Operator pushes flights from Clark to Hawaii and California

In a statement, Clark International Airport Corp president and CEO Alexander Cauguiran said they planned to hold negotiations with the airlines as early as this year.
At present, the airport has international links to Incheon and Busan in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macao, Dubai and Doha. Starting in October, China Eastern Airlines will fly the Shanghai-Clark route.
“CIAC is also negotiating with airlines to mount flights via Clark to Japan, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Taiwan and Thailand,” he said.
Clark flights to the US would be beneficial to residents of northern Luzon, in particular the Ilocano community in Region 1, a Tourism Department official said in the statement.
Martin Valera, DOT Region 1 director, said there were three million Ilocanos and their relatives living in the US West Coast.
California accounts for 47 per cent of Filipinos in the US while Hawaii comes in second, hosting 10 per cent of US-based Filipinos, according to statistics from the Filipinos Overseas Commission.
“The Ilocano community in Region 1 is urging Clark Airport to market itself to other carriers to service more destinations, particularly Clark-Honolulu and to other parts of the US,” he said.