Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific operated almost 170 cargo flights and carried 34 tons of humanitarian aid amounting to P1.9 million since the start of the quarantine period in mid-March until end of April.
These flights were between Manila, Bacolod, Cebu, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Tacloban, Iloilo, Tuguegarao, and Davao, Cebu Pacific said in a statement.
The airline noted that amid travel restrictions that came with the imposition of enhanced community quarantine across Luzon and many other provinces across the Philippines, it has continued to operate all-cargo flights to ensure food, medicines and vital supplies are transported from one island to another across the archipelago.
Throughout the quarantine period, Cebu Pacific said it has been in constant coordination with the Inter-Agency Task Force and other government agencies for cargo transport—especially those intended for humanitarian aid.
Cebu Pacific is currently the only carrier in the Philippines with a dedicated ATR freighter, capable of carrying as much as seven tons of cargo in one uplift.
Cargo services include airlift support for local governments, humanitarian and aid organizations as well as other entities sending personal protective equipment and medical supplies to help health workers and front liners in the provinces.
To date, Cebu Pacific has provided airlift support for humanitarian aid sent through Vice President Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay Program, the Department of Health, Philippine Red Cross, Philippine Army, and the TOWNS Foundation, among others.
