AirAsia Philippines returns to Kaohsiung with direct flights

***AirAsia welcomes the Lunar New Year with January Festival deals offering P1,812 base fare to Kaohsiung 

Manila, Philippines 16 January 2023 – AirAsia Philippines has successfully reopened its Kaohsiung, Taiwan route in time for the l Lunar New Year festivities.  The inaugural flight on 7 January which took off at the NAIA Terminal 3 was greatly received by travelers as the flight crew welcomed them with exciting treats.  

AirAsia Philippines CEO Ricky Isla shares: “Our return to Kaohsiung signals an auspicious and positive welcome to the year of the Rabbit. Before the pandemic, this route and Manila-Taipei had immensely contributed to our growth with its consistently high traffic demand, especially among leisure travelers and overseas Filipino workers who are always searching for the best value deals. We look forward to reopening more international routes and  air travel in the Eastern Region of Asia.”

Kaohsiung, known as The Harbour City, is famous for its river parks, cultural activities, and culinary scene.  It is also a shopping and food paradise, offering lively night markets and large malls selling a variety of goods and quirky souvenirs, as well as some of the best local dishes like mud volcano chicken, beef noodles, pan-fried dumplings, and more.

The Manila-Kaohsiung flight departs via the NAIA Terminal 3 every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 4:45 pm and arrives in Kaohsiung 6:45 pm.  Its return flight leaves Kaohsiung International Airport at 8:15 pm and arrives at NAIA T3, 10:00 pm.  

AirAsia Philippines, which was recently awarded as among the World’s Safest Low-Cost Airlines, is also set to open its Tokyo route next month. 

AirAsia is welcoming the Lunar New Year with the January Festival deals which offer P1,812 one-way base fare to Kaohsiung and other international destinations until 29 January and are available for travel until 31 July 2023.   

The World’s Best Low-Cost Airline is also advising its guests to regularly visit the airasia fly safe page and airasia Super App social media platforms Facebook and Twitter for flight schedules and other travel advisories.