The Gokongwei family-led airline’s strong momentum continued in June with 2.2 million passengers, a 7.9 percent year-on-year increase.
“For the first half of 2025, our load factors have increased despite seat growth of more than 20 percent,” said Xander Lao, president and chief commercial officer of Cebu Pacific.
“This reflects the continued strength of air travel demand within our network,” he added.
Resilient seat occupancy
Overall seat load factor (SLF) for June stood at 87.5 percent, slightly down from 88.3 percent in 2024, as the airline expanded capacity by 8.8 percent.
Domestic traffic rose 7.3 percent on 6.8 percent more seats, recording a solid 92.1 percent SLF. International passengers increased by 9.7 percent, though the 14.2 percent seat growth trimmed SLF to 76.1 percent.
Staying flexible
Lao said capacity was trimmed in the latter part of June in response to softer seasonal demand.
“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.”
“Despite the earlier onset of the academic calendar – moving the start of classes from late July last year to mid-June this year – passenger traffic and seat load factors remained resilient,” Lao said.
“Domestic demand remained strong shown by its 92 percent load factor while international traffic grew by over 9 percent as we invested in connecting cities outside Manila to more international ports,” he added.
—Edited by Miguel R. Camus
