Cebu Pacific

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3 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
Customer rating from 407 reviews
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1/10

"everything was incredibly unqualified"

(Hong Kong)

Verified Review | Kalibo to Hong Kong via Manila with Cenu Pacific. Delayed 5 hours on a flight with an average running time of 45 minutes. I've been on the road because of their incompetence for 13 hours from Borocay to Hong Kong. Everything else on the journey was incredibly unqualified, from airport facilities to air service to crisis management and just the ground crew kindness was outstanding. The plane itself was miserable, tattered and taped panels and leaking air con vents right over me and in other places too. Even luggage delivery in Hong Kong was delayed and that has never happened to me before in such an efficient airport. The delay is fully on charge of management incompetence since there was no environmental situation forcing such delay but just unavailable parking in Manila, according to crew explanation. This definitely was overall the worst trip I ever had in my 20 years traveling.
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKLO to HKG via MNL
Date FlownJuly 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
10/10

" I remain very satisfied"

(Australia)

Reading many of the reviews I must be one of the luckiest travellers. Three Cebu Pacific flights in the last few months all MNL-DVO-MNL and all close to time with no dramas. This particular Manila to Davao flight was so empty, it was not how many spare seats but how many spare rows! For the money paid I remain very satisfied with this airline.
AircraftA330
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMNL to DVO
Date FlownJune 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
3/10

"Avoid if you can"

(Australia)

Verified Review | Woeful. This is a tricky review. We tried to travel on this airline twice, but one of the flights was cancelled, so this review is for the flight we did take, plus the service around the one we didn't. 1st flight (the cancelled one) - Manila to Caticlan (Boracay) 4 June. Arrived at the domestic airport more than 2 hrs before flight knowing Manila airport is a shocker, and wanted to make sure we allowed plenty of time. Joined a slow moving check in queue, wondering why our flight number wasn't displayed. At exactly 2 hrs before flight departure, a garbled voice announced over the PA "Cebu flight DG6243 to Caticlan is cancelled". This was both amusing and worrying, not just cancelled but definitely cancelled ? This was the first we'd heard of it. I happened to look at my phone and lo and behold, a helpful email at the same time alerts me to the cancellation as well. Made it to the front of the queue to be told to join another queue to organise another Cebu Pacific flight. Spending more time at Manila airport than necessary was not appealing, so decided to book another carrier and get a refund from Cebu instead. Misinformation and delays ensued. Ticket office to get refund located outside the terminal, and knowing our new flight would be closing in 30 mins, and stringent security to get back into the terminal, decided to lodge refund request by phone instead. Did this on 5 June, it was approved, and were told it would take a week. Two weeks later still waiting. 2nd Flight - Caticlan to Manila 10 June. Quick checkin this time, though for some reason it took 4 staff to do it ? All giggling and having a great time. Asked if we had a connecting flight from Manila (that should have been a dead giveaway, more later), told them yes, but in 6 hours. Bit of Spanish and more giggling ensued. Boarding passes given, which was a relief. Went upstairs to the waiting lounge and watched our flight go from On Time to Delayed before our eyes, as were all following flights. To be fair, the delay was caused by air traffic in Manila, but would have appreciated to be told at checkin. Flight ended up being only 45 mins delayed, and when the heavens opened, Cebu ground staff gave us umbrellas to walk across the tarmac. I'd booked seats in row 3 looking for a quick getaway, but of course, this particular plane only allowed boarding and disembarkation from the back! Service on board was pretty much non-existent due to the short 1 hr trip, which was fine by me. My hubby's seat was so old he had a steel rod poking him in the back, so he was bolt upright the whole time. The people in row 1 were sitting backwards, facing the people in row 2, never seen anything like it! Avoid if you can. We booked Skyjet as our alternate carrier to Caticlan and they were brilliant. Pricier, but at least we got a plane!
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMPH to MNL
Date FlownJune 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"friendly and attentive"

(United Kingdom)

Did a round trip with Cebu Pacific, Davao - Cebu - Davao. The trip was on time in both directions. Cabin crew were friendly and attentive. The fare was great value. I would fly with them again. If I did have any complaints it would have been checking in at Davao. It was a shambles, however we managed to board on time.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteCEB to DVO
Date FlownMay 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

"beware of this airline"

(United Arab Emirates)

Verified Review | Hong Kong to Manila with Cebu Pacific. It's not only on flights that they fail royally but also on loyalty programs. I flew on emergency to Manila via Hong Kong. So I didn't have the time to update my GetGo membership number in the booking I made the same day of my flight. I tried using the missing point claim option they have in their website but it rejected my request so I wrote to them. I received a reply that they will credit my missing points within 3 weeks. It's been more than a month now since getting that reply and still the points are missing. On each follow-up email I sent, they keep on sending me templatized apologies and no genuine action is being done. Is it rocket science to credit unclaimed points really? And oh, that membership doesn't come free unlike with other airlines, you have to pay a fee. And yet they rob you of your rights. Beware of this airline.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteHKG to MNL
Date FlownMarch 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"pay more with hidden fees"

(United States)

Verified Review | I had my worst experience with this airline. I was booked from Manila to Cebu on 4/4/16 at 2300. My flight from Japan to Manila landed at 2200 instead of 2055 that night. I had to claim my baggage and I reached at the Cebu Pacific check in counter at 2230. The lady in the counter told me to rebook my ticket. I explained to her that it is not my fault that I was delayed and asked her to let me fly at their 2330 flight. She told me no and the staff in the ticketing counter told me to pay 4900 in addition to what I already paid. Another passenger told me that Cebu Pacific asked 8000 on a 1-way flight that night. It shocked me how heartless and cruel this airline is. They took advantage of the poor people in dire need of getting home that night. I swore not to get a ticket at Cebu Pacific and found a 5680 ticket at PAL. I wasted more money that night for the hotel and the taxi that I booked to stay and to fetch me in Cebu without me. I also noticed that Cebu Pacific advertized a lower cost but you end up paying more with hidden fees. I put 1 star for the rating which means zero to me since there was no option given for the zero.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMNL to CEB
Date FlownApril 2016
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"wouldn't recommend them"

(Denmark)

If you have plenty of time and patience then go for Cebu Pacific, otherwise I wouldn't recommend them to anybody. Our flight was 2.5 hours late so we missed our next flight even though we originally would have 3.5 hours between transit. There was almost no information given in the airport and the staff told os both in Puerta Princesa and in Manila that they would contact our connecting flight, which they never did. Staff was not helpful at all in the airport when we needled to quickly be transported from terminal 3 to 1. We heard from many other travelers that this is normal and that they frequently cancel flight if the planes don't get filled up. You get what you pay for.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RoutePPS to MNL
Date FlownApril 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
6/10

"you get what you pay for"

(Singapore)

Verified Review | Singapore to Manila and Cebu Pacific is typical budget airline with narrow legroom and packed planes. Well, you get what you pay for and yes, it is affordable. As single male passenger flying without luggage I convinced the check in staff to get me an emergency row seat, which has far better legroom, so it was good. Service was ok, timely departure, on time arrival.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSIN to MNL
Date FlownNovember 2015
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
5/10

"if you can avoid it, do it"

(Netherlands)

Cebu Pacific is a typical budget airline: low fares and a competitor for flights in and around Philippines. But you get nothing, just a seat. Anything else you want you pay extra. International flight allow you to bring 23-30 kg of luggage. Cebu max is 20kg, so you need to pay! If there's a delay there is no information! All together, you need this airline to get on the right spot in Philippines but if you can avoid it, do it!
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMNL to HKG
Date FlownFebruary 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"avoid Cebu Pacific"

(United States)

This was a disaster. We were stranded in Coron for 24 hours due to mechanical issues. The real problem was that the staff made no effort to help the passengers or give us any information. At first they tried to assure us that the plane was just delayed a bit, but when the later flights started leaving and we were still stuck, everyone started to line up for answers. The staff hid. One guy was ill and needed to get to a hospital, while many others had onward flights in Manila, and still the staff hung around, doing nothing. By the following day, most people gave up and got flights on Philippines Airlines. We are still fighting to get reimbursed for the flight that never happened, but I'm not counting on that happening any time soon. Best to avoid Cebu Pacific if you have any other options at all.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteUSU to MNL
Date FlownMarch 2016
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no