Carlos Santos of Fly Guam and Micronesia Publishing told the Saipan Rotary Club that Fly Guam operates a 737, 144-seat aircraft which makes three trips on the Guam-Saipan-Hong Kong route each week.
In a few weeks, Santos said Fly Air will acquire another 737 aircraft to ply the Philippines-Palau route, and another plane for the China flight service.
Santos said they are also working to connect Saipan to China through Fly Marianas, an issue which they have already brought up with the Marianas Visitors Authority.
“We have already talked with MVA to launch Fly Marianas,” he added.
Santos said Fly Guam may be new to the area, but they are not new to the airline industry.
He said they have been in the business for several years already, partnering with 10 cargo companies all over Asia and with several offices and agent location offices in China, Japan and other countries.
Santos said within the next three years, Fly Guam aims to have a total of six aircraft flying from Guam and Saipan to Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines and Korea.
Santos said Fly Guam wants to promote Guam and Saipan as tourist destinations for travelers from its target seven destinations.
“About 70 percent of our main market is from the mainland China, and the remaining 30 percent are from the other destinations,” Santos said.
He said their loading factor is still low but they got their first full booking from Saipan to Guam on Friday.
“For May, we have about 60 percent loading factor, and we hope to increase that in the next few months,” Santos said.
“We are happy to contribute to the overall economic progress of Saipan and Guam,” he added.
Santos said Fly Guam is focused on making every passenger’s journey as enjoyable and unique as possible.
“We believe it’s the small details that make the difference,” he added.
Brand differentiation
Santos said as much as possible, Fly Guam wants to be “local” in all that it offers to the passengers, starting with its menu which was designed by Peter Duenas, owner of Meskla, a Chamorro restaurant on Guam.
For its inflight magazine, Santos said they launched “Hafa Adai” which contains articles and photos contributed by local writers and photographers who possess first-hand knowledge about the islands.
Published monthly, “Hafa Adai” magazine will be distributed to all seven destinations of the new airline: Guam, Saipan, China, Taipei, Korea and the Philippines.
Promo rates
For April and May, Fly Guam sales representative Ruth Mendiola said they offer a $186.36 roundtrip airfare from Saipan to Guam inclusive of taxes, and $450 roundtrip promo plus taxes from Saipan to Hong Kong. A 25 percent discount is also available for senior citizens.
Mendiola said they will inform the public as soon as the regular rates will implemented.
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