The Board of Investments approved the P6.1-billion air transport project of Cebu Air Inc. under the public infrastructure and logistics activity of the 2017 Investment Priorities Plan. Cebu Air, which operates budget carrier Cebu Pacific, now has four A319s, 36 A320s, eight A330s and eight ATR 72-500s and three ATR 72-600s. The A319 and A320 are short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus and with a maximum passenger capacity of 156 and 180, respectively. The A330 is a long range, twin aisle commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus with a maximum passenger capacity of 436, while the ATR is a twin-turboprop commercial passenger single-class aircraft. Korea registered 128,691 arrivals in May, up 36 percent a year ago, while Thailand had over 20,000 tourists.

Source: The Standard August 14, 2017 11:48 UTC