Russian-Filipino Owned Airline Opens Two New Routes

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov 14 Asia Pulse - Mosphil Aero Incorporated, a Russian-Filipino-owned firm and the country's newest airline company, has opened two new air routes linking Western Mindanao to Malaysia and this city to the southern Philippines' farthest province of Tawi-Tawi.

The new air routes plying the Zamboanga-Sandakan and Zamboanga-Tawi-Tawi routes and vice-versa were opened on Sunday and Monday, respectively, using a 48-seater Antonov AN-24B turbo prop aircraft.

Mosphil Aero Director for Sales and Marketing Glenn Lamela said they will initially serve twice a week the Zamboanga-Sandakan route flying every Wednesday and Sunday. One way flight is approximately one hour and 10 minutes.

For the Zamboanga-Tawi-Tawi route via Bongao, the province's capital, they fly every Monday and Thursday using the same type of aircraft.

Lamela said the opening of the Zamboanga-Sandakan route is aimed to hasten the travel of businessmen doing business between the southern Philippines and the state of Sabah in Malaysia.

Zamboanga-Sandakan Business Council President Manuel Tan said he foresees an increase of businessmen traffic between the two places with the opening of the new route.

At present, local businessmen are dependent on a commercial passenger and cargo ferry that sails twice a week from this city to Sandakan and vice-versa.

Lamela said the new venture is in line with the company's vision which was established in response to the expansion in the domestic as well as international air travel and cargo market.

He said the company's mission is to provide safe, reliable, efficient and economical airline services with equipment that respond to the expanding domestic and international air travel and cargo service market.

He said they will increase the flight frequency next month for the Zamboanga-Sandakan route as they wait for the arrival of an additional aircraft.

It was learned from Lamela that the aircraft they are using at present are being handled and maintained by Russian crew.

Filipino crew will handle the aircraft after their first six months of operations.

Mosphil Aero Incorporated, with head office in Clark Field, Pampanga establishes its hub of operations in this city.

With the opening of the two new air routes, the company is now serving three domestic and international destinations.

The company's first air link is the Zamboanga-Jolo route that was opened on September 11 flying every Tuesday and Saturday.

With the entry of Mosphil Aero, the Zamboanga-Tawi-Tawi route is now being served by two airline companies.

The other company that flies to Tawi-Tawi from here is the Southeast Asian Airline (SEAIR).

(PNA)

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