Direct flights La Union to S. Korea airport.
April 19, 2009, Its a little old news.. but worth keeping an eye on.. Barely two months after the resumption of commercial operations, the expanded San Fernando Airport in Poro Point, La Union marks its first milestone by opening air link with the Cheongju International Airport in South Korea. Direct flights between the two airports are set to commence on May 8, with an initial passenger traffic volume of 20,000 Korean tourists, mostly students, their parents, and other family members wanting to visit La Union, Baguio City, and Benguet. Top executives of Poro Point Management Corp. (PPMC), a subsidiary of the government-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), made the announcement upon arrival from their recent visit to Chungcheongbuk-do province in South Korea. The delegation, headed by PPMC executive vice president and chief operating officer Anthony C. Manguiat, came back last April 2 from a “highly fruitful” visit to South Korea. The BCDA, which spearheaded the expan...