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PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR THERESA DIZON-DE VEGA ATTENDS THE FLIGHT RESUMPTION AND INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF FLY GANGWON'S YANG YANG-CLARK INTERNATIONAL ROUTE


24 June 2022, Seoul - PH Ambassador to Korea H.E. Theresa Dizon-De Vega attended the re-operation and inauguration ceremony of Fly Gangwon's Yang Yang - Clark International Route held at the Yang Yang International Airport on the evening of 24 June 2022.

Ambassador Dizon-De Vega conveyed her congratulations to Fly Gangwon and all the officials and institutions involved in the resumption of operations of the Fly Gangwon Direct Air Route from Yang Yang International Airport to Clark International Airport in Angeles, Pampanga. In her remarks, Ambassador De Vega mentioned that passengers from Yang Yang Airport will feel the warmest and also the safest of welcomes at Clark Airport as a new, improved, and modern gateway and also in the various tourism sites located in the Clark, Pampanga province and beyond. Visitors to the Philippines will likewise enjoy activities from leisure, golf, nature tourism, sports, food, entertainment, cultural, and shopping experiences.

The Yang Yang ? Clark route will likewise allow for more people-to-people exchanges between the Philippine and Korea with both countries sharing a long and historic friendship for more than 70 years. Filipinos will also enjoy a visit to Gangwon Province, with the many temples, markets, beaches, museums, K-content sites, and the famous Lavender festival.

This June, Fly Gangwon will mount two (2) scheduled flights to and from Clark. PH hopes that the resumption of airline operations will help both countries' travel industries to recover from the pandemic. END

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