ZestAir plans A330 routes Manila to Middle East

[mizake the mizzen]

11JUN2012: Melbourne and Middle East A330 services planned by Zest Air
Zest Air (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?airline=RIT) (Z2, Manila Ninoy Aquino International (MNL) (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airport.php?airportid=3454)) plans to lease four A330-300 (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/aircraftdata.php?aircraft=333)s by summer 2012 to launch long-haul services from Manila to Bahrain Muharraq International (BAH) (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airport.php?iata=BAH), Dammam King Fahd International (DMM) (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airport.php?iata=DMM), Melbourne Tullamarine International (MEL) (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airport.php?iata=MEL) and Riyadh King Khalid (RUH) (http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airport.php?iata=RUH). Earlier its larger competitor had already announced similar plans.

Source: CH-Aviation

[Phileas Fogg]

And pigs might .....

Zest Air have been threatening all sorts of routes, expansion, over recent years but it seems their operation has stalled, for some two years now we've been waiting for their threatened MNL/IAO/MNL route yet, as they're announcing such routes, their Chinese built turbo-prop fleet, that would be required to operate such a route (if these can operate in/out of a 1,270m runway), has dwindled from some six or more aircraft to, I understand, just two.

Meanwhile their competitors, particularly Air Philippines (airphilexpress), have, it seems, been going from strength to strength not just announcing but actually commencing new routes both domestic and international.

But Zesto's Mango Nectar Juice is very nice ..... their Orange Juice tastes like gnat's pee :)