Cebu Pacific slashes HK, Macau, Bangkok fares; offers cheap Luzon, Visayas tickets

CEBU, Philippines - The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) holds a seat sale to three popular international destinations from May 3 to 4, 2011 or until seats last.

For travel from June 1 to September 30, 2011, passengers can buy P799 seats from Clark to Hong Kong and Macau. P1,499 seats are also available from Cebu to Hong Kong, and from Manila to Macau.

Those going to Bangkok can also avail of P1,999 seats from Manila and Clark. These are up 44% less than the year-round Lite Fare for the Manila-Bangkok route.

Meanwhile, for travel from July 1 to September 30, 2011, P699 seats are also available Manila to Luzon and Visayas destinations. These are: Bacolod, Calbayog, Catarman, Caticlan (Boracay), Cauayan, Cebu, Coron (Busuanga), Dumaguete, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legazpi, Naga, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, San Jose, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, Tuguegarao and Virac.

“CEB offers the lowest possible fares in all the routes it operates, including Hong Kong, its most popular international destination. We hope guests can take advantage of this seat sale for their leisure and business travel,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

Iyog also encouraged guests to avail of their Prepaid Baggage Allowances upon booking, for travel savings as much as 63% on domestic flights compared to buying baggage allowance at the airport.

“Guests can also do web check-in for a faster and hassle-free airport experience, or avail of our payment center options such as over-the-counter bank and LBC transactions, online banking and mobile banking,” she added.

CEB operates the most number of routes and flights in the Philippines, using the youngest aircraft fleet in the country. This is composed of 10 Airbus A319, 15 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 3.5 years – one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2012 and 2014, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of an additional 16 Airbus A320 aircraft.