Cebu Pacific (CEB), the country’s leading airline to the ASEAN region, will start flying direct from Cebu to Boracay (Caticlan), Macau and Bangkok starting April 4, 5 and 6, respectively, giving passengers to and from the Visayas and Mindanao region convenient access to Boracay and to the Asian region.

Cebu Pacific strengthens Cebu hub with direct flights to Boracay, Macau and Bangkok
Kota Beach in Bantayan, Cebu | photo by sa.kahon (Flickr)

With the two additional international services, Cebu Pacific now flies seven non-stop services from Cebu including Hong Kong, Pusan, Seoul, Singapore and Taipei.

Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific spokesperson said, “With these three new routes, we hope to further raise foreign travel interest and boost tourism and trade across the country. This will also provide greater flexibility and convenience for those who are based in the Visayas and Mindanao region.”

Meanwhile, Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 7 director, Patria Aurora Roa, said, “The industry is delighted, especially the Department of Tourism, about the additional flights coming into Cebu because it will open up opportunities for foreign tourists to have more access to Cebu.”

“We congratulate Cebu Pacific and we hope that they can make both Macau and Bangkok flights viable. In fact, DOT is willing to make the flights even more viable through hosting familiarization tours for media who want to write about Cebu,” Roa added.

Cebu Pacific is the biggest airline operating in Cebu offering 254 domestic flights and 58 international flights weekly; more than 300 flights a week. Whereas, closest competition operate a total of 168 flights a week.

Now in its 13th year, Cebu Pacific continues to have the youngest fleet in the Philippines. Cebu Pacific flies to 12, soon to be 15 international destinations, with the addition of Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, and Kaohsiung. Cebu Pacific also operates flights to 21 domestic destinations.