Cebu Pacific (CEB) transported 2.2 million passengers in March 2025, reflecting an 18.9% increase compared to the same period last year. This growth came alongside a 19.2% rise in seat capacity. Despite the surge in available seats, the airline’s seat load factor (SLF) dipped only slightly to 81.4%, down from 81.6% in March 2024.
Domestic travel remained a key driver, with passenger volume rising 20.2% year-over-year on the back of a 17.9% increase in seats. The domestic SLF held strong at 84.1%.
On the international front, CEB posted a 15.2% increase in passengers, even as capacity jumped 22.9%. SLF for international flights declined by 5.0 percentage points to 74.3%.
For the first quarter of 2025, Cebu Pacific carried a total of 7.0 million passengers—a 26.3% increase from 5.5 million during the same period in 2024. Domestic passengers reached 5.2 million (+27.9%), while international passengers grew to 1.8 million (+21.8%). The airline maintained an average SLF of 84.9%, supported by a 24.8% increase in seat capacity, which totaled 8.2 million for the period.
“Despite the shift of Easter from March last year to April this year, traffic growth and load factors remained strong across both domestic and international networks. For the first quarter overall, we’ve seen higher load factors while expanding capacity by around 25%. This reinforces our positive outlook for the second quarter,” said Xander Lao, President & Chief Commercial Officer of Cebu Pacific.
Cebu Pacific continues to offer the most extensive network in the Philippines, operating flights to 37 domestic and 26 international destinations. The airline also boasts one of the youngest fleets globally, with 99 aircraft in operation.
