BUDGET carrier Cebu Pacific is adding four new routes to and from its Clark and Cebu hubs, with these services seen to make interisland travel more accessible to residents outside Metro Manila.
Starting May 15, Cebgo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cebu Pacific, will start flying daily between Clark and Caticlan; three times weekly between Clark and Busuanga; and three times weekly between Cebu and Busuanga.
Cebgo will also begin flying between Cebu and Cotabato four times weekly on May 16.
“We believe by opening these new routes, we are enabling more residents from Central and even North Luzon to travel to Palawan and Boracay—two of the world’s best islands, without having to make the trip to Metro Manila to catch their flights,” Cebgo President Alexander Lao said.
He said these new services will remove the need for travelers outside the capital to transit in Manila before arriving in another island destination. “Even guests from the Visayas who would like to explore Northern Palawan have to fly via Manila to get there. With a direct Cebu-Busuanga route, the islands of Coron and Culion are easier to get to. Aside from boosting domestic tourism, our new routes will also enhance trade and investment as we also make available our cargo services,” he said.
“Cebu Pacific has remained true to its commitment of making air travel safe, affordable, reliable and fun-filled for ‘every Juan’. Rest assured, we will continue expanding our network to enable even more of our kababayan to travel with our trademark lowest fares, not only within the Philippines, but also to international destinations,” Lao said.
Aside from Cebu and Clark, Cebu Pacific also operates flights out of four other strategically placed hubs in the Philippines: Manila, Davao, Kalibo and Iloilo.
The airline’s extensive network covers over 100 routes and 66 destinations, spanning Asia, Australia, the Middle East and the United States.