Listed airline, Cebu Pacific continues to beef up its regional footprint as it announces the resumption of its international operations in its Davao hub starting with direct flights to Singapore in October. CEB is the first local carrier to restart international flights from Davao since the pandemic.
On 30 October, CEB will begin operating three times a week from Davao to Singapore, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Flight 5J 715 is scheduled to depart Francisco Bangoy International Airport at 5:15 p.m., and is set to arrive at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4 at 9:10 p.m. Its return flight, 5J 716, is scheduled to leave Singapore at 9:55 p.m. and is estimated to arrive in Davao at 1:40 a.m. the next day.
This is the first international route that the airline is restarting from Davao, in line with its move to expand hubs outside Metro Manila. “We are very excited to bring back this route as.
Affordable options
“We know passengers in Mindanao have been waiting for more affordable and convenient flight options to fly abroad, so we are very excited to bring this route,” said Xander Lao, CEB chief commercial officer. “Now that we’ve strengthened our operations from Manila, it’s time we move forward to growing our regional hubs as we work toward restoring 100 percent of our pre-pandemic capacity in the coming months,” Lao added.
Fully vaccinated guests entering Singapore are not required to submit a pre-departure Covid-19 test and are not required to undergo quarantine upon arrival. They must instead present their proof of full vaccination (VaxCertPH or BOQ Yellow Card) and fill out a Singapore Arrival card three days before arrival.
Flying back to Davao, boosted Filipinos no longer need to take a Covid test pre-departure. For more information, passengers may refer to the CEB Travel reminders page for the latest updates and complete travel guidelines to their destination.
Meanwhile, Lao reminded the flying public that CEB continues to offer its guaranteed low fares to stimulate travel across the airline’s widest domestic network in the Philippines.