Cebu Pacific News Archive

Cebu Pacific flies brand new A319 to Cotabato

Cebu Pacific (CEB) flies its brand new Airbus A319 to Cotabato for the first time today, July 14, 2006. The new aircraft will service the Manila-Cotabato route every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, leaving Manila at 11:45am, arriving in Cotabato at 1:20pm, and leaving Cotabato at 1:50pm to arrive back in Manila at 3:25pm.

“CEB is dedicated to the development and growth of local tourism. Our vision is to make travel more affordable for every Filipino or for every “Juan”. And to realize this vision, Cebu Pacific started its re-fleeting program last year and has since then taken delivery of 9 brand new Airbus planes. With our new and more fuel efficient planes we will be able to offer year-round low fares, not to mention the comfort and feel of flying in a new aircraft.” Candice Iyog, CEB marketing director said.

The 150-seater Airbus A319 aircraft is known for its low maintenance and fuel cost efficiency. These operational savings allows CEB to continue offering its trademark value fares to its customers.

“Our lowest ‘Go’ fare to Cotabato starts at P868 only for one-way travel. This is the lowest regular fare to Cotabato in the market today. We are confident that our year-round low fare offering will help stimulate more traffic to Cotabato and the region, and will help contribute to its development in terms of business and tourism,” Iyog added.

The easiest way to grab the lowest ‘Go’ fare is through CEB’s website www.cebupacificair.com. The ‘Go’ fares are exclusive of surcharges and government tax.

The airline’s expansion program is well underway as it awaits the delivery of five more brand new Airbus aircraft to complete its re-fleeting program by early 2007. On July 13, yesterday, CEB also started flying to its 18th domestic destination, Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte.

Now in its 11th year, CEB pioneered low fares in the country in March 1996. It also introduced travelers to on-time service, e-ticketing and on-line booking, setting the standards for airline innovation in the local aviation industry.