Tigerair Taiwan, the only low-cost carrier (LCC) in Taiwan, is entering the Philippines with a new service to Cebu, its first destination in the country.
“We are happy to let everyone know in the Philippines that we will soon be serving flights from Cebu to Taipei. Tigerair Taiwan’s presence in Cebu shall give Filipinos more access to fun, affordable, and memorable flights to Taipei. We look forward to this development before the year ends,” Tigerair Taiwan commercial director and spokesperson Bernard Hsu said in a statement.
The Taiwan-based carrier is scheduled to take off with its first flight from Cebu on December 1, 2018, and will be flying four times weekly.
The new route will operate between Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport and Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines.
Outbound flight IT537 will depart Taipei every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, while inbound flight IT538 will depart Cebu every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
China Airlines-owned Tigerair Taiwan commenced operations in September 2014 and to date, has 11 Airbus A320 aircraft operating in 19 destinations and on 26 routes in Macau, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia out of Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung in Taiwan with more than 6 million passengers.
The new route to Cebu boosts Tigerair Taiwan’s network to 20 destinations and 27 routes to and from South Korea, Japan, Macau, Thailand, and the Philippines.
Tigerair Taiwan has one of the youngest fleets of aircraft in the region with an average fleet age of 3.1 years.
