Cebu Pacific mounts additional Cebu flights

By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes (The Philippine Star) Updated December 27, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Budget carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has mounted additional flights to and from Cebu, in time for the arrival of its brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France.

On Feb. 8, 2012, CEB will add flights from Cebu to the following destinations: Manila (11 weekly flights), Boracay (four weekly flights), Dipolog (three weekly flights), Legazpi (four weekly flights), Pagadian (two weekly flights), and Siargao (one weekly flight).

It will also increase seat capacity from Cebu to Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo and Gen. Santos on the same dates. These routes will now utilize Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.

CEB will also introduce thrice-weekly Cebu-Kalibo flights starting Feb. 24 and add four times weekly Iloilo-Cagayan de Oro-Iloilo flights starting Feb. 8.

“CEB is the largest airline operating in Cebu, and our passengers have the fastest access to key cities in the Philippines and Asia. With even more flights starting February 2012, CEB continues to offer them the most number of flight options and the lowest fares,” CEB vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog said.

The airline flew 2.56 million passengers in and out of its Cebu hub from January to November 2011. CEB flies the most number of passengers and operates the most number of flights, routes and destinations from Cebu.

“With the addition of the Cebu-Kalibo route in February, CEB offers flights to 20 domestic and four international (Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Pusan) destinations from Cebu, greatly contributing to the access of foreign tourists to the Central Visayas area,” Iyog added.

CEB flew close to 11 million passengers from January to November 2011, a growth of 14 percent as compared to the same period last year. It also succeeded in flying one million passengers each for the months of April, May, October and November, a first for any Philippine carrier.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www.cebupacificair.com, or call the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. The latest seat sales and promos can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 19 Airbus A320 and eight ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 37 aircraft – with an average age of 3.6 years – is one of the youngest aircraft fleets in Asia. Between 2012 and 2021, it will take delivery of 23 Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders, and two Airbus A320 aircraft on operating lease agreements.