Cebu Pacific News Archive

CEB eyes Clark to fly to Macau, HongKong, Singapore, Bangkok, and Taipei

Cebu Pacific will use Clark to fly daily to Hong Kong, four-times a week to Singapore and Macau, three times a week to Bangkok and Taipei, a move that pits it directly against other foreign budget airlines that had been allowed to use Clark for their regional services. 

“If we get the necessary approvals from all the governments concerned, we will make Clark our third base and hub after Manila and Cebu,” said Lance Y. Gokongwei, CEB President and CEO.

He added: “We hope to get a favorable response from all other governments considering that our own government has given their carriers similar rights to Clark.”

Victor Jose I. Luciano, President and CEO of the Clark International Airport Corporation welcomed the CEB plan, adding that Clark and CEB are a natural fit as partners in growth.

“Clark addresses a much-needed demand and this is shown in the exponential growth of passenger traffic and cargo volume in the relatively short time that it has been in operation as an international airport. With CEB there, we expect to grow faster,” Luciano said.

CEB’s plan, Gokongwei said, is also strategically important to the JG Summit unit since making Clark a base of aircraft and a hub for flights to and from various regional destinations gives CEB a major presence in Central Luzon, one of the country’s fastest growing regions, and in the whole of Northern Luzon.

Gokongwei said he expects to carry more than 300,000 passengers in and out of Clark per year initially but is confident of increasing this volume as Clark continues to spark growth in the region, being the gateway to the northern corridor.

“We want to help accelerate the growth of the region as well as the commercial aviation market. We have done this in other parts of the country by offering our permanently low ‘GO’ fares and serving more destinations using our new Airbus fleet,” Gokongwei said.

Gokongwei added that as CEB takes delivery of more Airbus aircraft, Clark will see CEB introducing more local and regional flights to make travel to and from the North more convenient.