Cebu Pacific to resume Manila domestic flights

Aviation Updates Philippines – Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific Air is once again resuming domestic flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila after a two-week suspension following the implementation of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) over Metro Manila.

In an advisory, Cebu Pacific said, together with Cebgo, it will resume flights from NAIA to various points in Visayas and Mindanao. Although unhampered, the airline will also continue to operate international flights for the rest of August.

As of August 18, 2020 at 2:00 pm Manila time, the following are the available flights through Cebu Pacific and Cebgo:

LUZON

• Manila-Cauayan-Manila (every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday)
• Manila-Legazpi-Manila* (every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday)
• Manila-Masbate-Manila* (every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday)
• Manila-San Jose-Manila (every Tuesday and Saturday)
• Manila-Virac-Manila* (every Monday and Friday)

VISAYAS

• Manila-Bacolod-Manila (every Tuesday and Thursday)
• Manila-Cebu-Manila (10 times weekly)
• Manila-Boracay-Manila (every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday)
• Manila-Dumaguete-Manila (every Wednesday and Thursday)
• Manila-Iloilo (every Tuesday)
• Iloilo-Manila (every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday)
• Manila-Kalibo-Manila (every Wednesday and Saturday)
• Manila-Roxas (every Thursday)
• Roxas-Manila (every Thursday and Saturday)
• Manila-Tacloban-Manila (two times daily)

MINDANAO

• Manila-Butuan-Manila (every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday)
• Manila-Cagayan de Oro-Manila (18 times weekly)
• Manila-Cotabato-Manila* (once daily)
• Manila-Davao-Manila (every Monday and Wednesday)
• Manila-Dipolog-Manila (once daily)
• Manila-General Santos-Manila (every Monday and Thursday)
• Manila-Ozamiz-Manila (every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday)
• Manila-Pagadian-Manila (10 times weekly)
• Manila-Zamboanga-Manila (every Wednesday and Friday)

INTERNATIONAL

• Manila-Dubai (every Sunday and Thursday)
• Dubai-Manila (every Monday and Friday)
• Manila-Incheon* (every Thursday)
• Narita-Manila* (every Thursday; August 20)
• Manila-Singapore* (every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday; August 20-26)
• Singapore-Manila* (every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday; August 21-27) 
• Manila-Taipei* (every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday; August 21-25)
• Taipei-Manila* (every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday; August 22 to 26)

*Subject to government approval. For up to date flight schedules, please visit https://www.cebupacificair.com/Pages/travel-advisory?tid=522.

With the downgrading of quarantine status to General Community Quarantine beginning August 19, airlines are now expected to restart domestic air travel from the capital on the same day. Cebu Pacific Air continued to operate Cebu-Clark-Cebu and Cebu-Davao-Cebu flights over the two-week suspension.

The reintroduction of the MECQ over Metro Manila and adjacent provinces on August 4 prompted the cancellation of domestic air travel, excluding international flights, as mandated by government guidelines on COVID-19.