Cebu Pacific to cancel flights during 6-month Boracay closure

Cebu Pacific will cancel its flights to and from Caticlan and Kalibo over the 6-month period that Boracay Island, the world-famous tourist destination, will be closed.

The airline made the announcement close to midnight of Thursday, April 5, a few hours after President Rodrigo Duterte announced in a Cabinet meeting that he had accepted the recommendation of 3 agencies to shut down the island amid environmental concerns.

In a statement on April 5, Cebu Pacific listed 19 flights – mostly catering to tourists – that would be stopped from April 26 to October 27.

However, there are 6 flights it would retain “to serve local residents and ensure continuity of commerce in Northern Panay island” during the period.

Flights canceled from April 26 to October 27:

Manila-Caticlan-Manila (daily)

• 5J 891/892
• 5J 895/896
• 5J 899/900
• 5J 901/902
• 5J 905/906
• DG 6241/6242
• DG 6243/6244
• DG 6247/6248

Cebu-Caticlan-Cebu (daily)

• 5J 132/133

Caticlan-Clark-Caticlan (daily)

• DG 6298/6299

Manila-Kalibo-Manila (daily)

• 5J 331/332
• DG 6317/6318

Manila-Kalibo (Sunday-Thursday)

• 5J 339

Kalibo-Cebu

• 5J 413 (daily)
• 5J 415 (Sunday/Friday)

Cebu-Kalibo-Cebu

• 5J 416/417 (Sunday)

Clark-Kalibo

• 5J 351 (Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday)

Kalibo-Clark

• 5J 352 (Monday/Wednesday/Friday)

Kalibo-Incheon-Kalibo (starting June 1)

• 5J 180/181 (daily)
• 5J 182/183 (daily)

Cebu Pacific will operate the following flights from April 26 to October 27:

• Manila-Kalibo 5J 337 – daily (except May 1-4)
• Kalibo-Manila 5J 338 – daily (except May 1-4)
• Manila-Caticlan DG 6245 – daily
• Caticlan-Manila DG 6246 – daily
• Cebu-Caticlan DG 6272 – daily
• Caticlan-Cebu DG 6273 – daily

The airline advised affected passengers to take any of the following options:

• Get a full refund
• Place the full value of the ticket in a travel fund for future use
• Rebook the flight, subject to seat availability (via the ”Manage Booking” section in the Cebu Pacific website)
• Reroute to any domestic destination, subject to seat availability

“Guests who booked through a travel agent or any other third party are encouraged to provide us with their own contact details so they are directly advised about any flight changes,” Cebu Pacific said.