CEB launches Hot Meals on all int'l flights starting September

CEBU, Philippines - The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) launches Hot Meals on all its international flights starting September 1, 2012 to add more travel options for its passengers. To promote its new hot meals offering, CEB offers a select international seat sale from July 23 to 26, 2012 or until seats last, for September to November 2012 travel.

CEB Hot Meals may be pre-ordered through www.cebupacificair.com, reservation hotlines and ticketing offices, until 4 hours before the flight.

Passengers may choose between Black Pepper Chicken (diced chicken in a rich black pepper sauce with rice), Chicken Rendang (chicken dish cooked in coconut milk and spices with rice) and Japanese Style Curry (curried thick stew of chicken, potatoes and carrots with rice). Pre-ordered meals come with a free juice drink. All three halal-certified variants are available for P350 each.

“CEB Hot Meals are a new addition to the range of products and services we offer guests on our international flights. With passenger convenience in mind, CEB products include inflight Duty Free and Fun Shop, web check-in, travel insurance, car rental services, prepaid baggage allowance and seat selector,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

Iyog added that CEB also recently announced it will be the first Southeast Asian low-cost carrier to offer On Air wifi, when it launches long-haul international flights in 2013.

“Passengers planning international travel from September 2012 can also book any of CEB’s trademark seat sales to 10 international destinations. CEB will continue rolling out travel innovations and offering its trademark lowest seat sales for the benefit of its guests,” she said.

For travel from September 1 to November 30, 2012, passengers can buy P1,088 all-in seats from Clark to Bangkok, and from Manila to Kota Kinabalu.

P1,488 all-in seats are also available from Manila to Brunei, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Kuala Lumpur and Siem Reap. Meanwhile, P2,888 all-in seats are up for grabs from Manila to Bangkok or Jakarta, as well as from Manila, Cebu or Clark to Singapore.

CEB’s two new international routes, Iloilo to Hong Kong and Iloilo to Singapore, are on sale for P1,488. Travel period for these routes is November 8, 2012 to January 31, 2013.

All-in international fares are inclusive of fuel surcharge, administration fee and 7 kilos hand carry baggage allowance, but exclusive of country-specific taxes and check-in baggage allowance.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www.cebupacificair.com, or call the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888. The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 20 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 38 aircraft – with an average age of 3.6 years – is the largest aircraft fleet in the Philippines. Between 2012 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 22 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul services in the 3rd quarter of 2013. (FREEMAN)