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In the next two months, AirAsia Philippines expects at least 235,000 of its passengers to depart and arrive from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 4, the budget airline announced Monday, March 28 during the terminal’s official re-opening after a two-year hiatus.

AirAsia Philippines reported a 97 percent increase in seats sold for travel in April, with Boracay, Bohol, Cebu, Kalibo and Puerto Princesa as the most booked destinations, Spokesperson and Head of Communications and Public Affairs Steve Dailisan said on Friday, March 18.

Expecting double the number of guests flying for summer and the Holy Week, AirAsia Philippines is moving its domestic operations back to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 4 starting March 28, 2022, the budget airline announced Monday (March 14).

Even before the government lowered alert levels, AirAsia Philippines already recorded 145,978 seats sold for travels from March 1 to 31, 2022 alone, up 131 percent from the same period last year.

AirAsia Philippines plans to mount more passenger and cargo flights to Dumaguete and Roxas City this April to speed up economic recovery in the Visayas, the budget carrier announced Feb. 25, 2022.

Filipinos can soon avail of air taxis for zero-emissions, ultra-short-haul travel when the AirAsia Aviation Group launches the service in Southeast Asia.

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Earnings from inflight food, baggage allowances and other ancillary products can boost the 2022 revenues of airlines because half of Filipino travelers, five out of ten, purchase them during flight, according to AirAsia Philippines executives.

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All AirAsia Philippines domestic destinations continue to accept vaccination cards as a primary travel requirement, except for Caticlan, Kalibo, Tacloban, Bacolod, Iloilo and Zamboanga, which now require negative RT-PCR test results taken 72 hours prior to departure, regardless of vaccination status, the airline stated in its latest travel advisory.

AirAsia Philippines said it increased its flight frequencies and reopened key hubs to cater to guests flying back home after the long holiday break.