Ania na mi!  AirAsia Philippines Dumaguete Maiden Flight Takes Off, kicks off Summer

Team Out of Town Blog Hub (Outoftownblog.com) – AirAsia Philippines is officially bringing its brand of inclusive and attainable traveling to the City of Mild Persons, Dumaguete Town! The prosperous inaugural flight on 08 April kickstarts the airline’s operations in its 15th domestic destination.

The maiden flight Z2 641, which departed from the NAIA Terminal 4 at 7:00 am, arrived at the Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport at 8:25 am carrying 180 passengers such as AirAsia CEO Ricky Isla, airasia Super App Taking care of Director Ray Berja, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Deputy Director Typical Capt. Donaldo Mendoza, Undersecretary Woodrow Maquiling Jr. symbolizing Division of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat, and Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) GM, CEO Atty. Bienvenido Chy and customers of the media.

The company on flight Z2 641 were being greeted by a vibrant cultural dance and a Talihi ritual at the tarmac.  Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, Dumaguete Metropolis Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo and Sibulan Mayor Jose Abiera also led other area officers and stakeholders in welcoming the visitors.

Its return flight to Manila, Z2 642, departed Dumaguete Airport at 9:05 am which arrived at the NAIA T4 at 10:25 am.

Originally, AirAsia is established to fly to Dumaguete Metropolis 4x weekly, just about every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

AirAsia CEO Ricky Isla said, “We are delighted to have properly launched our maiden flight in Dumaguete.  With AirAsia now remaining existing in the Dumaguete air place, we hope to push tourists into the town and the overall Negros Oriental province, positioning the City of Gentle Folks as the gateway to this location. We are self-confident that this growth will also enable in stimulating commerce and growth in other sectors, these as ICT and trade.”

“This is virtually 2 decades in the creating! The pandemic could have slowed down the opening of this route but as Allstars, we have this in no way halt perspective. We are geared at changing the sport by supplying the people of Negros Oriental and close by provinces a useful option for flights and other providers that our Tremendous App will give.”

CAAP deputy Director Normal Capt. Donaldo Mendoza (CAAP) Deputy Director Typical Capt. Donaldo Mendoza claimed, “The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the entire Aviation sector will continue to be in complete assist of the airline industry and its endeavors by way of the continuous modernization of our airports nationwide and the implementation of vital initiatives that will make an all-embracing environment, whereby the so-called life of consolation and ease will be experienced by all. May well a lot of additional opportunities in different components of the nation blossom, dahil hindi lamang ito para sa AirAsia kung hindi para sa Pilipino. Let us get AirAsia’s Manila to Dumaguete flight off and working!”

Undersecretary Woodrow Maquiling Jr. mentioned, “Needless to say, the lifeblood of Philippine tourism is obtain and connectivity. As an archipelago the place tourists and vacationers can only get to us by air (and by sea), growth initiatives like this is crucial as we pursue a “safe, entertaining and competitive tourism destination” for the Philippines, and produce on a guarantee of a complete vacation encounter that is richer, deeper, additional genuine, much more competitive, and eventually, more Filipino.”

To rejoice AirAsia’s thriving launch in Negros Oriental, a music fest was held at the Pantawan, Rizal Boulevard. Dumaguetenos had been serenaded by the performances of award-profitable singer and songwriter  KZ Tandingan and other best-tier artists Jimmy Marquez and Leah Patricio. They had been also joined by homegrown new music artists from Dumaguete with their jaw-dropping performances.

The function culminated with a grand fireworks show, showcasing the shades of victory and triumph mounting higher than the challenges introduced by the pandemic.

The Metropolis of Gentle Individuals appeals to area and foreign travellers mainly because of its straightforward access to other essential cities in Central Visayas these types of as Cebu and the availability of planet-class beach front and dive resorts in close by municipalities.  Dumaguete is also turning into an Information Communications Technological innovation (ICT) Hub with a selection of Company Approach Outsourcing (BPO) providers investing in the town.

But extra than tourism and commerce, Dumaguete has also become a retirement haven.  In truth, the city was specified the status as the Most effective Retirement Spot Deemed as Retiree-Pleasant (RADAR) by the DOT and PRA.

The metropolis accepts neighborhood and foreign vacationers with just the vaccination card as entry needs. To date, 10,475 tourists have frequented the province according to the Dumaguete Tourism Office. For the duration of pre pandemic, a whole of 848,670 travellers frequented the metropolis of light people today.

The World’s Very best Lower-Charge Airline is also reminding its attendees primarily people returning to Dumaguete and Negros Oriental on election day that the Fly property to vote – P268 (just one-way foundation fare) and return for Cost-free is continue to out there right until 10 April.  Guests who avail this promo can decide to use their Free return ticket till 30 September 2022.

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