{"id":66569,"date":"2020-09-18T21:15:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T13:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=66569"},"modified":"2022-09-18T21:18:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T13:18:00","slug":"your-guide-to-the-budget-airlines-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/09\/18\/your-guide-to-the-budget-airlines-in-the-philippines\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide to the Budget Airlines in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going around the Philippines doesn\u2019t have to be expensive. With proper timing and the right mindset (budget airlines means lesser comfort), you can take advantage of the upcoming Philippine holidays to get out of the city and discover hidden gems and places in any of our 7,107 islands.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cebu<\/p>\n

Cebu Pacific is the country\u2019s top budget airline company<\/em><\/p>\n

Cebu Pacific<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There is no denying that Cebu Pacific changed the way Filipinos travel. For the country\u2019s expat community, this 19-year old airline company provided an alternative means to see the rest of the country. With flights to 33 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations across 14 countries, there is no denying that this airline gets the job done. However, as a budget airline, Cebu Pacific has its flaws. On-time reliability is average at best and there are a few concerns when it comes to customer service. To avoid inconvenience, best to arrive at the airport three hours prior to flight and keep expectations at bay. Main base is\u00a0Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Manila, with other hubs at\u00a0Mactan-Cebu International Airport,\u00a0Clark International Airport,\u00a0Kalibo International Airport,\u00a0Francisco Bangoy International Airport\u00a0and\u00a0Iloilo International Airport.<\/span><\/p>\n

Book your flights at\u00a0www.cebupacificair.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow them on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"PAL\"<\/p>\n

The Philippines\u2019 flag carrier Philippine Airlines<\/em><\/p>\n

Philippine Airlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PAL is not a budget airline \u2014 but is considered one of the best when it comes to personalized service. It also offers budget-friendly promos at times which means you get to have great service at a slashed price \u2013 the sweetest deal!\u00a0 PAL is also the Philippines\u2019 flag carrier and lauded by its passengers for the exceptional customer service it provides its passengers. PAL flies from its main hub at Ninoy Aquino International Airport\u00a0Centennial Terminal \u00a0and\u00a0Mactan-Cebu International Airport. It currently serves 31 destinations in the Philippines and 36 overseas destinations across Southeast Asia,\u00a0East Asia,\u00a0Middle East,\u00a0Oceania,\u00a0North America\u00a0and\u00a0Europe. Those on a tight budget or into backpacking travel can use PAL\u2019s budget airline subsidiary PAL Express (formerly called Air Philippines).<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit their website at\u00a0www.philippineairlines.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow them in any of their social media accounts:\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Air Asia Philippines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

AirAsia Philippines is the low cost Philippine affiliate of the premier airline company based in Malaysia. The local subsidiary has 12 destinations and calls the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga as its local headquarters. In Manila, AirAsia flies out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. Recently, AirAsia Philippines entered into partnership with the owners of Zest Air, another budget airline in the Philippines. This led to the formation of AirAsia Zest which caters to some of AirAsia\u2019s domestic destinations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit their website at\u00a0http:\/\/www.airasia.com\/ph\/en\/home.page\/<\/a>\u00a0and follow them in any of their social media accounts:\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/span><\/p>\n

Article by Melanie M. Suzon
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All images sourced at Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Going around the Philippines doesn\u2019t have to be expensive. With proper timing and the right mindset (budget airlines means lesser comfort), you can take advantage of the upcoming Philippine holidays to get out of the city and discover hidden gems and places in any of our 7,107 islands. Cebu Pacific is the country\u2019s top budget airline company Cebu Pacific There is no denying that Cebu Pacific changed the way Filipinos travel. For the country\u2019s expat community, this 19-year old airline company provided an alternative means to see the rest of the country. With flights to 33 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations across 14 countries, there is no denying that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":66570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15752],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/Cebu-Pacific-e1446025285778.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66571,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66569\/revisions\/66571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}