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Cebu Pacific says full pre-pandemic capacity to be restored by March

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Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Cebu Pacific on Wednesday said it is set to restore 100 percent of its pre-COVID network and capacity in March, or three years since the pandemic prompted airlines to cut back on flights. </p><p>The Gokongwei-led airline, which has restored 92 percent of its pre-COVID capacity since December, will fully restore its flights to all its 25 international destinations in 14 countries by March.</p><p>“It’s been a tough three years. It’s been a tough journey,” said Candice Iyog, Cebu Pacific Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer.</p><p>Among these flights are to and from Melbourne, Macau, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Xiamen.</p><p>CEB President and Chief Commercial Officer Xander Lao said the company’s flights are now averaging 350 per day, close to the pre-pandemic level which is 380 to 420 flights a day.</p><p>The company is also increasing the frequencies to and from Bangkok, Brunei, Sydney, and Guangzhou.</p><p>“Cebu Pacific is on its way to a full recovery and profitability this 2023,” said Lao. </p><p>With the relaxation of travel requirements, Iyog said CEB expects to see significant growth coming from its international network in 2023.</p><p>“International [network] was harder to recover. It took some time because of the restrictions,” she said. </p><p>CEB will receive 10 brand new planes in 2023 -- three A320neo, three A321neo, and four A330neo – to address the expected passenger demand, according to Lao. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/04/29/22/revenge-travel-high-among-southeast-asians-google">&#x27;Revenge travel&#x27; high among Southeast Asians: Google</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/25/22/cebu-pacific-says-100-percent-pre-pandemic-capacity-restored">Cebu Pacific says 100 percent pre-pandemic capacity restored</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2345448" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><br/> </div>

Cebu Pacific said it is set to restore 100 percent of its pre-COVID network and capacity in March, or three years since the pandemic prompted airlines to cut back on flights. 

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Cebu Pacific says full pre-pandemic capacity to be restored by March

Michael Joe Delizo,

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Published Jan 25, 2023 03:53 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 25, 2023 08:07 PM PHT

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