On February 26, the state airline of the Philippines said in Manila that it would launch three routes to China, including Macau SAR, as of March.

In a statement the company said that it had introduced scheduled flights to Chongqing, Chengdu and Macau SAR, and would start two flights a week to Chongqing as of March 14 and the same number to Chengdu as of March 18.

Philippine Airlines will fly to Macau five time a week as of May 1.

According to the statement, Philippine Airlines will offer 23 weekly flights to five destinations in mainland China as well as Macau SAR and Hong Kong SAR.