Airline opens Cagayan to Macau flight

By Estanislao Caldez Northern Luzon Bureau TUGUEGARAO CITY--An Asian Spirit Boeing plane carrying 18 casino players from Macau landed at the Tuguegarao airport last Thursday to start its flight from that Chinese gambling center. The Macau visitors were invited by officials of the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport in Sta. Ana town. Cagayan officials led by Gov. Alvaro Antonio led the group that welcomed the visitors, who were entertained with songs and dances at the airport. "The historic flight opens the development and progress of Cagayan," Antonio told the visitors. With the flight from Macau to Tuguegarao, Asian Spirit plans to have other flights from 14 cities in Asia and the Pacific to ferry tourists and investors to Cagayan, he said.