September 9, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Nauru’s flag provider is now working weekly flights between Palau and Clark, in a transfer that expands the airline’s attain in Southeast Asia and scales up the airport’s worldwide connectivity.
Nauru Airways, the flag provider of Nauru in Oceania, launched final week the maiden flight of its weekly providers, which function each Friday, between Palau and Clark.
The brand new flight in Clark bridges the airport to Oceania. Nauru Airways plans to make use of Clark as its entry level to develop in Asia.
The flight is served by a Boeing 737-700, one among Nauru Airways’ 4 plane for passenger journeys. Flight ON 941 departs Palau at 3:20 p.m. and arrives in Clark at 4.50 p.m., whereas flight ON 942 flies out of Clark at 6:20 p.m. and lands in Palau at 8 p.m.
Nauru Airways mentioned the flight types a part of efforts to enhance connectivity amongst Australia, the Pacific Islands and Asia. By its Australia-North Pacific Connector technique, Nauru Airways is ready to hyperlink Brisbane, Nauru, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Pohnpei, Koror and Clark.
Additional, the provider sees the flight as a chance to reinforce passenger and cargo motion within the Asia-Oceania hall.
Nauru Airways additionally desires to seize the marketplace for abroad Filipino staff flying to Palau for employment, most of whom are employed within the development, well being and hospitality industries.
To this point, Palau is host to just about 3,000 Filipinos who’re residing and dealing there, making up near 17 p.c of its inhabitants.
In getting into the Philippines-Palau hall, Nauru Airways is competing in a market comfortably dominated by American provider United Airways. The airline affords direct flights between Manila and Palau weekly.
For the Clark Worldwide Airport, the addition of Palau flights improves possibilities of attracting extra passengers to fly from the gateway. As of June, the airport has dealt with a passenger quantity of about 1.7 million, of which 52 p.c are native passengers and 48 p.c are overseas guests.
For the 12 months, Clark is predicted to report a passenger visitors of three million, and projections are it will hit 3.4 million by 2026 and 4 million by 2027.
Clark can also be on monitor to including two new locations in Southeast Asia, though particulars are nonetheless being ironed out with the carriers.