Airphil Express launches new route from Cebu to Hong Kong

Airphil Express, the Filipino low-cost carrier, on 28 July launched a route to its second international destination after Singapore. The airline now flies daily from Cebu (CEB) to Hong Kong (HKG) with A320 aircraft, competing with also daily services on both Cathay Pacific and the fellow low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific. The airline’s SVP Marketing and Sales Alfredo Herrera commented: “The decision to launch the first Hong Kong flight of Airphil Express from Cebu is an acknowledgment of the valuable business that the province brings into the country in terms of trade and tourism.”