and electronic equipment, and its imports of textiles, apparel, plants, flowers and chemical products.
A government study estimated that there are 10 million Filipinos living outside the Philippines – about 10 per cent of the country’s home population. The largest number of overseas Filipinos reside mainly in the United States. The region with the largest temporary overseas Filipino population is the Middle East with approximately 2.9 million Filipinos, with 680,000 living in the UAE. |
Clark is just 80km away from Manilla (which already sees 3x daily 77W)
A lot of expansion going on in that part of the world.
Jakarta is going triple daily 77W - two class as well.
Kuala Lumpur will be 4 daily. 1x a380 + 2x 777 + 1x a330
Bangkok will see a massive 5 daily. 1x a380 + 3x 777 + 1x a330 which will be upgraded to a 777 in a September I think ...... so make it 4x 777 + a daily a380
I wouldn't have guessed Clark ...... then again that's not saying much 
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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Ouch.
Will this affect Jet's "Bais to Bahrain via Bangkok" venture?
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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| EK is dominating the SE Asia market with another expansion. SQ, Thai and Malaysian stand to lose traffic. Indian carriers are not even in the picture as they are struggling to hold their own. |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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Not to forget the already announced DXB - HND.
Well a lot of expansion coming from EK this year, stay tuned. |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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You have to feel for Phillipine Airlines, leave alone the Indian carriers who are peripheral to this market at best.
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| avbuff wrote: | | Well a lot of expansion coming from EK this year, stay tuned. |
More surprises for us ehhh
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