5J Expands Domestic Network

May 19, 2011



Budget airline Cebu Pacific (CEB), is scheduled to increase domestic flight frequencies along growth areas across the country on the last quarter of the year.

The airline is adding as much as 33-percent more seats to compensate for the arrival of three (3) brand new Airbus 320 set for delivery this year, all arriving in October.

Vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog said that with the flight increases, the airline will continue to dominate the industry by having the most flights to popular tourist destinations such as Boracay, Coron, Dumaguete and Cagayan de Oro.

Effective October 1, CEB will increase flight frequencies in the following routes: Manila-Butuan-Manila (2x to 3x daily);
Manila-General Santos-Manila (2x to 3x daily);
Manila-Tacloban-Manila (4x to 5x daily);
Manila-Davao-Manila (from 45x to 49x weekly)  

Effective October 7,
Manila-Davao-Manila (7x to 8x daily);
Manila-Dumaguete-Manila (2x to 3x daily);
Manila-Roxas-Manila (7x to 12x weekly);
Cebu-Butuan-Cebu (7x to 11x weekly);
Manila-Boracay (Caticlan)-Manila (86x to 91x weekly);
Cebu-Dumaguete-Cebu (3x to 7x weekly);
Cebu-Pagadian-Cebu (4x to 7x weekly).

Effective October 14,
Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila (6x to 7x daily);
Cebu-Davao-Cebu (24x to 28x weekly);
Manila-Cebu-Manila (80x to 87x weekly);
Manila-Coron (Busuanga)-Manila (2x to 3x daily);
Manila-Boracay (Caticlan)-Manila (13x to 14x daily);
Manila-Naga-Manila (3x to 4x daily).

Upgraded service from an ATR 72-500 to an Airbus A319:
Cebu-Ozamiz-Cebu (Daily);
Manila-Tuguegarao-Manila (Daily);
Cebu-Bacolod-Cebu (Daily);
Cebu-Cagayan de Oro-Cebu (Daily);
Cebu-Iloilo-Cebu (Daily);
Cebu-Tacloban-Cebu (Daily).