By Azer N. Parrocha
MANILA, Jan 14 (PNA) — Days after Cebu Pacific vowed to remove fuel surcharge on airline fares for both domestic and international flights, the budget airline on Wednesday held its first seat sale.
Cebu Pacific last Jan. 9 vowed compliance with the directive of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to remove fuel surcharge in line with the decrease in fuel prices worldwide.
Cebu Pacific VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog in a statement welcomed this development.
“We remain committed to offering the traveling public low fares so more people can afford to fly, an extensive network for faster flights, and the newest aircraft fleet with the latest technology,” Iyog said.
The seat sale is available on all 34 domestic and 28 international destinations, beginning Jan. 14 to 16 or until seats last, travel period will be from July 1 to Nov 30 this year.
Cebu Pacific meanwhile urged passengers to take advantage of Php 399 seats on all its domestic routes, which includes popular island destinations such as Boracay (Caticlan), Palawan (Puerto Princesa), Cebu, Davao, and the like. It also operates inter-island routes from its hubs in Manila, Clark, Cebu, Iloilo, Kalibo and Davao.
International seat sale fares are also up for grabs, with no fuel surcharges.
Guests can book Php 1,499 seats from Manila to Guangzhou, Kota Kinabalu, Taipei or Xiamen, and from Clark to Hong Kong or Macau.
Php 2,499 seats are also available from Manila to Bangkok, Beijing, Brunei, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Nagoya, Osaka, Phuket, Shanghai, Siem Reap or Singapore.
The same Php 2,499 seats are also available for those traveling from Cebu and Iloilo to Hong Kong, or from Cebu, Clark and Iloilo to Singapore. Php 2,999 seats may also be booked for flights from Manila to Bali, Busan, Seoul (Incheon) or Tokyo (Narita), or from Cebu to Tokyo (Narita).
Guests traveling long-haul with CEB can also take advantage of Php 4,999 seats from Manila to Dammam and Dubai, and Php 5,999 seats from Manila to Kuwait and Riyadh. All-inclusive Php 4,999 seats are also available from Manila to Sydney. (PNA)