AirAsia Philippines is increasing its flight frequencies and reopening key hubs, expecting stronger passenger demand in 2022.
Starting January 1, 2022, the airline is increasing its flight frequencies to Caticlan to 34 times weekly and Kalibo, 8 times weekly; Iloilo, 10x weekly; Tacloban, 28x weekly; Tagbilaran, 11x weekly; Puerto Princesa, now daily; Bacolod,x11x weekly and Davao, twice daily.
International flights meanwhile include to/from Singapore (every Saturday), Hong Kong (every other Sunday of the month) and Kuala Lumpur (5x weekly) which is operated by AirAsia Malaysia (flight code AK).
The airline also announced the re-opening of its Clark International Airport hub with the 3x a week Clark-Caticlan flight which will starts January 2, 2022.
“A lot of our guests are still taking last-minute travel opportunities after being sidelined by the recent typhoon," according to AirAsia Philippines Spokesperson Steve Dailisan.
However, "We expect an uptake in flights as people return to their homes following their holiday trips. For this reason, we are adding flights to some key destinations to address increasing demand.”
The additional flight frequency for January 2022 equates to almost 41 percent of pre pandemic levels.
Meanwhile, average load factor during the holiday period increased to a healthy high of 91-95 percent.