I-MANILA, iPhilippines - I-Carrier yasePhilippines, i-Cebu Pacific, yahamba ngaphezu kwe-10 yezigidi zabagibeli ukususela ngoJanuwari ukuya kuJuni kulo nyaka, ukwanda kwe-9% ngexesha elifanayo kwi-2015. Ngokomyinge, iinqwelomoya zazigcwele i-87% ngezi nyanga.

NgoJuni 2016 kuphela, iqela le-Cebu Pacific Air liqhube abagibeli be-1.6 yezigidi, i-8% ukusuka kwi-1.5 yezigidi zabagibeli abahamba ngenqwelomoya kwinyanga enye kwi-2015.

Oku kunyuka komthamo wabakhweli kwakuqhutywa ikakhulu ziindawo ezithandwayo zasekhaya eVisayas naseMindanao njengeKalibo, Tacloban, Siargao, kunye neTagbilaran.

Iindawo eziphambili zamazwe ngamazwe zokuthutha ezimfutshane ezibandakanya iChina, iTaiwan, iHong Kong, neSingapore, nazo ziqhube kakuhle kwisiqingatha sokuqala sika-2016. Narita) ngoMatshi 21 kunye neManila - Fukuoka ngoDisemba 2015.

Abakhweli abahamba uhambo olude ukuya nokubuya kwiindawo ekufikelwa kuzo i-CEB kuMbindi Mpuma naseOstreliya nabo babe negalelo ekunyuseni umgangatho, emva kokuthumela ukonyuka kwevolumu ukusuka ngoJanuwari ukuya kuJuni ka-2016 xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kulo nyaka uphelileyo.

“Sinebhongo kakhulu ngokwabelana nani ukuba oko yasekwayo i-CEB ngo-1996, abakhweli bethu ngoku bangaphezu kwe-130 lezigidi kwaye xa bebala. La manani athembisayo ayasikhuthaza ukuba sihlangabezane nemfuno ekhulayo yohambo hayi eManila kuphela, kodwa kuzo zonke iindawo zethu zobuchule ezintandathu kwilizwe liphela. Sinethemba lokuba ngenkxaso yesikhululo seenqwelomoya esifanelekileyo kunye nabasemagunyeni bakarhulumente, singaqhubeka sinikezela ngexabiso lentengiso elona lisezantsi kubahambi abaninzi bakwiiPhilippines kwiminyaka ezayo, utshilo uAtty. JR Mantaring, uSekela Mongameli we-CEB kwiMicimbi yoShishino.

Uthungelwano olubanzi lwe-CEB lugubungela i-Asia, i-Australia, iMbindi Mpuma, kunye ne-USA. Kutshanje, i-airline ibhengeze iindlela ezintathu ezintsha ukusuka eCebu ukuya eCalbayog (Samar), Ormoc (Leyte), kunye neRoxas (Capiz), izisa inani layo elipheleleyo leendawo zasekhaya kwi-36. Kwakhona ngoku ibhabha kwiindawo ze-30 zamazwe ngamazwe, kuquka i-Dubai, I-Incheon, iGuam, iTokyo, kunye neSydney.

Iinqanawa zayo ezingama-57 ezomeleleyo ziquka i-Airbus A319 ezisixhenxe, i-36 Airbus A320, i-Airbus A330 emithandathu, kunye neenqwelomoya ezisibhozo ze-ATR 72-500. Phakathi kwe-2016 kunye ne-2021, i-CEB ilindele ukuhanjiswa kwe-32 Airbus A321neo kunye ne-16 ATR 72-600 yeenqwelomoya.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

Long-haul passengers to and from CEB's destinations in the Middle East and Australia likewise contributed to the upturn, after posting a substantial increase in volume from January to June 2016 versus the same period last year.
Passengers to and from Japan, in particular, spiked by 21% as a result of the launch of Cebu – Tokyo (Narita) in March 2015 and Manila – Fukuoka in December 2015.
We are optimistic that with the support of relevant airport and government authorities, we can continue offering our trademark lowest fares to even more Filipino travelers in the years to come,” says Atty.