Cebu Pacific flies to Bali next year

MANILA, Philippines - Low cost carrier Cebu Air Inc. (Cebu Pacific) of taipan John Gokongwei is set to fly to Bali (Denpasar) in Indonesia within the first quarter of next year, bringing to 20 the total number of the airline’s international destinations.

Cebu Pacific vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog said the airline would launch its direct service from Manila to Bali on March 16 and would fly to the destination two times a week.

“Cebu Pacific will launch its direct service from Manila to Bali on March 16, 2013, just in time for peak summer travel in the Philippines,” Iyog stressed.

The airline’s Manila-Bali (Denpasar) twice weekly service would be every Tuesday and Saturday. It would depart Manila at 4:00am and arrive in Bali (Denpasar) at 7:50am. The return flight would depart Bali (Denpasar) at 8:35am, and arrive in Manila at 12:25pm.

The most popular tourism destination in Indonesia, Bali has been ranked by BBC Travel, Lonely Planet and Travel&Leisure Magazine as among the world’s best islands. Visitors often go to Kuta for shopping, night life, surfing and beach activities, and then go to the arts and cultural center of Ubud in the center of the island.

Bali (Denpasar) is Cebu Pacific’s second destination in Indonesia, aside from Jakarta where it operates a four times weekly service.

To introduce this route, CEB offers an P888 seat sale from Manila to Bali (Denpasar) from Nov. 20 to 23, 2012 or until seats last. This is for travel from March 16 to June 30 next year.

After the sale period, lowest year-round fares for Bali (Denpasar) start at P3,499, which is up to 38 percent lower than other airlines.

 “Passengers now have more choices when traveling on Cebu Pacific’s extensive Southeast Asian network, since we are also the only airline flying from Manila to Hanoi and Siem Reap, and the only low-cost carrier flying from Manila to Kota Kinabalu,” she added.

Presently, Cebu Pacific flies to 19 international destinations: Bangkok, Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Shanghai, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen.

Cebu Pacific currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 22 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 40 aircraft – with an average age of 3.6 years – is the largest aircraft fleet in the Philippines.

Between 2012 and 2021, it would take delivery of 19 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul services in the third quarter of 2013.