Cebu Pacific director: Thailand and Vietnam markets performing well
Cebu Pacific group director operations contracts and asset management Rohan Kapoor, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, stated (25-Mar-2025) international capacity in the Philippines remains about 10% below the pre-COVID-19 level. However, Mr Kapoor said certain markets are performing well, such as Thailand and Vietnam due to relaxed visa requirements. He said Thailand and Vietnam offer value as they have a lot of budget and mid-tier hotels, which offer consumer choice. He said the value and budget travel options are "unpinning a lot of the recovery and growth that we're seeing". Mr Kapoor also noted that Australia and the Middle East have "a good mix" of leisure, VFR and overseas foreign worker travellers and Japan is "doing incredibly well".
Background ✨
Cebu Pacific experienced strong passenger demand in January 2025, aided by holiday travel and its network expansion from 104 to 124 routes since January 20241. The airline's domestic traffic growth in December 2024 was bolstered by the Christmas holiday, while international traffic was driven by increased capacity to Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and Hong Kong2. Additionally, CEO Mike Szucs highlighted the airline's focus on operational reliability amidst ongoing management of Pratt & Whitney engine issues2.