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Cebu Pacific ramps up international flights in June, July as demand picks up

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Cebu Pacific" s="" brand="" new="" A321neo.="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/business/04/12/04022022-a321neo_rpc-4127.jpg"/><figcaption>Cebu Pacific&#x27;s 10th brand new A321neo. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Cebu Pacific said on Thursday it would add more international flights this month as global COVID-19 restrictions loosen up.</p><p>In a statement, the carrier said it would add more flights to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Nagoya, Osaka, Nagoya and Singapore. </p><div><strong>Starting June 1 the following updated flights will be implemented:</strong></div><ul>	<li>Manila to Bangkok up to 5 times weekly</li>	<li>Manila to Kuala Lumpur up to 3 times weekly</li>	<li>Manila to Hanoi up to twice weekly</li>	<li>Manila to Ho Chi Minh up to 4 times weekly</li>	<li>Manila to Osaka up to 3 times weekly</li>	<li>daily Manila - Seoul (Incheon)</li></ul><div><strong>Upcoming flight additions:</strong></div><ul>	<li>5 times weekly flights to Nagoya by June 29</li>	<li>2 times daily Manila - Singapore flights by July 1</li>	<li>3 times weekly flights to Sydney</li></ul><p>By July 3, it will operate the Cebu - Seoul (Incheon) route, the first international flight from its Cebu hub. </p><p>“We are happy to continuously see green shoots related to international travel as more countries open their borders, while others such as Bangkok, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam completely dropped pre-departure COVID 19 tests for fully vaccinated individuals,&quot; Cebu Pacific Chief Commercial Officer Xander Lao said.</p><p>&quot;As we anticipate demand to pick up, we will continue to boost our flight frequencies to enable our passengers to fly easy across our network – whether for a vacation or simply to visit family and friends, after such a long time,” he added.</p><p>Lao said the recent government&#x27;s decision to exempt fully vaccinated individuals with at least one booster shot from presenting a pre-departure COVID-19 test for entry makes it more convenient for travelers to rediscover the country.</p><p>The Philippines opened its borders to foreign tourists in April.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/10/22/guide-new-philippine-entry-rules-for-foreign-travelers">GUIDE: Revised rules for foreign travelers entering the Philippines</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/10/22/philippines-eyes-reopening-to-all-foreign-travelers-by-april">Philippines eyes reopening to all foreign travelers by April: tourism chief</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/22/22/philippines-ready-open-for-tourism-wttc">Philippines &#x27;ready and open&#x27; for tourism: WTTC</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=2008116" 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>

Cebu Pacific said on Thursday it would add more international flights this month as global COVID-19 restrictions loosen up.