Philippines' low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is showing extra love to Clark International Airport by announcing several new flights to domestic and international destinations. The airline will base additional aircraft in Clark as part of its expansion program from the airport and has several new planes lined up for deliveries in 2023.

New flights

Cebu Pacific has announced its plans to boost connectivity out of its Clark hub with 13 domestic and international routes. The airline is getting three additional aircraft to be based in Clark International Airport as it prepares to welcome 10 new Airbus A320neo family of airplanes this year.

The eight domestic destinations, as part of Cebu's expansion plan out of Clark, include Caticlan, Davao, Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, and Puerto Princesa. The five international destinations out of Clark include Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Narita, and Macao. Cebu Pacific President and Chief Commercial Officer commented,

“We are excited to reestablish our presence in such an important gateway that will boost accessibility and connectivity for the traveling public. Furthermore, it allows us to boost our third operating hub in the Philippines that will help generate economic opportunities to support the country’s growth agenda.”

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) was also happy with Cebu Pacific's decision to operate these flights out of Clark. It said that the increased connectivity from Clark will also help develop the station as a premiere hub for aviation and international logistics in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Frequency

Cebu Pacific has announced the following frequencies for these flights:

Domestic flights:

International flights:

Cebu hub ramping up, too

The airline is also strengthening its Cebu hub by adding three routes. From March 26th, Cebu Pacific will begin flying from Cebu to Naga four times weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, making it the only carrier to operate flights directly between the two destinations.

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It will also bring back daily flights from Cebu to Hong Kong beginning March 26th, and from May 1st, the airline will also restart its flights from Cebu to Narita seven times weekly. With these additional routes, Cebu Pacific will have direct flights to 23 domestic and four international destinations from Cebu.

The latest announcements come shortly after the airline's vice president for marketing and customer experience, Candice Iyog, said that the airline would restore 100% of its pre-COVID network in March.

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