Passengers queue to check-in for a Cebu Pacific (CEB) flight to Manila at Brunei International Airport in this August 21, 2010 file photo. Picture: BT file
Thursday, November 18, 2010
SINCE its inauguration until September, Cebu Pacific (CEB) has already flown 3,177 passengers with its twice-weekly Manila-Brunei-Manila service.
Candice Iyog, vice president for Marketing and Distribution, said there is strong demand for CEB's low fares and great value flights among travellers to and from Brunei, which has prompted the airline to introduce a third weekly flight.
"Our trademark low fares have stimulated travel and tourism between Manila and Bandar Seri Begawan. Hence, with the arrival of another brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft last October 30, it has given us an opportunity to mount extra flights to Brunei because of our increased seat capacity," said Iyog in an e-mail interview with The Brunei Times.
The additional flight will be on a Thursday from Manila to Brunei and departs for Manila on Friday.
Iyog previously mentioned that they have the green light from Bruneian authorities to fly four times weekly and when asked if they are already considering introducing the fourth flight, the vice president said they are definitely reviewing the load performance and will monitor the third weekly frequency closely.
"We are hopeful that the service will continue to be strong and allow us to add another frequency for this route. We only launched our Manila-Brunei-Manila service in August and we are already increasing frequency because we see the strong potential to further grow this market and stimulate travel throughout low fares," she explained.
With the announcement of the third weekly flight, CEB also began a seat sale to select domestic and international destination for travel from January 1 to March 31, 2011, where customers can book seats from Manila to Brunei at a promotional rate of P1,499 ($44.90).
"Those with plans to travel to Singapore, Brunei, Kuala Lumpur and Bicol early next year can book in advance with this seat sale, which further lowers our trademark low fares as much as 50 per cent," said Iyog in a previous release.
"They can also take advantage of our additional international flights. These are in line with our long-standing commitment to promote trade and tourism in the destinations we fly to," she added.
The low-cost carrier has posted a 37 per cent year-on-year increase in international passenger numbers from January to September this year and is increasing flight frequencies to Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta and Brunei come December.
The airlines recorded 1.61 million international passengers for the first nine months of 2010, compared to approximately 1.17 million last year.
CEB operates the youngest aircraft fleet in the Philippines and on October 30, received the first of 22 more brand-new Airbus aircraft deliveries until 2014.
The youngest fleet in the country is now composed of 10 Airbus A319, 12 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft, giving them an average fleet age of 3.21 years.
courtesy of--The Brunei Times
Candice Iyog, vice president for Marketing and Distribution, said there is strong demand for CEB's low fares and great value flights among travellers to and from Brunei, which has prompted the airline to introduce a third weekly flight.
"Our trademark low fares have stimulated travel and tourism between Manila and Bandar Seri Begawan. Hence, with the arrival of another brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft last October 30, it has given us an opportunity to mount extra flights to Brunei because of our increased seat capacity," said Iyog in an e-mail interview with The Brunei Times.
The additional flight will be on a Thursday from Manila to Brunei and departs for Manila on Friday.
Iyog previously mentioned that they have the green light from Bruneian authorities to fly four times weekly and when asked if they are already considering introducing the fourth flight, the vice president said they are definitely reviewing the load performance and will monitor the third weekly frequency closely.
"We are hopeful that the service will continue to be strong and allow us to add another frequency for this route. We only launched our Manila-Brunei-Manila service in August and we are already increasing frequency because we see the strong potential to further grow this market and stimulate travel throughout low fares," she explained.
With the announcement of the third weekly flight, CEB also began a seat sale to select domestic and international destination for travel from January 1 to March 31, 2011, where customers can book seats from Manila to Brunei at a promotional rate of P1,499 ($44.90).
"Those with plans to travel to Singapore, Brunei, Kuala Lumpur and Bicol early next year can book in advance with this seat sale, which further lowers our trademark low fares as much as 50 per cent," said Iyog in a previous release.
"They can also take advantage of our additional international flights. These are in line with our long-standing commitment to promote trade and tourism in the destinations we fly to," she added.
The low-cost carrier has posted a 37 per cent year-on-year increase in international passenger numbers from January to September this year and is increasing flight frequencies to Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta and Brunei come December.
The airlines recorded 1.61 million international passengers for the first nine months of 2010, compared to approximately 1.17 million last year.
CEB operates the youngest aircraft fleet in the Philippines and on October 30, received the first of 22 more brand-new Airbus aircraft deliveries until 2014.
The youngest fleet in the country is now composed of 10 Airbus A319, 12 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft, giving them an average fleet age of 3.21 years.
courtesy of--The Brunei Times
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