The airline filed a petition for allocation of entitlements to Australia under the Philippines-Australia Air Service Agreement with the CAB, the regulator said.
The CAB had earlier requested air talks with Australia to increase flight entitlements to 60,000 seats per week from the current 30,000 seats per week.
The Philippine Air Services Negotiating Panel is composed of officials from the CAB, Department of Tourism, Department of Transportation and Department of Foreign Affairs, as well as from the Clark International Airport Corp. and representatives of local airline companies.
The CAB set a hearing on the matter for Oct. 14, 2025.
“Parties opposed to the said application must file their written opposition on or before the schedules date of hearing,” the CAB said.
“Failure on the part of any interested party to file their opposition on time and appear during the hearing shall be construed as a waiver of their right to be heard and the CAB shall proceed to hear and decide the application on its merits, ex parte,” it said.
Cebu Pacific flies from Manila to Melbourne and Sydney, while Philippine Airlines (PAL) flies from Manila to Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) reported that the number of Australian visitors to the Philippines rose 19.4 percent to 93,030 in the first three months of 2025 from the same period last year.
