Cebu Pacific to start flights to Beijing Sept 5

MANILA, Philippines - Gokongwei-owned Cebu Pacific (CEB) will start flights to Beijing on Sept. 5 with a P1,999 ‘Go Lite’ seat sale from June 12 -15 to promote the new route, valid for travel from Sept. 5 to Oct. 31, 2010.

CEB will operate thrice-weekly services from Manila to Beijing using its fleet of Airbus aircraft. Flights are scheduled to leave Manila at 7:35 p.m., arriving in Beijing at 12:05 a.m. Return flights depart Beijing at 1am and arrive in Manila at 5:30 a.m.

Beijing is CEB’s 16th international destination and is part of the airline’s planned international expansion.

For the sale period, passengers can also avail of P1,999 ‘Go Lite’ seats from Manila and Cebu to Singapore and from Manila to Jakarta, for travel from Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, 2010.

Locally, P999 ‘Go Lite’ seats are up for grabs for those going to Boracay (Caticlan) from Manila and Cebu, while P699 ‘Go Lite’ seats are available for those going to Kalibo and Roxas from Manila. These are for travel from July 1 to Aug. 31, 2010.