Airline increases local destinations from Cebu

08/29/2008

Budget airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will fly to more local cities from its Cebu hub and will base two more ATR72-500 aircraft in Cebu on top of the current Cebu-based of four Airbus aircraft.

CEB will fly from Cebu to Dipolog, Ozamiz and Surigao. It will also start operating a Manila-Busuanga service.

CEB president Lance Gokongwei said with the arrival of two more ATR aircraft, Cebu Pacific will be able to continue adding new services to airports that cannot accommodate our bigger jets.

“This will also mean that we will start offering our trademark low fares in these markets, making travel affordable for every Filipino,” he said.

The budget airline will introduce the Cebu services to Dipolog, Ozamiz and Surigao with a P688 one-way all-inclusive fare and Manila-Busuanga with a P988 one-way all-inclusive fare. Sale period is from Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 and are good for travel from the start date of the particular service until Dec. 17, 2008.

Promotional fares are on a book-and-buy basis and are non-refundable.

The seat sale fares are up to 57 percent lower than the fares currently offered for these routes by other airlines. After the seat sale, CEB’s all-in year-round fares are still up to 25 percent lower.

“We also hope to bring economic development to these new destinations as we have done in the areas we currently serve. Development in these areas cannot be achieved overnight but by careful planning and cooperation from all sectors, we expect to be a major cog in this effort,” Gokongwei added.

The Cebu-Dipolog service starts on Oct. 3 and flies thrice weekly. The flight departs Cebu at 1:20 p.m. and arrives at 2:10 p.m. The return flight to Cebu leaves at 2:30 p.m. and arrives at 3:20 p.m.

The Cebu-Ozamiz thrice-weekly service starts on Nov. 10, leaving at 10:20 a.m. and lands in Ozamis at 11:15 p.m. The flight departs from Ozamis at 11:35 a.m. and lands in Cebu at 12:30 p.m.

The Cebu-Surigao flight is scheduled four-times weekly starting Nov. 13. It departs for Surigao at 10:20 a.m. and lands at 11:10 a.m. It leaves Surigao at 11:30 a.m. and arrives in Mactan Cebu International Airport at 12:20 p.m.

The daily Busuanga flights start on Oct. 6. It departs for Busuanga at 9:05 a.m. and lands at 10:25 a.m. It returns to Manila at 10:25 a.m. and arrives in NAIA Terminal 3 at 11:25 a.m.

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