Asiana to increase flights from Manila, boost international network in June
Aviation Updates Philippines – South Korea's second largest carrier Asiana announced plans to increase
flights to Manila in June as part of a larger effort to recover
international travel demand.
In a statement, the airline will resume routes previously suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asiana will be operating at around 17% capacity – up from its current 8% rate of operation compared to before the majority of flight suspensions.
Starting June 1, the Seoul-based carrier will increase its flights from
Seoul-Incheon to Manila from the current three-times weekly schedule to
four-times weekly as OZ703/OZ704. However, the airline temporarily
suspended its to Manila due to the temporary ban on international arrivals
set by the Philippine government last week. According to its flight
schedule updates, flights on select dates (May 7, 8, 12, 14) did not
operate, and the airline is scheduled to not operate the flights on May 19
and 21.
Flights to Clark and Cebu will remain suspended until June 30. Despite the suspension, Asiana has plans to operate a recovery flight from Cebu to Seoul on May 19 (OZ7103).
In a statement, the airline will resume routes previously suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asiana will be operating at around 17% capacity – up from its current 8% rate of operation compared to before the majority of flight suspensions.
Flights to Clark and Cebu will remain suspended until June 30. Despite the suspension, Asiana has plans to operate a recovery flight from Cebu to Seoul on May 19 (OZ7103).
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| Image: Portion of Asiana's flight schedules for Southeast Asia with Manila, Clark, and Cebu (Asiana) |
Along with the increase in flight frequency to Manila, Asiana will also
increase the number of weekly flights to destinations in Southeast Asia
such as Ho Chi Minh (three-times weekly to daily) and Phnom Penh
(three-times to four-times weekly). It will also re-commence flights to
Singapore with a thrice-weekly schedule and select cities in China.
With its sights set for recovery, the airline will see daily flights in June to select cities from Seoul to Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo-Narita, Ho Chi Minh, and Hanoi.
In a recent update to its flight operations listing on Asiana's website, the airline will operate flights the following routes/frequencies starting June 1:
(Last Updated May 13 – From Seoul-Incheon)
Source: https://ozimg.flyasiana.com/editor/image/20200513/c45f266b-be5c-4413-aa26-baa547d1a38c.pdf
With its sights set for recovery, the airline will see daily flights in June to select cities from Seoul to Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo-Narita, Ho Chi Minh, and Hanoi.
In a recent update to its flight operations listing on Asiana's website, the airline will operate flights the following routes/frequencies starting June 1:
(Last Updated May 13 – From Seoul-Incheon)
Source: https://ozimg.flyasiana.com/editor/image/20200513/c45f266b-be5c-4413-aa26-baa547d1a38c.pdf
Asia:
- Guangzhou – Four-times weekly
- Nanjing – Twice-weekly
- Dalian – Twice-weekly
- Beijing – Daily
- Shanghai-Pudong – Daily
- Xian – Twice-weekly
- Yanji – Four-times weekly
- Changchun – Three-times weekly
- Chengdu – Twice-weekly
- Taipei – Five-times weekly
- Hong Kong – Twice-weekly
- Tokyo-Narita – Daily
- Manila – Four-times weekly
- Bangkok – Three-times weekly
- Singapore – Three-times weekly
- Jakarta – Three-times weekly
- Phnom Penh – Four-times weekly
- Hanoi – Daily (June 4)
- Ho Chi Minh – Daily (June 4)
North America:
- New York-JFK – Daily
- Los Angeles – Daily
- San Francisco – Thrice-weekly
Europe:
- Frankfurt – Three-times weekly
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