Manila-Brussels direct flights may be available soon: Palace

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='A Philippine Airlines plane is seen at the background as a man uses his phone at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on May 24, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/12/14/20210524-naia-pal-jc.jpg' ><figcaption>A Philippine Airlines plane is seen at the background as a man uses his phone at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on May 24, 2021. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Direct flights from Manila to Brussels in Belgium may start soon to boost travel ties between the two countries, Malacañang said Wednesday. </p><p>This comes following President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr's meeting with Belgium airport officials at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations- European Union (ASEAN-EU) commemorative summit, where the latter "showed great interest in gaining a foothold in the Philippines." </p><p>The goal is for Europeans traveling to Asia to use the Philippines as an entry point to Southeast Asia, while Filipinos could fly to Belgium as a gateway to Western Europe.</p><p>"We are working on the opportunity to have a direct flight between Manila and Brussels… And we think that basically there is a win-win for both countries to be connected directly," said Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport Company. </p><p>Feist also described the possibility as a "win-win" for the two countries.</p><p>The Palace said Philippine Airlines president and COO Stanly Ng welcomed the development, with officials of the company "really interested" about this. </p><p>"That's really the vision that we are excited to see. We want to improve the economic activities in the Philippines and also here," Ng said. </p><p>Marcos, meanwhile, sees the development as a chance to boost tourism both here and Europe. </p><p>"That's something that we would like to take advantage of and exploit in terms of making the areas more accessible… I think there's a great deal of opportunity. It will be advantageous for the both of us," Marcos said. </p><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2378352' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>"We are working on the opportunity to have a direct flight between Manila and Brussels… And we think that basically there is a win-win for both countries to be connected directly," said Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport Company. </p><p>Feist also described the possibility as a "win-win" for the two countries.</p><p>The Palace said Philippine Airlines president and COO Stanly Ng welcomed the development, with officials of the company "really interested" about this. </p><p>"That's really the vision that we are excited to see. We want to improve the economic activities in the Philippines and also here," Ng said. </p><p>Marcos, meanwhile, sees the development as a chance to boost tourism both here and Europe. </p><p>"That's something that we would like to take advantage of and exploit in terms of making the areas more accessible… I think there's a great deal of opportunity. It will be advantageous for the both of us," Marcos said. </p><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2378352' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>This comes following President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr's meeting with Belgium airport officials at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations- European Union (ASEAN-EU) commemorative summit, where the latter "showed great interest in gaining a foothold in the Philippines." </p><p>The goal is for Europeans traveling to Asia to use the Philippines as an entry point to Southeast Asia, while Filipinos could fly to Belgium as a gateway to Western Europe.</p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='A Philippine Airlines plane is seen at the background as a man uses his phone at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on May 24, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/12/14/20210524-naia-pal-jc.jpg' ><figcaption>A Philippine Airlines plane is seen at the background as a man uses his phone at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on May 24, 2021. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Direct flights from Manila to Brussels in Belgium may start soon to boost travel ties between the two countries, Malacañang said Wednesday. </p>

The goal is for Europeans traveling to Asia could use the Philippines as an entry point to Southeast Asia, while Filipinos could fly to Belgium as a gateway to Western Europe.

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Manila-Brussels direct flights may be available soon: Palace

Manila-Brussels direct flights may be available soon: Palace