The Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has granted Filipino low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific Air new schedule allocations to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Taiwan and Russia. The LCC, which is looking to further expand its international network, said it will now be able to launch seven more weekly flights from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport to any destination in the UAE, in addition to its existing quota of daily flights between Manila and Dubai.
Cebu was also granted an expansion of its permits for Taiwan operations—currently limited to Taipei—with flights to Kaohshiung, plus new departure airports of Caticlan, Clark, Davao, Puerto Princesa, and Tagbilaran, in addition to its base at Cebu.
The CAB also approved 3X-weekly services to Russia’s Moscow and Vladivostok, following an upgraded air services agreement between Russia and the Philippines in August 2015.
Cebu spokesperson JR Mantaring indicated the new allocations would be taken up in the near future, noting the CAB had granted the new route permits to carriers—such as Cebu—that he said were “willing and able to utilize and operate flights.”