Cebu Pacific Air launched two new international destinations on March 30, and effectively became the first Philippine low-cost carrier to operate direct daily flights from Manila to Tokyo (Narita), and four times weekly flights from Manila to Nagoya, in addition to its existing Manila-Osaka route.
Cebu Pacific Air president Lance Gokongwei (third from right) welcomes the airline’s guests of honor to the Manila-Tokyo and Manila-Nagoya inaugural rites at NAIA Terminal 3. They are (from left) Maj. Gen. Jose Angel Honrado (Manila International Airport Authority general manager); Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel Lopez; DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya; Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Toshinao Urabe; DOT Assistant Secretary Benito Bengzon; and Atty. Carmelo Arcilla (Civil Aeronautics Board executive director).