Cebu Pacific begins Hong Kong-Iloilo flights

Direct flights from Hong Kong to Iloilo province started yesterday.

The first direct flight by Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific left Hong Kong at 11:10 p.m. and arrived at the Iloilo International Airport in the Philippines at 1:35 a.m. Cebu Pacific will begin direct Iloilo-Singapore flights today, Friday.

The airline said in a statement that these new routes prove Cebu Pacific’s commitment to provide connectivity to Iloilo and Western Visayas by basing an aircraft here and making Iloilo one of the airline’s operational hubs.

Cebu Pacific believes these new international routes will open a lot of tourism and business opportunities to and from Iloilo and its surrounding areas.

Iloilo is a province located in the Western Visayas region south of Metro Manila. It occupies the southeast portion of Panay Island. The Iloilo International Airport is located 19 kilometers northwest of Iloilo City, the provincial capital. Cathay Pacific has an office in Iloilo City.