Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific continues to record growth, flying 13.9 million passengers for the first half of 2025.
The mid-year total is up 20.8 percent from the 11.5 million reported in the first half of 2024.
In a statement released on Tuesday, 15th July, airline president Xander Lao said: "For the first half of 2025, our load factors have increased despite seat growth of more than 20 percent. This reflects the continued strength of air travel demand within our network.”
Lao added that the low-cost carrier's capacity for the second half of June was reduced due to the onset of the leaner season.
He said: "This also aligns with ongoing proactive management of engine and supply chain issues and as such we would expect capacity growth levels to stay at similar levels through the third quarter before rising again in the fourth quarter.”
Key statistics from H1-2025
For the first half of 2025, Cebu Pacific’s seat load factor averaged 85.4 percent.
Last month, the airline flew 2.2 million passengers, 7.9 percent more than the passengers it carried in June 2024.
However, despite the growth, Cebu Pacific’s seat load factor in June decreased slightly to 87.5 percent year-over-year from the 88.3 percent reported in the same period last year.
Domestic passenger traffic in June grew by 7.3 percent, while international passenger traffic was up by 9.7 percent higher.
