The second chartered ZestAir flight from Korea will land at the Bacolod SilayAirport with  an expected 127 tourists on board 11:30 a.m. today, ZestAir Director Arturo Alejandrino said yesterday.

However, there could be more depending on last-minute bookings, he told the DAILY STAR.

The first chartered plane from Korea arrived at the Bacolod Silay Airport with 120 passengers on Saturday, and more are expected to arrive until the end of March.

Silay Mayor Jose Montelibano said another airline has also expressed interest in flying in tourists from Singapore directly to Negros Occidental,  but this was opposed by local airlines.

However, if the country adopts an open skies policy,  direct flights from Singapore can land at the Bacolod Silay Airport, Montelibano added.

President Benigno Aquino III has  signed an executive order authorizing the Civil Aeronautics Boardand the Philippine Air agreement negotiating panels to aggressively pursue an open skies policy in the country.

Montelibano said that with the influx of tourists into Negros Occidental there is a need for networking among Local Government Units in the province to be ready with their tourism attractions.

With sugar prices having dropped, tourism will spur local growth, he said.*CPG

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