Cebu Pacific to Increase Capacity on Hong Kong Route

Cebu Pacific has confirmed that it will utilize its brand-new Airbus A330 aircraft on one of its daily Manila-Hong Kong-Manila flights from 16 September to 4 October 2013, increasing the number of available Cebu Pacific seats on this route by 36%.

Cebu Pacific will upgrade the aircraft used for flights 5J 118/119 between Manila and Hong Kong, from a 180-seater Airbus A320 to a 436-seater Airbus A330 aircraft, after the airline accepts delivery of its second Airbus A330 aircraft from Toulouse, France in September 2013.

Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. Click to Enlarge.

The airline flies four times daily from Manila to Hong Kong, daily from both Clark and Cebu Pacific to Hong Kong, and twice weekly from Iloilo to Hong Kong.

“There is a great degree of interest in travel to Hong Kong, and we at Cebu Pacific want to continuously stimulate this demand with our trademark lowest fares, and more flights and routes. To date, we offer guests the most number of routes to Hong Kong, providing many travelers from all over the Philippines fast and convenient access to this popular international destination,” said Cebu Pacific VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

Cebu Pacific earlier announced it will operate a total of six brand-new Airbus A330 aircraft by 2015. These aircraft will be utilized for Cebu Pacific’s long-haul operations, which will be launched with direct daily Manila-Dubai services on 7 October 2013.

Since its inception in 1996, Cebu Pacific has flown over 75 million passengers.