Cebu Pacific, PAL suspending domestic, int’l flights till May 15

April 24, 2020

Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Friday said domestic and international flights will remain cancelled until May 15 after the government extended the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon.

“COVID-19 is unprecedented and has certainly impact our business. As the situation is fluid and there’s still a fairly high degree of uncertainty, it’s hard to give estimates or an outlook, but among all Philippine carriers, we have the strongest balance sheet,” Charo Logarta Lagamon,  corporate communications director of Cebu Pacific said.

“We came in to the crisis with almost P18 billion in cash, as well as access to credit lines,” she added.

Lagamon said the priority of Cebu Pacific  is to ensure the health of its personnel and customers.

“Second is to ensure we remain resilient,” she added.

“However, Cebu Pacific will continue to mount all-cargo flights to support the movement of vital goods, including medicines and Personal Protective Equipment across the country,” the airline added.

“Should the lockdown be lifted by end-day May 15, there will be a gradual and calibrated resumption of operations starting May 16. The complete list of flights to be operated once the ECQ is lifted will be released as soon as possible,” Cielo Villaluna, PAL spokesperson, said.

“In the meantime, our domestic sweeper flights and special flights - arranged by several foreign embassies to ferry stranded nationals  out of the country - will continue,” she added. DMS