AirAsia Philippines to open Manila-Shanghai and Cebu-Shenzhen routes in July

On April 27, local time, AirAsia announced that it was strengthening its international presence in its two major hubs, Manila and Cebu, and would resume the route from Manila to Shanghai, China, and open new routes from Cebu to Shenzhen, China and Cebu to Narita, Tokyo.

According to the airline's statement, AirAsia's Manila-Shanghai route is expected to open on July 1, the latest Philippine AirAsia flight to China following the restart of the Manila-Shenzhen route last month.

At the same time, the Cebu to Shenzhen and Cebu to Tokyo Narita routes will also be opened on July 1. It is expected that these two flights will revitalize Cebu City's tourism industry and provide new travel experiences for passengers from Cebu area and Zhongweishiye area, because they no longer need to transit to Manila to travel to these destinations.

Steve Dailisan, country director for public affairs at AirAsia in the Philippines, said: "The reopening of international routes is part of AirAsia's recovery plan. We believe that Filipinos' desire for tourism is now strongly supported, so we are opening up more international destinations."

The airline also introduced a base fare as low as 1 peso, with a scheduled date until April 30 and travel dates from April 3 to October 31.