Local airlines beef up flights to Canada

Local airlines beef up flights to Canada

The Philippines and Canada signed a new air service agreement last May 29 that amended the existing 2008 Philippine – Canada Air Services Agreement. The new agreement increased the frequency entitlement for each country to 14 flights a week from seven flights a week.

With this development, flag carrier Philippine Airlines Inc. (PAL) and Cebu Pacific are looking to additional more weekly flight entitlements to Canada. Currently, PAL is having a massive fleet renewal program aimed at acquiring 100 brand new aircraft. Cebu Pacific, on the other hand, is in the middle of a $4 billion refleeting program that involves the acquisition of close to 50 aircraft.

The Philippines has already signed a total of five new air agreements. These include agreements with France, Singapore, New Zealand, Myanmar, and Canada.