Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) and its subsidiaries, AirSWIFT (T6, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) and Cebgo (DG, Manila Ninoy Aquino International), will transfer their remaining Manila Ninoy Aquino International turboprop flights to Angeles City Clark International effective March 29, 2026, the group has announced.

Recently acquired by Cebu Pacific, AirSWIFT currently operates two ATR42-600s and three ATR72-600s on interisland sectors from its El Nido hub. The airline's existing 7x daily Manila-El Nido service will be replaced by 6x daily Clark-El Nido flights starting in March.

Meanwhile, Cebgo will operate 2x daily flights to Busuanga and a daily service to Naga from Clark after ceasing turboprop services at Manila airport. Cebgo operates fifteen ATR72-600s and serves as Cebu Pacific's domestic feeder.

The Filipino government has been pushing operators to end turboprop operations at Manila airport to free up slots at the congested gateway for higher-capacity aircraft. The Manila Slot Coordination Committee (MSCC) initially set an October 2025 deadline for the removal of turboprops from the city's main airport, but subsequently postponed the deadline to March 2026.

Cebu Pacific plans to utilise the vacated slots to increase Airbus frequencies on domestic routes to Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro Laguindingan, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, Ozamis, Tacloban, and Zamboanga, as well as internationally to Hong Kong International and Kaohsiung.

Other operators have yet to confirm their compliance plans. Philippine Airlines and its regional subsidiary, PAL Express - which operates eleven DHC-8-Q400s - are expected to follow suit but have not released a detailed plan. Similarly, Sunlight Air, an all-ATR operator that also serves the capital, has not clarified its changes yet.