Gokongwei airline offers direct flight between Cebu and Roxas

MANILA, Philippines - Gokongwei-owned Cebu Pacific Air, Inc. becomes the first and only airline operating a direct service between Cebu and Roxas starting May 2, it said in a statement. Through a promotional "Go Lite" fare of P488 all-in, Cebu Pacific said the seat sale will run from April 4 to 9. It is nonrefundable and valid for travel from May 2 to July 31, 2009. “Our Cebu-Roxas service will increase the accessibility of Roxas to its neighboring provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. Local residents from Roxas can also enjoy the wide connectivity of flights we offer from our Cebu hub to other domestic and international destinations," Cebu Pacific vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog said. After the seat sale, the one-way "Go Lite" fare from Cebu to Roxas starts from P988 all-in. Using CEB’s brand-new ATR 72-500 aircraft, the tri-weekly (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday) service departs from Cebu at 5:20am and arrives in Roxas at 6:10am. The return flight leaves Roxas at 6:30am and lands in Mactan Cebu International Airport at 7:20am. “The opening of Cebu Pacific Airline’s Roxas City-Cebu City route will not only mean convenience for the commuting public but will open new opportunities as well as expand existing socio-economic and cultural ties that will redound to the mutual benefits of the people of the two provinces, Cebu and Capiz. We are indeed truly grateful for this and we assure Cebu Pacific that we will play our role the best we can in promoting its noble mission," Capiz Governor Victor Tanco said. The 14-year old budget airline will add a Sunday frequency to its current thrice-weekly Cebu-Dumaguete service starting April 13. “We hope that many will advantage of our very low fares," Iyog said adding passengers may log on to www.cebupacificiair.com for bookings. Cebu Pacific operates more than five hundred flights weekly from its Cebu hub to 20 domestic and four international destinations. Claiming to have the youngest aircraft fleet in the Philippines, it said it has 11 Airbus A320, 10 Airbus A319, and eight ATR 72-500. -GMANews.TV