Cebu Pacific continues to enjoy between 80 and 83 percent passenger load for its daily flights from Bacolod to Manila and Cebu, an airline representative said yesterday.

Even during traditionally low travel seasons, the airline still has an 80 to 85 percent load factor, RG Orense, corporate communications officers, said in a press briefing at the Casino Filipino Hotel. He said Cebu Pacific expects to hit 5 million to 5.5 million passengers by the end of 2007, considering that as of July alone they have already flown about 4.7 million passengers.

At present, the airline has four daily flights to Manila and one to Cebu.

He said that with Cebu Pacific cutting its "Go" fare rates by up to 65 percent all-year-round, they are expecting more Filipinos to travel around the Philippines and to its neighboring countries like Hongkong, Bangkok and Taiwan.

Fare rate for Bacolod to Cebu is now only P98, but including taxes and surcharges, will run up to P895.

Orense said their Bacolod-Cebu flights connect Negrense passengers to Puerto Princesa, Kalibo and Davao.

In September and October, Cebu Pacific will launch four new flights to China, in addition to its existing eight international destinations. The Shanghai route will be opened on September 12; Xiamen, September 26; Guangzhou, October 10; and Macau, October, 11.*NLG

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