Cebu Pacific will buy the Filipino unit of Singapore-based budget carrier Tigerair in a deal that will create the largest budget airline network between Asia and the Philippines.

Cebu Pacific said that it would pay $15 million to wholly own Tigerair Philippines, a small carrier that is 40 percent controlled by Tigerair, and expects the transaction to close in a few months.

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