Merpati to fly to Philippine weekly

Merpati to fly to Philippine weekly

DAVAO, Philippines: Indonesia's Merpati Nusantara Airlines
will begin weekly flights between Davao in the southern
Philippines and Indonesia's Manado, the Indonesian vice-consul
said here Wednesday.

Vice Consul Johannes Manginsela said the inaugural flight
would arrive in Davao on Sept. 12 and will fly the route every
Thursday thereafter, using a 75-seat Fokker-28 jet.

This would complement a weekly flight between the two cities
by Bouraq Airlines of Indonesia and will hopefully boost economic
ties between the two countries, Manginsela said.

A Philippine airline previously flew the same route but later
stopped because it could not get enough passengers. -- AFP