Philippines’ leading carrier Cebu Pacific posts 10.6% growth in Q3 2015 YoY

Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-11-18 — /Travel PR News/ — The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), flew 4.4 million passengers in the 3rdquarter of 2015, posting a growth of 10.6% over the same period last year.

The airline carried a total of 13.7 million passengers from January to September 2015, an increase of 9% year-on-year.

“Growth in passengers carried by the Cebu Pacific Air group from January to September 2015 can be attributed to increase in capacity in key domestic and long haul routes. As of September 30, 2015, the CEB group operates 2,530 weekly flights in 62 destinations and 93 routes. We look forward to expanding our operations to even more domestic and international markets soon,” says Atty. JR Mantaring, CEB Officer-in-Charge for Corporate Affairs.

CEB’s Q3 2015 total revenues surged 9% year-on-year to P12.8 billion. This brings our total revenues for the first 9 months of 2015 to P42.3 billion, a growth of 10% year-on-year. Passenger revenues increased by 5% to P9.3 billion. Ancillary revenues grew 26% to P2.6 billion driven by a 13% increase in ancillary revenue per passenger.

Cargo revenues also posted an increase of 8% to P886 million as we carried 44.5 million kilos of cargo, up by 4.2% over the same period last year.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can visit www.cebupacificair.com or call the reservation hotlines (+632)7020-888 or (+6332)230-8888. The latest seat sales can be found on CEB’s official Twitter (@cebupacificair) and Facebook pages.

Guests may also download the Cebu Pacific official mobile app on the App Store and Google Play.

CEB’s 55-strong fleet is comprised of 8 Airbus A319, 33 Airbus A320, 6 Airbus A330, and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern aircraft fleets in the world. Between 2016 and 2021, CEB will take delivery of 5 more brand-new Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo, and 16 ATR 72-600 aircraft.

About Cebu Air Inc. (PSE: CEB)
Cebu Air Inc. is the largest carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, offering its low-cost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline.

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SOURCE: Cebu Pacific