CHINESE carrier China Eastern Airlines will start flying from Clark International Airport in Pampanga to Shanghai starting October 18, Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) announced on Friday. According to Cauguiran, negotiations for direct flights from Clark to the US, Japan, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Taiwan and Thailand are ongoing. Clark International Airport recorded a total of 632,713 passengers from January to May this year. A new terminal building is to be constructed and when finished, the terminal can take in 8 million passengers annually, or about double the current capacity of 4.2 million passengers. The project will be tendered to investors this month and construction is targeted to be finished by the first quarter of 2020.

Source: Manila Times July 07, 2017 17:15 UTC