Philippine government officials will head to Singapore the week of Sept. 9 and to Paris the week of Sept. 18 to seek bidders for the Manila airport revamp.
Israel will join the network of the Philippines' flag-carrier in April as part of efforts to grow tourism and business links between the two countries.
United Airlines has been lobbying the US Department of Transportation to delay the proposed codeshare while the department undertakes a review into access issues for US carriers at Manila’s main airport.