Cebu Pacific (CEB) carried 2.2 million passengers in June 2025, an increase of 7.9 percent from the same period last year. Its seat load factor (SLF) fell to 87.5 percent from 88.3 percent last year, while seat capacity grew 8.8 percent.
Domestic passengers rose 7.3 percent compared with June 2024 on 6.8 percent higher seats, with an SLF of 92.1 percent. International passenger traffic, meanwhile, increased 9.7 percent year-on-year on 14.2 percent higher seats, resulting in a 3.1 percentage point fall in SLF to 76.1 percent.
For the year to date in 2025, CEB passengers rose to 13.9 million, a 20.8 percent increase from 11.5 million in 2024. Domestic passengers climbed 20.4 percent to 10.4 million, while international passengers increased 22.3 percent to 3.5 million. SLF averaged 85.4 percent, while overall capacity in seats grew 20.6 percent to 16.3 million.
“Despite the earlier onset of the academic calendar – moving the start of classes from late July last year to mid-June this year – passenger traffic and seat load factors remained resilient. Domestic demand remained strong, shown by its 92 percent load factor, while international traffic grew by over 9 percent as we invested in connecting cities outside Manila to more international ports,” said Xander Lao, president and chief commercial officer of Cebu Pacific.
“For the first half of 2025, our load factors have increased despite seat growth of more than 20 percent. This reflects the continued strength of air travel demand within our network. Capacity for the second half of June was reduced due to the commencement of the leaner season. This also aligns with ongoing proactive management of engine and supply chain issues, and as such we would expect capacity growth levels to stay at similar levels through the third quarter before rising again in the fourth quarter,” said Lao.
