Fuel prices more than twice the 2025 average have pushed Cebu Pacific to scale back its international network, with the budget carrier announcing suspensions and frequency cuts across nine routes effective as early as next month.
The airline said the adjustments are a direct consequence of the ongoing Middle East crisis, which has driven up global fuel costs sharply enough to make some routes unsustainable at current frequencies. Four routes will be suspended outright, while five others will operate less often than before.
Among the full suspensions: the Davao–Bangkok (Don Mueang) roundtrip, which stops from April 13 to October 23; Iloilo–Bangkok (Don Mueang), grounded from April 17 to October 24; Clark–Hanoi–Clark, halted from May 2 to October 25; and Iloilo–Singapore, suspended from mid-June through late October.
Frequency reductions hit several high-traffic corridors. The Manila–Kuala Lumpur route drops from seven to five weekly flights starting April 15, while Manila–Jakarta is cut from seven to four weekly trips beginning April 14. The Cebu–Singapore service, currently running daily, will be trimmed to five flights per week from April 16. Manila–Sydney and Manila–Melbourne will also see reduced operations, with specific affected dates listed for each flight number rather than a continuous date range.
Passengers holding tickets on affected flights have been notified and given three options through CEB’s Manage Booking portal: a free rebooking up to 30 days before or after their original travel date, conversion of their fare to a Travel Fund stored in their MyCebuPacific account, or a full refund processed according to their payment method.
Cebu Pacific said the rest of its network is expected to continue operating on schedule, and that the cuts were calibrated to maintain stable operations during the current period of elevated costs.
