How to get Dirt Cheap Airfares

Traveling in a plane used to be a luxury for most people. It was very expensive to travel abroad and spend money for airfare. Traveling in a plane used to be very impossible for a lot of people because of the sheer and often outrageous prices of buying a ticket. Nowadays however, there are a lot of budget airlines which offer very affordable and cheap flights in the Philippines. These budget airlines give you a chance to spend only a small amount of money for their flights, but most definitely will ensure your safety in their planes.

One of the most popular budget airlines in the Philippines today is of course, Cebu Pacific. This airline is a subsidiary of JG Summit, fully owned by one of the richest families in the Philippines, the Gokongweis. This airline is headed by Lance Gokongwei. The company has 1, 182 employees at present. In 2010, Cebu Pacific had 10 million passengers.

It is the Philippines leading domestic air carrier, serving the most number of flights and routes, having the largest number of passengers, but also having the youngest fleet. It is mainly based on the grounds of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, having other hubs at the Cebu Mactan International Airport, Zamboanga International Airport, and the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.

Since its beginnings, Cebu Pacific, carrying with it the moniker “Cebu Pac” has greatly increased its fleet and subsequently, its destinations. To date, Cebu Pac has a total of 33 domestic destinations, and to 16 international destinations to 16 countries. The most taken international destinations are probably Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur.

One of the things that set Cebu Pacific from the normal air carriers, and what probably gives them a very “Pinoy” characteristic, is their fun games during flights. Although there are people who find this quite inappropriate, some really enjoy these games, which always have prizes to boot. These games would usually be a “Give Me A…”. For example, “give me a picture of your kids.” The first passenger to raise the item for what is asked for wins.

Another aspect about Cebu Pac flights which makes it a budget airline is the lack of any kind of food served. Since the aim of the airline is actually to provide cheap flights, they have to cut back on some things that would cost too much money. This would then include the food served. However, one of the best things that Filipinos love about this airline is that unlike the Philippine Airlines (PAL), the flights are always on time. It is rare that Cebu Pacific flights are delayed or late unlike PAL. This brings passengers back to Cebu Pacific for more flights.

The tagline of Cebu Pacific is “Every Juan Deserves To Fly” and with the affordability that their flights offer, this has truly been a possibility. Today, it is not impossible to ride a plane and go to a far destination because of Cebu Pacific, and more ways are done to bring every Filipino up in the air, out into the world.