CEBU PACIFIC LAUNCHES PUERTO PRINCESA-DAVAO FLIGHTS IN TIME FOR KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL

Puerto Princesa City, Aug. 3, 2012 (CIO) - The Philippines’ largest budget carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) began operating direct flights from Puerto Princesa to Davao today, providing invaluable connectivity between Palawan and Mindanao. This will be a four times weekly service every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, utilizing CEB’s brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft fleet. The launch of this new route in August adds another option for local and foreign travelers who wish to visit Davao during the Kadayawan Festival, the city’s liveliest festival. “Starting today, two popular tourism destinations, Puerto Princesa and Davao, will be made more accessible with direct flights and lower fares. We aim to accomplish the same when we launch Puerto Princesa-Iloilo flights this November,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog. “Providing accessibility across the Philippine islands continues to be one of Cebu Pacific’s top priorities. This is evident in the rest of the new routes we are launching later this year, along with the addition of three more brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft into our fleet in the 2nd half of 2012,” she added. CEB is slated to launch the following flights: October 4 (Cebu-Coron, Tacloban-Legazpi), October 5 (Davao-Butuan, Davao-Dipolog, Tacloban-Iloilo), and October 20 (Cagayan de Oro – Zamboanga). The airline is also set to launch new routes out of Western Visayas: November 8 (Iloilo-Hong Kong, Iloilo-General Santos) and November 9 (Iloilo-Singapore, Iloilo-Puerto Princesa, Cagayan de Oro – Bacolod). The largest airline operating out of Davao and Puerto Princesa, CEB adds today’s launches to its list of milestones. CEB is the first and the only airline with direct flights from Palawan to Western Visayas and Mindanao. CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 20 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 38 aircraft – with an average age of 3.6 years – is the largest aircraft fleet in the Philippines. Between 2012 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 22 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321 new aircraft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul services in the 3rd quarter of 2013. In its 16th year of operations, CEB had flown over 60 million passengers. It provides access to the most extensive network in the Philppines, with 32 domestic and 19 international destinations. The airline also remains a pioneer in the Philippine aviation industry by being the first to offer web check-in, self check-in, e-ticketing and Lite Fares.(Selrahco Management and Consultancy Services)