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29-Aug-2014 9:09 AM

Civil Aeronautics Board grants Cebu Pacific additional entitlements to five int'l routes

Cebu Pacific stated (28-Aug-2014) the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), in a recently concluded board meeting, granted additional entitlements to Cebu Pacific for five international routes from Manila to Singapore, Myanmar, New Zealand and Macau and from Cebu to Hong Kong. Cebu Pacific was granted seven weekly services from Manila to New Zealand and 1,260 entitlements from Manila to Singapore, allowing the airline to upgrade its current daily A320 service to an A330 service. In the same meeting, CAB designated Cebu Pacific Air as an official Philippine carrier to New Zealand, Myanmar, and Canada. Cebu Pacific's opposition to extension of the codeshare agreement between Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Emirates on the Manila-Dubai route which is set to expire in Oct-2014 was also granted by the CAB. Cebu Pacific VP corporate affairs Atty. Jorenz Tañada said: "We commend the CAB air panel for their wisdom in rendering decisions that allow Philippine carriers to expand services in international routes. This ultimately benefits the travelling public, as Cebu Pacific continues offering the lowest fares, and driving international arrivals aligned with the country's tourism goals". Cebu Pacific Air is set to launch three times weekly service from Manila to Kuwait on 02-Sep-2014 and four times weekly Manila-Sydney service on 09-Sep-2014. [more - original PR]

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