MANILA -- Cebu Pacific is moving its Masbate and Siargao flights from Manila to Clark by March 30.

This is in line with the government's directive to move turboprop plane flights to Clark International Airport or other secondary airports to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

In a statement, Cebu Pacific said the following flights will be transferred to Clark:

MASBATE
From:  DG 6177/6178  Manila – Masbate- Manila
To: DG 6171/6172 Clark – Masbate- Clark

SIARGAO
From: DG 6837/6838, DG 6839/6840, and DG 6841/6842 Manila – Siargao – Manila
To: DG 6759/6760 and DG 6761/6762 Clark – Siargao – Clark

Direct services from Manila to Surigao will also be cancelled and passengers will have the option to connect via Cebu, the budget carrier said.

Speaking on TeleRadyo Serbisyo, Cebu Pacific Chief Strategy Officer Alex Reyes said affected passengers can rebook their flights for free up to 30 days from their original flight date, store the amount they paid in their travel fund, or get a full refund on their ticket.

Reyes said this is only the first set of flights that they are moving out of the country's main gateway.

“Pag October na po, dapat wala nang turboprop operations galing Manila," he said.

He noted, however, that their subsidiary AirSWIFT will continue operating from NAIA until March 2026.

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"Yung resolution, sabi na 'yung mas malaking operators muna ang kailangan mag-move out ng operations. So 'yung CebGo at si PAL Express ang mauuna to move out," he explained.

A turboprop airplane is a smaller vessel which can carry about 60 passengers. Turboprop planes can reach regional destinations in the Philippines like Camiguin, Calbayog, Siargao, Masbate, Surigao, Busuanga and Naga--which can only accommodate smaller aircraft.