CEBU Pacific, the airline unit of JG Summit Holdings Inc., on Thursday said it has increased flight frequencies to popular domestic and regional destinations because of the holiday season.
In a statement, Cebu Pacific said it added a daily Manila-Hong Kong-Manila flight from Dec. 21, 2011 to Jan. 3, 2012, giving passengers a choice between a total of five daily flights to Hong Kong.
The airline also added daily flights from Manila to Kalibo and from Cebu to Caticlan to accommodate the influx of visitors to Boracay, one of Asia’s top beaches.
Cebu Pacific also said that one daily flight each was added on Cebu-Davao-Cebu, Davao-Iloilo-Davao, Manila-Cebu-Manila, and Manila-Davao-Manila routes.
One daily flight each was also added to the airline’s Manila-Tacloban-Manila and Manila-Dumaguete-Manila routes until further notice.
Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific’s vice president for marketing and distribution, said the airline’s December bookings increased by 23 percent this year, compared to last year, driven by a 27 percent hike in international bookings.
“We added these flights so more local and foreign passengers can take advantage of the holiday season and CEB’s low fares,” Iyog said.
Cebu Pacific currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 18 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft.
By the end of 2011, CEB will be operating a fleet of 37 aircraft – with an average age of less than 3.5 years – one of the youngest aircraft fleets in Asia.
Between 2012 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 23 Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders, and 2 Airbus A320 aircraft on operating lease agreements. [PNA]
