Cebu Pacific shoots for record 24 M travelers in 2024

Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific is poised to fl y a record 24 million passengers this year, breaching its prepandemic high of 22 million, as the airline recovers its overseas market slowly but surely.

- ELIJAH FELICE ROSALES

The largest carrier in the Philippines is confident that it will increase its passenger volume by 15 percent to an alltime high of 24 million this year from 20.87 million in 2023.

Cebu Pacific president and chief commercial officer Alexander Lao said the airline is managing its supply issues well, providing it with enough aircraft to connect to existing routes and reach new ones.

The airline is also gaining momentum in recovering its international market.

The full reopening of Hong Kong and the event's campaign of Singapore are driving up local demand for roundtrip flights.

“We are way past COVID on capacity restoration, [as] we do expect to fly 24 million passengers this year. That is certainly above pre-COVID level because pre-COVID level is just 22 million,” Lao told The STAR.