Cebgo (DG, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) is to make its international debut later this year, parent carrier Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) has announced.
Effective October 29, the domestic carrier will start a 4x weekly service from Zamboanga to Sandakan in Malaysia using ATR equipment. Since its launch in 2015 following Cebu Pacific's acquisition of Tigerair Philippines, Cebgo has focussed exclusively on the domestic Philippine market serving thirty destinations across the archipelago. Its fleet consists of eight ATR 72-500s and six ATR 72-600s.
The new Sandakan route is aimed at increasing seamless logistics connectivity within the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
"The new route would offer better service to the traveling public and open greater opportunities for trade, investment, and tourism with Western Mindanao as a growing regional gateway to the Philippines," Trade and Investment Assistant Secretary, Art Boncato, Jr., said.
