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Cebu Pacific adds more int’l flights as curbs ease
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The airline will ramp up services to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore
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Flights to Nagoya from Manila will be increased to five times weekly from four starting June 29
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There will be two Manila-Singapore flights from July 1
Cebu Pacific said it will add more international flights to eight Asian cities beginning this month as governments continue to relax COVID-19 restrictions for travelers.
The additional flights were announced a week after the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) said fully vaccinated individuals who have received at least one booster shot need not present pre-departure COVID 19 test results to enter the Philippines.
“We are happy to continuously see green shoots related to international travel as more countries open their borders, while others such as Bangkok, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam completely dropped pre-departure COVID 19 tests for fully vaccinated individuals,” said Xander Lao, Cebu Pacific chief commercial officer in a statement.
“We laud the IATF-EID for further simplifying travel requirements for travelers coming into the country. This directive makes it more convenient and more affordable for boosted travelers, both Filipinos and foreigners alike, to come home or rediscover the Philippines,” added Lao.
The carrier said starting June 1, it will operate up to:
- five times weekly flights from Manila to Bangkok
- three times weekly to Kuala Lumpur
- twice weekly to Hanoi
- four times weekly to Ho Chi Minh
- three (3) times weekly to Osaka
Daily flights to Seoul (Incheon) from Manila will be on offer.
The carrier will increase its flights to Nagoya to five times weekly starting June 29. It currently flies four times weekly from Manila to the Japanese city.
It also intends to double its Manila-Singapore frequency to twice daily flights from July 1. Flight 5J 813 departs Manila at 5:35 am, while flight 5J 803 departs at 8:30 pm.
Apart from these, the airline is set to resume its three times weekly flights to Sydney, Australia in July.
Cebu Pacific’s first international flight from its Cebu hub in Mactan to Seoul (Incheon) will resume by July 3, operating twice weekly every Sunday and Tuesday.
“As we anticipate demand to pick up, we will continue to boost our flight frequencies to enable our passengers to fly easy across our network – whether for a vacation or simply to visit family and friends, after such a long time,” Lao said.
Cebu Pacific urged its passengers to check with the authorities of their destination for the latest protocols and requirements.
