Cebu Pacific to make Davao its third hub
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(CAPA) Cebu Pacific announced plans to expand its operations in the Southern Philippines by making Davao its third hub after Manila and Cebu, starting 08-May-08.
Lance Y Gokongwei, Cebu Pacific President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Cebu Pacific is already the biggest airline serving Davao City with the most flights, most destinations, most routes and the lowest year-round fares. This encouraged us to set up our third base of operations here and develop it into another gateway for the country.”
“This third hub is in preparation for more expansive inter-island connectivity, as we acquire more aircraft. We are initially dedicating a 150-seater A319 aircraft to operate from this hub,” he added.
Cebu Pacific will initially offer direct international services from Davao to Hong Kong and Singapore and a direct domestic service to Iloilo, making it the only airline to operate to Hong Kong and Iloilo and the only Philippine carrier to operate to Singapore.
Both direct services from Davao to Singapore and Iloilo will commence on 08-May-08, while the service to Hong Kong will start on 09-May-08.
The Davao-Singapore service will operate three times weekly, while Davao-Hong Kong service will operate four times weekly.
“We will continue to expand our operations to achieve our goal of flying more travellers. And, with our continuous aircraft acquisition and base expansion, we hope to boost the country’s tourism and trade agenda in the region,” Mr Gokongwei stated.
Cebu Pacific also confirmed it will still continue to pursue a fourth operational hub in Clark as soon as all the necessary Government approvals to operate to Bangkok, Macau, Taipei, Hong Kong and Singapore are granted.
Date posted: 13-Nov-07
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