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Cebu Pacific says it flew 19 million passengers in 2016

By Mei Ling Tan
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Cebu Pacific says it flew 19 million passengers in 2016
Cebu Pacific says it flew 19 million passengers in 2016

Cebu Pacific, the country’s largest airline, said Friday it flew 19.1 million passengers in 2016, a 4-percent increase from the previous year on the back of its short-haul services.

The airline said it set a new record for most passengers flown in a single day, 64,638 on Dec. 27, 2016.

Cebu Pacific said there was “notable” growth in passengers to Beijing, Xiamen, Taipei, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh among international destinations.

Locally, passengers increased in Cauayan, Siargao and Ozamiz, the airline said.

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