Cebu Pacific increases flights to Kuala Lumpur,Singapore, Beijing

Cebu Pacific will be increasing its flights to popular international destinations such as Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Beijing, Brunei and Bangkok starting January 2012.We are going to double daily our KL (Kuala Lumpur) flights. Double daily as well in Bangkok. We are adding a lot of more frequency to Davao and more popular routes for both domestic and foreign,said the airline's president Lance Gokongwei in a recent interview.

The airline currently has daily flights to Bangkok, but will have 10 flights a week starting January 2012, according to its vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog.Cebu Pacific already has 10 flights a week for Kuala Lumpur, but this will increase this to twice daily flights starting January 8, 2012.We are expanding where there is demand,added Gokongwei.Cebu Pacific will take delivery of four more brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft from October to January.

Starting January 7, there will be 4 weekly flights between Manila and Brunei, up from the current 3. There will be 35 weekly flights between Manila and Singapore, from the current 32, and 4 flights between Manila and Beijing every week, from the current 3.With the brand new Airbus A320, there will be additional seats on the Manila-Ho Chi Minh routes, as well as the Manila-Bangkok routes.Gokongwei said the airline is looking to resume flights to Hanoi, Vietnam.We are looking to go back to Hanoi,said Gokongwei, when asked about the air talks held between the Philippines and Vietnam.Last September 14, the Philippines sealed an amended air services agreement with Vietnam. From 2,000 weekly seats, both countries agreed to increase to 650 more seats between Manila to Ho Chi Minh.We would love to add more flights to Ho Chi Minh and go back to Hanoi,Gokongwei said.Cebu Pacific stopped flying to Hanoi in 2008.