Airphil Express Enters Cebu – Hong Kong Market

Filipino low-cost carrier airphil Express is to expand its international activities with a new daily link between Cebu and Hong Kong from July 28. The airline primarily focuses on the domestic market but does already offer a route to Singapore from Mactan-Cebu International Airport, one of four bases it has in the country.

The route will place it into competition with the country’s largest carrier Cebu Pacific Airways and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, which each offer a daily service. The latter’s flights, operated using widebodied equipment, are flown under a codeshare arrangement with airphil Express’ parent company Philippine Airlines.

An estimated 181,000 O&D passengers travelled on the route in the past year, with Cebu Pacific holding a 46 per cent share of this traffic and Cathay Pacific a 43 per cent share. Although demand between the two destinations has been relatively stagnant over the past five years passenger numbers increased by 13.2 per cent in the last 12 months.

Schedule:

2P798 CEB0630 – 0920HKG 320 3
2P798 CEB0700 – 0950HKG 320 5
2P798 CEB0705 – 0955HKG 320 x35
2P799 HKG0955 – 1245CEB 320 3
2P799 HKG1025 – 1315CEB 320 5
2P799 HKG1030 – 1320CEB 320 x35