Emirates announces second destination in Philippines

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, announced that from Oct. 1, it will begin daily, nonstop flights to Clark International Airport, the airline’s second destination in the Philippines.
Emirates has been operating flights to the capital city of Manila since 1990 and, due to the demand, has continued to increase its flight frequency on the route to its current triple daily, nonstop service.
Clark International Airport is located in the province of Pampanga in Central Luzon, which is 80 km 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,” said Tim Clark, president, Emirates Airline.
“The launch of flights between Clark International Airport and Dubai will offer our passengers the flexibility of choosing from two destinations in the Philippines,” he said.
With the new daily flight to Clark International Airport, Emirates SkyCargo will be able to provide more than 160 tons of additional cargo hold capacity each way per week, further supporting Philippine 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 percent of the country’s home population. The largest number of overseas Filipinos resides mainly in the US.