Slashes Bacolod, Iloilo, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taipei fares as low as P488

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) gained 45% market share to and from Bacolod and Iloilo in the 1st quarter of 2011.

Because of this, CEB announced a seat sale to Bacolod and Iloilo, as well as Malaysia, Vietnam and Taipei from June 7 to 10, 2011 or until seats last, for travel from July 1 to August 31, 2011

CEB offers P488 seats from Cebu to Iloilo and Bacolod, and P588 seats from Manila to Iloilo and Bacolod. The airline also offers P888 seats from Davao to Iloilo.

It flies to Bacolod six times daily from Manila, and twice daily from Cebu. CEB also flies to Iloilo 47 times weekly from Manila, thrice daily from Cebu, daily from Davao.

Meanwhile, passengers can buy P1,288 seats from Manila to Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia), Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) and Taipei.

Guests can avail of their Prepaid Baggage Allowances upon booking, for travel savings as much as 63% on domestic flights compared to buying baggage allowance at the airport.

“A significant number of our passengers from Iloilo and Bacolod fly to Manila and catch connecting flights to international destinations. We are glad to offer this seat sale to give more passengers lower fares for their local and international business and leisure travels,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

“We hope more guests can take advantage of the airline’s extensive route network and trademark low fares, and book in advance,” she added.

Guests who don’t have credit cards may also book online and conveniently pay through Cebu Pacific payment centers. Upon booking online, travelers can also select seats in advance and avail of CEB’s web check-in service for a faster check-in process.