Cebu Pacific Resumes Flights to Key Destinations

(18 Feb 2022)  Cebu Pacific has resumed thrice weekly flights to Bangkok, and weekly flights to Fukuoka and Jakarta.

The airline also plans to resume flights to other international destinations from Manila next month, specifically Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) and Dubai on 1 March and Taipei on 2 March.

The IATF recently revised the entry and quarantine protocols for international arrivals to Philippines, temporarily suspending its country classification restrictions (listing countries under green, yellow, and red categories).

Cebu Pacific A320 reg: RP-C4104. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

Based on the new guidelines, fully vaccinated passengers from visa-free countries can visit Philippines for business or leisure purposes, and are no longer required to observe mandatory facility-based quarantine upon arrival, as long as they present a negative RT-PCR test result taken 48 hours prior to arrival.

“This development will benefit the tourism industry across Philippines as we welcome vaccinated travelers from around the world to explore our beautiful shores. We laud the Department of Tourism for actively pushing for our country to start accepting foreign tourists again, and we will support this initiative however we can,” said Xander Lao, Chief Commercial Officer at Cebu Pacific. “We continue to bank on the rebound of domestic tourism this year while remaining agile in addressing demand for international travel as well. We are encouraged that with these positive indicators, more OFWs can also fly back home easily and safely to their families.”

Cebu Pacific's flying crew are all fully vaccinated and undergo regular antigen testing before they are assigned to operate flights.