Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’ leading carrier to the ASEAN region will start flying a direct service from Manila to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on July 18, 2008
The new service is introduced with a promo fare offer of P499, a price cut of more than 93% from current fares for this route. The Kota Kinabalu seat sale will run from April 11 to 17, 2008 and is good for travel from July 18 to September 30, 2008. Fare is exclusive of surcharges and government tax.
Cebu Pacific’s Manila–Kota Kinabalu A319 service is scheduled to operate every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The flight departs from Manila at 4:40pm, and arrives in Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 6:30pm. The return flight leaves for Manila at 7:15pm and arrives at 9:05pm.
Cebu Pacific is the only Filipino carrier operating this route. Kota Kinabalu is the second city that CEB will fly to in Malaysia. Cebu Pacific also offers a four-times weekly service to Kuala Lumpur.
“We are very happy to launch flights to Kota Kinabalu because of the large population of overseas Filipino workers and Filipino communities in this destination. We are quite positive that, with our low fares, the public will be taking advantage of this new offering to explore what both destinations have to offer,” Lance Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific President and CEO said.
After the seat sale, the lowest ‘Go’ fare to Kota Kinabalu starts from P999 one-way, which is still 86% lower than the current fares for this route. The best way to purchase tickets is through Cebu Pacific airline’s website, www.cebupacificair.com.
Now in its 13th year, Cebu Pacific continues to have the youngest fleet in the Philippines. Cebu Pacific flies to 12, soon to be 16 international destinations, with the addition of Hanoi tonight, Ho Chi Minh tomorrow, Kaohsiung in June, and Kota Kinabalu in July. Cebu Pacific also operates flights to 21 domestic destinations.