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Cebu Pacific to take delivery of ATR 72-500


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Cebu Pacific to take delivery of ATR 72-500
Cebu Pacific (CEB) is set to take delivery of its seventh ATR 72-500 aircraft which it will use to fly to Catarman and Calbayog in Samar, Virac in Catanduanes, and Cauayan, Isabela starting next month.

 

CEB will also mount additional flights for Manila-Naga from daily to 10 times weekly starting on 14-Feb-09 and Manila-Busuanga from daily to 11 times weekly starting on 15-Feb-09.

The new service to Catarman, Samar and Virac, Catanduanes will start on 14-Feb-09; flights to Calbayog, Samar and Cauayan, Isabela will start on 18-Feb-09.

Candice Iyog, CEB VP for marketing and distribution, said “We are expanding our Manila hub operations with the arrival of our brand new ATR and will make more areas accessible through our low fares and new planes.”

To mark the announcement of these additional services, CEB is offering a promotional PHP500 all-in ‘Go Lite’ seat sale for flights from Manila to Busuanga, Calbayog, Catarman, Cauayan, Naga and Virac. The airline has also included select Cebu hub flights to Cotabato, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Legaspi, Ozamiz, Siargao and Tacloban in the promotion.

CEB also announced a zero fare seat sale for its Manila-Osaka service. This is exclusive of applicable surcharges and government taxes.

The seat sale will run from 09-Jan-09 to 14-Jan-09 and is good for travel from 01-Feb-09, or the start date of respective flights, to 31-Mar-09.

CEB will fly Manila-Catarman and Manila-Virac every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; Manila-Calbayog and Manila-Cauayan on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.




(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 09-Jan-09



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