AIRASIA'S AFFILIATE PICKS CLARK AIRPORT AS PHILIPPINE HUB

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- The Philippine-based AirAsia Group's
affiliate, AirAsia Inc, has picked Clark's Diosdado Macapagal International
Airport as its hub in the country.
In a statement Thursday, AirAsia Inc chief executive, Marianne Hontiveros,
said the selection underlined the airline's commitment to developing
transportation and tourism hubs outside Manila.

"This is part of its plan to contribute to the development of the country as
a whole," she said.

She said the company planned to make Clark the hub for flights to popular
destinations including Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Thailand, South
Korea and Japan.

"The company plans to start operating international flights from the airport
in the fourth quarter of this year," she said.
-- BERNAMA