PH carriers protest Emirates’ excessive entitlements

PHILIPPINE carriers are protesting the grant by the Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) of a further 30-day extension allowing Emirates to continue operating seven weekly flights on the Dubai-Manila-Dubai routes in excess of its maximum entitlement under the existing Philippines-United Arab Emirates bilateral air agreement.

On October 14, despite strong objections from the Philippine carriers, the CAB granted Emirates a period of 30 days counted from October 27, 2014 to November 26, 2014 to operate additional seven frequencies, presumably by virtue of its authority to grant extra frequencies to any foreign carrier for a period of not more than 30 days.