Cebu Pacific News Archive

Cebu Pacific opens Legaspi route for only P99

Cebu Pacific (CEB) will open daily flights to Legaspi City, starting August 17, 2006, for a special introductory fare of only P99 one-way. CEB will utilize its brand new A319 to service the new route. The Manila-Legaspi service departs Manila at 1:30pm, arriving in Legaspi at 2:20pm and leaves Legaspi at 2:50pm to arrive back in Manila at 3:40pm.

Lance Gokongwei, CEB president and CEO, said the introduction of the Manila-Legaspi service reinforces the airline’s vision and commitment to make travel within the country more affordable and convenient for both local and international travelers. “We are positive that our entry to Legaspi will help strengthen local tourism because of the low fares we are introducing to this destination. We want to make it possible for every Filipino to fly.”

Legaspi City, hailed as the “Gateway City in Bicol” is known for its various tourist attractions such as the famous Mayon Volcano and the Cagsawa ruins—a church buried when Mayon erupted in the 18th century, the Hoyophoyan cave and the Tiwi hot springs—which is the province’s source of geothermal power.

CEB will introduce its Manila-Legaspi service with a seat sale fare of only P99 one-way, more than 95% lower than the current airfare to Legaspi. The sale runs from July 20 to 27 only and is for travel from August 17 to October 19, 2006. After the seat sale, the year-round ‘Go’ fares to Legaspi start at only P568 one-way, this is a reduction of more than 76% from the current regular airfare.

The ‘Go’ fares are exclusive of regular surcharges and government tax.

The Legaspi service is CEB’s 3rd new domestic destination launched this year. The airline has earlier opened its Dipolog and Laoag service. The new routes are part of CEB’s expansion program as its new Airbus fleet continues to arrive. At present, CEB operates nine brand new Airbus aircraft for its domestic and regional flights.

This new service will be CEB’s 18th domestic destination. CEB also flies to Hong Kong, Seoul, South Korea and will open its Singapore service on August 31.

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