For the market to hit 1 million, Chinese arrivals in the Philippines have to average some 87,301 every month, from June to December 2017. Yet, the 1-million commitment from Beijing made during Duterte’s state visit to China in March boosted the confidence of DoT officials to meet the target goal in terms of Chinese tourists. Xiamen Air Travel forms part of the Xiamen Air’s conglomerate providing travel and tour services to its passengers. Xiamen Air and Xiamen Air Travel are subsidiary companies of China Southern Airlines. Aside from Xiamen Air, other Chinese airlines that fly out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport are Cathay Pacific, Air China, China Southern and Dragon Airlines (formerly Dragonair).

Source: The Standard July 20, 2017 16:07 UTC