CEB names Bali as 20th international destination

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) announced it will soon fly to Bali (Denpasar), Indonesia, its 20th international destination.

“CEB will launch its direct service from Manila to Bali on March 16, 2013, just in time for peak summer travel in the Philippines,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

CEB’s Manila-Bali (Denpasar) twice weekly service will be every Tuesday and Saturday. It will depart Manila at 4:00am and arrive in Bali (Denpasar) at 7:50am. The return flight will depart Bali (Denpasar) at 8:35am, and arrive in Manila at 12:25pm.

The most popular tourism destination in Indonesia, Bali has been ranked by BBC Travel, Lonely Planet and Travel&Leisure Magazine as among the world’s best islands. Visitors often go to Kuta for the shopping, night life, surfing and beach activities, and then go to the arts and cultural center of Ubud in the center of the island.

Bali (Denpasar) is CEB’s 2nd destination in Indonesia, aside from Jakarta where CEB operates a four times weekly service.

To introduce this route, CEB offers an P888 seat sale from Manila to Bali (Denpasar) from November 20 to 23, 2012 or until seats last. This is for travel from March 16 to June 30, 2013.

After the sale period, lowest year-round fares for Bali (Denpasar) start at P3,499, which is up to 38% lower than other airlines.

“Passengers now have more choices when traveling on CEB’s extensive Southeast Asian network, since we are also the only airline flying from Manila to Hanoi and Siem Reap, and the only low-cost carrier flying from Manila to Kota Kinabalu,” she added.

Presently, CEB flies to 19 international destinations: Bangkok, Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Shanghai, Siem Reap, Singapore, Taipei and Xiamen.

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. Quoted fares are exclusive of check-in baggage allowance, taxes, fuel surcharges and admin fees.

CEB currently operates 10 Airbus A319, 22 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Its fleet of 40 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 19 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders. It is slated to begin long-haul services in the 3rd quarter of 2013.