Singapore and Philippines have agreed to further expand the air services agreement between both countries to enable Singapore's carriers to fly an extra 14 weekly services to and from Manila.

The same entitlements are accorded to Philippine airlines in Singapore.

Furthermore, carriers from both countries will have greater access to and from other Philippine cities, including up to 55 weekly services to and from Clark and up to 27 weekly services to and from all points in the Philippines except Manila and Clark, a statement issued by Singapore's Ministry of Transport said.

"Air traffic between Singapore and the Philippines has seen healthy growth particularly in the past year, since the bilateral air services agreement was last revised in 2009," said Lee Yuen Hee, Deputy Secretary (International) for Ministry of Transport, who led the Singapore delegation.

"With increased air services, carriers of both countries are now well-positioned to tap into the expected increase in travel demand in the region. We fully expect to see as an outcome, greater tourism growth as well as a further boost in trade and investments for both Singapore and the Philippines."

In 2009 Singapore-Philippine passenger traffic grew by 10 per cent. To date, Singapore Airlines operates 28 weekly services to Manila while Jetstar Asia operates 10 weekly services to Manila. Tiger Airways currently operates nine weekly services to Clark. SilkAir also operates a total of seven weekly flights to the Philippine cities of Cebu and Davao.  

Source: schednet