Answers are based on my experiences with the airline, other traveler’s experiences and from Cebu Pacific’s website. I am in no way affiliated with Cebu Pacific. I am not and have never worked for the airline.

Hope this helps!

How often does Cebu Pacific have seat sales?
I don’t know the frequency, but they have one usually near the end of summer (April/May) for flights during the lean season. Your best bet is to sign up for the Cebu Pacific mailing list. They regularly send out notifications if there’s another seat sale.

Why aren’t they serving any refreshments onboard?
Cebu Pacific is a low cost carrier, meaning that in exchange of your cheap fare, you won’t be getting some of the perks you get from full-service carriers. This means no food or beverages (but available for sale onboard at outrageous prices), no entertainment consoles, non-existent legroom, landing and taking off from budget terminals, strict baggage limits and sometimes non-transferable, non-refundable tickets.

I didn’t get my e-mail confirmation, what do I do?
Call the hotline (Manila: +63-2-70-20-888, Cebu: +63-32-230-8888). It’s a pain to get through, but it’s necessary to confirm your flight bookings to save you the trouble later on. I remember not getting an e-mail confirmation when I booked online through their website. It was a good thing I thought to print the confirmation in my browser. I never got that confirmation, but the print out I had worked perfectly as our e-ticket as it has the booking reference number, our names and confirmation of payment.

How much is the allowed check-in luggage?
Cebu Pacific allows for 15 kilos per passenger for both domestic and international flights (except for the Boracay/Caticlan flights, which only allows 10 kilos). In excess of 15 kilos, you have to pay Php34 per kilo for domestic flights. Excess baggage charges vary for international destination, so if you think you’ll be going over the baggage allowance, contact the Cebu Pacific hotline for details. To get an idea how much they charge for excess baggage in international flights, it’s Php300 per kilo for Singapore and Php200 for Hong Kong.

Which airport does Cebu Pacific use?
Manila: Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (Domestic and International flights starting August 1, 2008)
Singapore: Budget Terminal at Changi Airport
Kuala Lumpur: Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT), KLIA
Bangkok: Suvarnabhumi Airport
Jakarta: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Hong Kong: Hong Kong International Airport
Taipei: Chang Kai Shek International Airport

UPDATE: Starting July 22, 2008, some of Cebu Pacific’s flights have been transfered to the new Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. These flights include flights to and from Caticlan, Naga, Tuguegarao, Laoag and San Jose (Mindoro). Starting August 1, 2008, all of Cebu Pacific flights, both domestic and international will now use NAIA Terminal 3. For more information, please visit the Cebu Pacific website.

How much is their Go Fare? Is this a promo fare?
Go Fares are Cebu Pacific’s starting fare for each destination. These are offered year-round, but as the date of departure nears and as seats for each flight fills up, this fare goes up. Domestic Go Fares starts at Php288, while international Go Fares starts at Php1,499. This fare is for one-way travel excluding taxes and surcharges (otherwise interpreted as “hidden charges” ).

How much can I expect to pay during their promo?
Here’s what you do: check the taxes and surcharges you have to pay for your flight segment (do this by making a test booking. As long as you don’t click on Confirm, you’re not expected to pay for it). Multiply the promo fare by 2 (if flying round trip) then add in the taxes and surcharge.

For example, if I was able to avail of the Piso fares to Bohol, I’d be paying around Php 1,800 for a round trip ticket (Php 1,740 for fuel and insurance surcharge).

How much do I expect to pay in taxes and surcharges?
Fees vary depending on destination. Value Added Tax (VAT) starts at Value Added Tax PHP 238.92, while Fuel and Insurance Surcharge starts at Php 1,400.00 for domestic travel. For international travel, VAT start at Php 557.00, Fuel and Insurance Surcharge starts at Php 1,854.00.

What is Cebu Pacific’s international flight schedule?

This schedule is based on the schedule I got from the Cebu Pacific website. This document is available for download here.

Remember, 12:40 am means 40 minutes past midnight, while 12:40 pm means 40 minutes past noon.

That’s all I have at the moment. Got more questions or have an answer? Send it my way and let’s share the love.

For only ONE PESO, everyday can be a holiday! Go to the beach for the weekend or head out and see what’s happening around the country with our P1 seat sale.

Take your pick and fly to Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Clark, Cotabato, D! ipolog, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legaspi, Manila, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, Tacloban, Tagbilaran and Zamboanga for just ONE PESO!

Hurry, the ONE PESO seat sale is from May 17 to 22 only, for travel from July 16 to December 15, 2007.

I was so excited when I got this in the mail, in light of the sudden increase in my credit limit, but I’m giving it a pass because I can’t find a piso fare. T_T Oh well, it’s just not meant to be.

As always, tickets are non-refundable and exclusive of taxes and other surcharges. Double-check your bookings and schedule before hitting that confirm button!

Get ready to book and buy as we come back with the 99 pesos domestic and 999 pesos regional seat sale for selected destinations!

Jumpstart your summer with seats so hot, they go real fast!

PhP 999 for Manila to Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur ; Cebu to Singapore and Davao to Singapore (via Cebu) . Sale period is from February 7 – 13, 2007 only , for travel from February 21 – May 31, 2007.

PhP 99 to some of our inter-island sectors, Cebu to Davao or Puerto Princesa ; Davao to Bacolod (via Cebu) or Puerto Princesa (via Cebu), Sale period is from February 7 – 13, 2007 only, for travel from February 21 – March 31, 2007.

PhP 99 for Cebu to Kalibo or Davao to Kalibo (via Cebu) . Sale period is from February 7 -13, 2007 only , for travel March 7 – 31, 2007.

From Jetstar:

50,000 tickets to 12 Great Destinations at great prices!!
So what are you waiting for?

Sale fares include:
Bangkok / Phuket – S$18
Ho Chi Minh City* / Jakarta – S$38
Phnom Penh / Siem Reap – S$48
Surabaya – S$58
Manila – S$68
Bali – S$78
Hong Kong – S$88
Taipei / Yangon – S$108

Why must they torment me so? *laments*

If you’re itching for a break from work or from school, now’s the perfect opportunity to start planning your vacation. Right, Anna?

First, [tag]South East Asian Airlines[/tag] is doing a Cebu Pacific, and offering a seat sale on their 11th anniversary.

Patrick Tan, vice president for commercial affairs, said, “To celebrate our 11th birthday, we will slash fares from P2,070 to about P540.”

The amounts do not include regular surcharges and tax.

The seat sale runs from Dec. 15 to Dec. 26. The travel period is from Jan. 1 to March 31, 2007.

Second news, [tag]Asian Spirit[/tag] is now offering direct flights from Seoul, South Korea to Kalibo, Aklan.

KALIBO, Aklan: This Ati-atihan town is getting closer to South Korea. An airline is set to make its first international flight from Seoul via Kalibo domestic airport next year, said Cong. Florencio Miraflores.

The airport is ready to cater to international flights mostly from Korea, China and Taiwan once the Asian Spirit flies here to bring more tourists, Miraflores said.

“The airport passenger terminal will be expanded with a budget of P50 million in 2007 to service tourists going to Boracay and other ecotourism spots of the province,” he revealed over DyRU Super Radyo Kalibo.

Seems like everybody’s Boracay bound next year. I just hope they don’t totally destroy this beautiful island :-/

The promo fare (buy from July 20 – 26, travel from Aug 31 – Oct 19) amounts to PHP 6,327.00.

The non-promo fare amounts to Php 8,327.00 roundtrip.

Not bad, eh? It comes out higher than Tiger Airway’s roundtrip fares, but at least you get to fly from (the pitiful) NAIA Terminal 1. The question now is, how will their service fare compared to their competitors’?

One downside to Cebu Pacific’s new route is the time. Though they will be flying to and from Singapore daily, the timing is a bit off:

Departure from Manila is at 8:30pm, arrive in Singapore at 11:55pm
Departure from Singapore is at 12:40am, arrive in Manila at 4:05am

I suppose it’s great if you need to be in Singapore or Manila for a meeting the following day, hahaha. It’d suck if you’re paying for accommodations in Singapore because you’d be paying for a whole night when you’d only be staying for only half of it. I’m so glad I have relatives in Singapore.

Update!
Starting December 19, 2006, Cebu Pacific will be offering TWO flights to and from Singapore.

Departing Manila:
ETD Manila 1630
ETA Singapore 2000

ETD Manila 2030
ETA Singapore 2355

Departing Singapore:
ETD Singapore 0040
ETA Manila 0405

ETD Singapore 1900
ETA Manila 2230

I found out about this when I check the fares for flights next year. How sad is my life?

Another update: August 8, 2006
It seems I have spoke blogged too soon, because when a couple of days ago, I checked the flight scheds again, and was dismayed to see that Cebu Pacific is back to one flight a day. Pffft~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Source:
Cebu Pacific

Introducing Cebu Pacific’s newest destination. . . SINGAPORE!

Fly from MANILA to SINGAPORE (vice versa) for only 1,499 pesos!

HURRY, catch the SINGAPORE SEAT SALE from July 20 – 26, 2006 only! Travel period is from August 31, 2006 to October 19, 2006.

Fare is exclusive of applicable fees, taxes and surcharges. Book online now at cebupacificair.com or call 70-20-888 or visit the travel agent nearest you. CLICK HERE: For more details about our Singapore service.
Fly Cebu Pacific to SingaFOR only 1,499 pesos.

There’s no announcement in their website yet, so I was having doubts whether it’s true (though the poster claims he received the announcement via e-mail & sms from Cebu Pacific).

In another forum, I found out that it is true.

Cebu Pacific to resume flights to Singapore
By Cecille Yap
Xinhua Financial News Service
Last updated 05:46pm (Mla time) 07/19/2006

(2ND UPDATE) CEBU Pacific Air Inc, the airline unit of JG Summit Holdings Inc, said it will resume daily flights between Manila and Singapore starting August 31 after a three-year suspension.

Cebu Pacific said in a statement it will be the first international airline to use Singapore’s new Budget Terminal.

“CEB will be the first international airline to operate from the new Budget Terminal and will be using its brand new Airbus aircraft for the Singapore-Manila service. The flight leaves Manila at 8:30 pm, arriving in Singapore at 11:55 pm and leaves Singapore at 12:40 am the following day to arrive back in Manila at 4:05 am.”

Yay for more options!

Source:
Inq7.net