Cebu Pacific said it will start evening evening flights to and from the Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport effective July 7.
The Gokongwei-led airline said it would mount three additional round-trip flights weekly between Manila and Dumaguete with the last flight leaving Manila at 5:20 p.m. and arriving in Dumaguete at 6:50 p.m,. while its return flight will be departing Dumaguete at 8:00 p.m.
All flights will use the 180-seater A320 aircraft, with its lowest year-round fare available at only P1,643.
Cebu Pacific flies 21 times weekly between Manila and Dumaguete; and 14 times a week between Cebu and Dumaguete, through wholly-owned subsidiary Cebgo.
“We laud the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the Department of Transportation, and other aviation authorities for their drive to improve the operational efficiency of our airport ecosystem in the country,” Cebu Pacific vice president for corporate affairs JR Mantaring said.
“Moreover, increasing the number of airports with night operations will allow CEB, along with other carriers, the leeway to spread flight times and will in turn improve aircraft movement and traffic at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport during the peak hours,” he added.
Prior to Dumaguete, Cebu Pacific announced night flights to and from Caticlan, the gateway to Boracay.
The airline also has night flights to and from the Roxas City Airport in Capiz, the Laguindingan Airport (Cagayan de Oro) in Misamis Oriental, and the Legazpi International Airport in Albay, on top of trunk routes in Cebu and Davao.
Cebu Pacific flies to 37 domestic and 26 international destinations, with over 104 routes spanning Asia, Australia, the Middle East and the US.
