Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is expanding its route network at Clark International Airport (CRK), boosting frequency at the aviation hub 75% by end-2018.
On top of two new domestic routes from CRK, Cebu Pacific will also increase frequency of its flights between Clark and Macau from eight times weekly to 14 times a week. Cebu Pacific will now fly once daily from Clark to Macau at 9:25 p.m., with the return flight departing Macau International Airport at 12:15 a.m. the following day.
The carrier had earlier announced the launch of an additional daily flight between Clark and Cebu on October 28, 2018; this is on top of two new routes—between its Clark and Davao hubs as well as between Clark and Tagbilaran, Bohol—to be operated starting November 9, 2018.
The new routes and additional frequencies will bring the total number of Cebu Pacific flights in and out of Clark to 3,711 by end-2018, representing 620,540 seats. Cebu Pacific also mounts direct flights from Clark to Singapore and Hong Kong, and will resume direct flights to Caticlan (Boracay) by October 28.
“We are excited over the opportunities that our Clark hub presents and are looking forward to serving travelers from North and Central Luzon over the coming months. We are committed to being a partner in the overall economic development of the Clark area through the expansion of our route network,” Cebu Pacific vice president for corporate affairs Atty. JR Mantaring said in a statement.
Cebu Pacific has been operating flights in and out of CRK since 2006, with the airport serving as its hub in North and Central Luzon.
Aside from Clark, Cebu Pacific operates flights out of five other strategically placed hubs in the Philippines: Manila, Kalibo, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao and Cagayan de Oro (Laguindingan). The carrier’s domestic market includes 37 destinations, 76 routes, and over 2,130 weekly flights. As of end-June 2018, Cebu Pacific has flown 7.6 million passengers, comprising 73% of the total of 10.4 million passengers flown from January to June 2018.
