The Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has granted flight entitlements to four local carriers, including Cebu Pacific Air, to enable these airlines to offer more passenger seats, and embark on direct flights to Vietnam and—for the first time—to Cambodia.
Cebu Pacific was allotted five frequencies to the Manila-Cambodia route. One frequency is equivalent to one weekly-flight.
The country’s biggest low-cost carrier also got 650 weekly-seats to embark on flights to Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam and 1,260 seats per week to Hanoi from Manila.
Earlier, the Philippines inked an air pact with Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
Last week the CAB assigned to Cebu Pacific with two other local carriers the remaining flight entitlements that would service the Manila-Kuala Lumpur (KL) route.
Cebu Pacific was authorized to mount 720 more seats per week from the current 10 weekly flights representing 1,800 seats a week.
The CAB is part of the Philippine air panel which negotiates for traffic rights with other countries. Aside from the CAB, other panel members include the Departments of Transportation and Communications, Foreign Affairs, Tourism, Trade and Industry, and representatives from the airline companies.
