Cebu Pacific launches 24th international route, flies Manila-Busan today

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) begins its Manila-Busan service today with the maiden flight taking off Manila at 4:15pm, and arriving in Busan at 8:40pm.

“CEB offers the lowest fare from the Philippines to Busan, South Korea’s 2nd largest city. We are very optimistic about our Busan operations, especially since this is our fourth route to South Korea. We can see that the market for Cebu Pacific flights can really be stimulated by our trademark low fares,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

The airline operates its Busan-Manila flights every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, for the lowest year-round fare of PHP 4,099. CEB fares to Incheon and Pusan are only one-fifth the fares of other Philippine carriers, and one-fourth those of foreign airlines.

It also flies four times weekly from Busan to Cebu, twice daily from Incheon to Manila and daily from Incheon to Cebu.

“Our low-cost carrier model offers high-quality and low-cost travel to anyone who wishes to visit Busan’s famous Haeundae Beach or drop by the renowned Busan International Film Festival. Other tourist attractions in the city are Mt. Geumjeong, Busan Aquarium and the Busan Tower, which form the backdrop of several Korean films and shows,” she added.

Ambassador Lee Hye Min of the Republic of South Korea, Department of Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim and MIAA Senior Assistant General Manager Antonio Bautista sent off CEB’s first passengers from Manila to Busan.

“We are grateful for the support of the different government offices which have helped promote our flights to and from South Korea, and we hope to serve even more passengers through our new four times weekly flights from Manila to Busan,” she said.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www.cebupacificair.com or http://funtours.cebupacificair.com (for Fun Tours packages), or call the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 15 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. By the end of 2011, CEB will be operating a fleet of 37 aircraft – with an average age of less than 3.5 years – one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2012 and 2014, Cebu Pacific will take an additional 16 Airbus A320 aircraft.