CEB holds seat sale to Palawan, Bicol, select ASEAN routes

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) promotes its flights to Palawan (Puerto Princesa and Coron) and Bicol (Legazpi) with a seat sale from September 6 to 9, 2012 or until seats last.

Puerto Princesa is home to the Puerto Princesa Underground River, while Coron is known for its diving sites and coral reefs. Meanwhile, Legazpi is home to the majestic Mayon Volcano.

Passengers can buy P88 seats from Cebu to Busuanga (Coron), and from Iloilo to Puerto Princesa. These are two of CEB’s newest routes, to be launched on October 4 and November 9, 2012 respectively. Travel period is from launch date until December 31, 2012.

For travel from October 10 to December 31, 2012, P288 seats are also available from Cebu to Legazpi and Puerto Princesa, or from Davao to Puerto Princesa. Other domestic seats on sale are from Cebu to Clark; from Cagayan de Oro to Bacolod and Zamboanga; from Davao to Butuan, Dipolog and Kalibo; and from Iloilo to General Santos and Tacloban.

International seats are also on sale, for travel from November 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013. Direct flights from Manila to Kota Kinabalu are on sale for P688, while passengers can buy direct Cebu-Kuala Lumpur and Cebu-Bangkok seats for P888.

Passengers can also buy P1,088 seats from Manila to Brunei, as well as P1,488 seats from Manila to Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.

Domestic and international base fares are exclusive of administration fee, aviation security fee, 12% VAT, fuel surcharge, country-specific taxes and terminal fee.

“CEB encourages guests to plan their trips and book in advance, especially with peak Christmas travel season approaching. With our new domestic and international routes and seat sales, travelers can maximize their savings by taking CEB’s direct flights,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

Aside from promoting its newest routes with seat sales, CEB also highlights additional flights to and from Cebu. Starting October 2012, CEB will increase flights from Cebu to Boracay (total thrice daily), Bacolod (17 weekly flights), Pagadian (six weekly flights), Siargao (four weekly flights) and Manila (14 daily flights).

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 can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 21 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 39 aircraft – with an average age of 3.6 years – is the largest aircraft fleet in the Philippines. Between 2012 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 21 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul services in the 3rd quarter of 2013.