A Look at Cebu Pacific’s Current Route Network

Whenever I travel domestically in the Philippines, I notice that for every flight of another airline displayed on airport flight status boards, there are usually two to four Cebu Pacific flights. For each arrival of another airline’s aircraft, you’ll often see two or three Cebu Pacific flights arriving, especially in domestic terminals across the country. This is because Cebu Pacific operates an extensive route network from five bases and hubs across the Philippines.

There’s a distinction between a route and a destination. When we say “destination,” we refer to the city where the flight will land, like Tacloban, Davao, or Caticlan. A “route,” on the other hand, includes both the aircraft’s point of origin and its final destination, like Iloilo-Tacloban, Davao-Singapore, or Manila-Caticlan. So, a single destination, like Singapore, can be served by several routes, such as Manila-Singapore, Cebu-Singapore, and Davao-Singapore.

Cebu Pacific operates from five hubs in the Philippines: Manila, Clark, Cebu, Davao, and now Iloilo. This setup allows Cebu Pacific to launch multiple flights to the same destination from these five hubs. Given that the Philippines is an archipelago, this provides passengers more convenience by eliminating the need to travel to Metro Manila. It also helps decongest NAIA, Manila’s main airport, and maximizes gate utilization for the airline at each destination.

Here is an update on Cebu Pacific and CebGo’s route network as of this writing.

Metro Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport / RPLL)

Domestic

1. Laoag
2. Tuguegarao
3. Cauayan, Isabela
4. Virac
5. Bicol
6. Catical
7. Kalibo
8. Roxas
9. Iloilo
10. Bacolod
11. Tacloban
12. Puerto Princesa
13. Cebu
14. Tagbilaran
15. Dumaguete
16. Butuan
17. Dipolog
18. Cagayan De Oro
19. Ozamiz
20. Pagadian
21. Zamboanga
22. Davao
23. General Santos
24. Busuanga
25. San Jose
26. Masbate
27. Naga
28. Surigao
29. Del Carmen Siargao

International

1. Hong Kong
2. Macau
3. Shenzhen
4. Guangzhou
5. Xiamen
6. Shanghai
7. Taipei
8. Kaohsiung
9. Seoul Incheon
10. Tokyo Narita
11. Nagoya
12. Osaka
13. Fukouka
14. Ho Chi Minh
15. Hanoi
16. Da Nang
17. Chiang Mai
18. Bangkok
19. Bangkok Don Muang
20. Kuala Lumpur
21. Singapore
22. Jakarta
23. Denpasar
24. Sydney
25. Melbourne
26. Dubai

Cebu (Mactan Cebu International Airport / RPVM)

Domestic

1. Clark
2. Manila
3. Bicol
4. Caticlan
5. Bacolod
6. Iloilo
7. Puerto Princesa
8. Dumaguete
9. Dipolog
10. Butuan
11. Cagayan De Oro
12. Ozamiz
13. Pagadian
14. Zamboanga
15. Davao
16. General Santos
17. Masbate
18. Busuanga Coron
19. Calbayog
20. Tacloban
21. San Vicente
22. Del Carmen Siargao
23. Surigao
24. Camiguin

International

1. Hong Kong
2. Seoul Incheon
3. Tokyo Narita
4. Osaka
5. Bangkok Don Muang
6. Singapore

Angeles (Clark International Airport / RPLC)

Domestic

1. Caticlan
2. Iloilo
3. Puerto Princesa
4. Tagbilaran
5. Cebu
6. Davao
7. General Santos

International

1. Hong Kong
2. Tokyo Narita
3. Bangkok
4. Singapore

Davao (Francisco Bangoy International Airport / RPMD)

Domestic

1. Clark
2. Manila
3. Caticlan
4. Iloilo
5. Tacloban
6. Cebu
7. Bacolod
8. Puerto Princesa
9. Zamboanga
10. Del Carmen Siargao
11. Cagayan De Oro

International

1. Hong Kong
2. Bangkok Don Muang

Iloilo (Iloilo International Airport /RPVI)

Domestic

1. Clark
2. Manila
3. Tacloban
4. Puerto Princesa
5. Cebu
6. Davao
7. Cagayan De Oro
8. General Santos City
9. Zamboanga

International

1. Hong Kong
2. Singapore

Cebu Pacific and its subsidiary, CebGo, operate a total of approximately 113 routes, covering both international and domestic destinations, from five hubs in the Philippines.

Will we see more routes and destinations from Cebu Pacific? Definitely. However, it’s unlikely that Cebu Pacific will expand to transpacific or European routes in the near future, as the airline remains focused on destinations and routes within four hours of Manila, with only a few exceptions.