Cebu Pacific (Cebu Air, Inc.) will be launching direct flights to Melbourne, Australia next month as it looks to maintain its dominance in the market share of flights going to the region.
In a statement on Tuesday, July 24, the local airline said it will be launching direct flights for passenger and cargo from Manila to Melbourne on August 14.
“Bookings for our Manila-Melbourne-Manila service are healthy. The bookings comprise of travelers who want to visit Melbourne and Filipino-Australians who want to visit friends and relatives in various parts of the Philippines,” Cebu Pacific Vice President for Marketing Candice Jennifer A. Iyog said in the statement.
Its Manila-Melbourne route is the airlines’ second route going to Australia, after it launched flights to Sydney in 2014.
Cebu Pacific initially targeted to launch direct flights to Melbourne by June 2018. When the flights finally roll out next month, fares between the two locations are set to start at P9,539. — Denise A. Valdez

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