Philippine Airlines has announced that it will launch a scheduled charter flight between Hangzhou and Manila from October 28, 2008.

To start it is planning that there will be two round-trip flights a week between the two cities and it will add more flights in the peak season.

The Philippine Department of Tourism has recently held a series of tour products marketing and promotion activities in Zhejiang, preparing to promote Philippine attractions such as Boracay, Cebu, Bohol Island, Palawan, and Puerto Galera Island. Travelers can visit to those destinations through Manila.

In addition, Hangzhou Comfort Air Services Company Limited will provide a special charter flight from Hangzhou to Kalibo, which is the gateway to Boracay Island, this October.

(chinahospitalitynews.com, September 9, 2008)