Cebu Pacific
Low-cost airline of the Philippines
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| January 16 2025 | Launched direct flights to Sapporo. |
| 2024 | Cebu Pacific retired its Airbus A330-300 fleet, selling the aircraft to multiple airlines and replacing them with Airbus A330-900 models. |
| 2024 | Projected fleet size of 98 aircraft and anticipated passenger count of 24.54 million. |
| December 11 2024 | Flew its 250 millionth passenger from Singapore to Manila. |
| October 2024 | Criticized for mishandling baggage delays due to technical problems with the baggage handling system at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. |
| October 2024 | Launched new direct flights from Cebu to Bangkok (Don Mueang) and Osaka. Relaunched Davao–Hong Kong services and started a new Davao–Bangkok service. |
| October 29 2024 | Started flying thrice weekly to Chiang Mai. |
| October 7 2024 | Cebu Pacific announced the acquisition of AirSWIFT for PHP 1.75 billion, with approval from ALI Capital Corp and Cebu Pacific's board of directors. |
| October 2 2024 | Cebu Pacific placed 70 firm orders for the A321neo, with 82 remaining as options. |
| August 2024 | Returned to Kaohsiung after a fifteen-year hiatus. |
| July 16 2024 | Expanded Bangkok operations by launching thrice-weekly flights to Don Mueang International Airport. |
| July 2 2024 | The airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to purchase up to 152 A320neo family aircraft, worth US$24 billion. |
| April 21 2024 | Reopened its Pampanga hub at Clark International Airport. |
| February 28 2024 | Awarded Best Airline at the Routes Asia Awards 2024 for exceptional contributions to airport and destination marketing in the Asia Pacific region. |
| February 15 2024 | Earned a Gold rating in the 2023 CAPA-Envest Global Airline Sustainability Benchmarking Report for integrating sustainable aviation fuel and reducing carbon emissions. |
| January 2024 | Cebu Pacific damp-leased two A320-200s from Bulgaria Air for domestic flights to Cebu and Davao City. |
| 2023 | Continued growth with 20.87 million passengers and expanded fleet to 85 aircraft. |
| December 7 2023 | Launched thrice-weekly flights to Da Nang as part of regional expansion. |
| October 25 2023 | Completed its second sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)-powered flight from Narita International Airport to Manila using an A321neo. |
| October 19 2023 | Signed a five-year agreement with Neste, a major sustainable aviation fuel producer, to further support green aviation initiatives. |
| June 30 2023 | Cebu Pacific took delivery of its first Airbus plane assembled in China, an A320neo built at Tianjin Binhai International Airport. |
| June 21 2023 | Senate hearing where Senator Nancy Binay compiled over 3,000 complaints against Cebu Pacific, including issues with offloaded passengers, delayed, cancelled, or rescheduled flights. |
| April 23 2023 | Senator Nancy Binay filed a resolution for a full inquiry on passengers' complaints against the airline. |
| March 2023 | During the 'Super Pass' voucher sale, the airline was criticized for system glitches causing transaction errors and additional charges. |
| January 2023 | Resumed flights to China, excluding Beijing. |
| 2022 | Recovery began with 14.85 million passengers and fleet size of 76 aircraft. |
| December 2022 | Operated at 92% of pre-pandemic levels and reported its first full-year post-pandemic profit after three consecutive financial years of losses. |
| November 3 2022 | Cebu Pacific received the Asia Environmental Sustainability Airline/Airline Group of the Year award from the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) for its green initiative efforts. |
| September 28 2022 | Cebu Pacific conducted its first commercial passenger flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), flying from Singapore to Manila on an Airbus A321neo. |
| March 2022 | Flew its 200 millionth passenger from Manila to Cebu. |
| November 2021 | Cebu Pacific began rehiring retrenched employees as travel demand recovers. |
| November 28 2021 | The airline took delivery of its first A330neo aircraft. |
| March 8 2021 | Cebu Pacific celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary. |
| 2020 | Significant pandemic impact: Passenger numbers dropped dramatically to 5.03 million, with fleet maintained at 74 aircraft. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted Cebu Pacific's operations, causing a three-month suspension of operations during enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. The airline laid off 1,300 employees and sent fourteen aircraft to indefinite storage in Alice Springs. |
| November 2020 | Cebu Pacific took over Aviation Partnership Philippines (A plus). |
| 2019 | Peak pre-pandemic performance with 22.47 million passengers and a fleet of 75 aircraft. |
| December 2019 | Suspended routes to Guam and Siem Reap. |
| June 18 2019 | Cebu Pacific ordered 31 Airbus aircraft at the Paris Air Show, including five A320neos, sixteen A330-900s, and ten A321XLRs, in a deal worth US$6.8 billion. |
| January 20 2019 | The airline received its first A321neo aircraft. |
| 2018 | Cebu Pacific completed the retirement of its Airbus A319 fleet, selling the aircraft to Allegiant Air and replacing them with Airbus A320neo family aircraft. |
| 2018 | Reached a fleet size of 71 aircraft and served 20.28 million passengers. |
| 2018 | Cebu Pacific announced its entry into the dedicated cargo market, planning to support the increasing demand for logistics by operating two dedicated cargo turboprop aircraft. |
| 2018 | Launched flights to Melbourne, Australia, and began operations by Cebgo (its regional subsidiary) to Basco, Batanes. |
| July 2018 | Cebu Pacific leased five Airbus A320neos from Avolon. |
| July 2018 | Cebu Pacific sold its 60% shares in 1Aviation Ground Handling Services Corp. to Philippine Airport Ground Support Solutions, Inc. (PAGSS), led by Jefferson G. Cheng. |
| April 23 2018 | Cebu Pacific Flight 849, an Airbus A320-200, experienced a nose gear steering fault after landing at Zamboanga International Airport, causing the entire airport to close for three hours. |
| March 2018 | Cebu Pacific created 1Aviation Groundhandling after Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) did not renew MIASCOR Ground Handling Corp's contract due to luggage theft incidents. |
| March 22 2018 | The airline took delivery of its first A321ceo aircraft. |
| 2017 | Recorded an on-time performance of 57.6 percent, being named one of the world's least punctual airlines. |
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