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Cebu Pacific (CEB), the country's leading domestic airline and low fare leader, will start flying the Manila-Boracay (Caticlan) route starting February 29, 2008 and the Cebu-Boracay (Caticlan) route starting March 28, 2008.

The new routes will utilize CEB's brand new ATR 72-500 aircraft which will arrive in February 2008. 

Both the Manila-Boracay (Caticlan) and Cebu-Boracay (Caticlan) year-round 'Go' fares start at P688, which is almost 65% lower than the current lowest year-round fares offered by other domestic airlines for this route.

Candice Iyog, CEB vice president for marketing and product said, "We want more Filipinos to visit and experience Boracay. We hope to further spur local and international travel activity to one of the best leisure destinations in the world, Boracay, as we start our service to Caticlan. With our very low year-round fares, more Filipinos and overseas guests can now visit the country's number one tourist destination."

CEB will initially operate its Manila-Boracay (Caticlan) service five times daily.  Upon the arrival of the second ATR aircraft in March, it will increase its frequency from five to nine services daily and also begin daily Cebu-Boracay (Caticlan) operations.

"We are not just offering the lowest fares but also using brand new ATR 72-500 aircraft to service this route."  Iyog added.

CEB is acquiring up to 14 ATR 72-500 regional aircraft manufactured by Avions de Transport Regional (ATR), based in Toulouse, France.  ATR is the world leader in the 50 to 74-seat turboprop market.

"As part of our commitment to local tourism, we offer the lowest year-round domestic fares to encourage more and more Filipinos to explore the Philippines.   We also acquired the 72-seater ATR aircraft to service airports with runway length and strength limitations, such as Caticlan" Iyog stated.

Iyog added that the best way to purchase tickets is through CEB's website, cebupacificair.com.

Now in its 12th year, CEB has the youngest fleet of aircraft in the Philippines. CEB flies to 12 international and soon to be 21 domestic destinations with the addition of Boracay beginning February 29, 2008.

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