Zest Air launches daily HK flights at DMIA

Local carrier Zest Air launched October 24 its inaugural International flight via daily flights to Hong Kong at the bustling Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA).
Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano ,Zest Air President and CEO Ambassador Alfredo M. Yao and Subic Clark Alliance for Development Council (SCADC) Edgardo Pamintuan led the inaugural flight of Zest Air at the DMIA that is expected to further boost the passenger volume of the airport by the end of this year.
A simple send-off ceremony was held at the DMIA VIP Lounge at 3pm in the inaugural flight of Zest Air.
Zest Air (formerly Asian Spirit) used its brand-new Air Bus 320 with a capacity of 166 seats for the inaugural flight.
Zest Air is the second local air carrier to operate international commercial operations at DMIA. The air carrier also flies local domestic operations via Clark-Caticlan flights to the world-famous Boracay Beach Island Resort in the Visayas.
“We welcome Zest Air for their international operations at DMIA and CIAC will support their endeavor for the development of the airport,” Luciano said.
Zest Air passenger flight Z2-083 from Manila proceeded to DMIA at 2:30pm to pick up passengers bound for Hong Kong. The aircraft was expected to arrived in the Hong Kong International Airport at around 5:40 pm where passengers would be treated by a short welcome at the airport.
Zest Air started their South East Asian flights in June 2009 such as Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong, Incheon in South Korea, Fukuoka, and Okinawa in Japan, and their 20 local destinations in the country such as Bacolod, Boracay, Busuanga, Cagayan de Oro, Calbayog, Catarman, Cebu, Clark, Davao, Iloilo, Kalibo, Manila, Legazpi, Naga, Puerto Princesa, Tabales, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, and Virac.
In March 2008, AMY Holdings Corporation established Zest Airways Inc., as it sees the opportunity for growth in the Airline and Aviation Industry in the country. In September 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the corporate name of Zest Air and the judicial personality of Zest Airways Inc. was established.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo designated DMIA the country’s Premier International Airport right after the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila.