
Originally Posted by
jojo_mouth
Ako I belong to Logistics industry, and very expose to airline and airport systems. Sometimes if ma delay ang flight deli tungod sa Airline, but maybe other external factors that the airline is not in control. All Airlines experience this, even PAL and even Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Singapore/ Silk Air, Qatar Airways and other chartered flight out off Cebu either international or domestic. Even if you go to other countries with other airlines, it still happens.
There are some points that we have to consider specially the coming in of Cebu Pacific in the airline industry:
1. Cebu Pacific brings a competition in the industry way back 1996. It was designed as "ECONOMY" airline which gives low fare rate compared to PAL. It is designed for "every Juan can fly". I remember when I was in college 18yrs ago in Manila where PAL is very expensive and you have no choice but to take either by boat. PAL never had promo until Ceb Pacific came.
2. Cargo airfreight rates were also awesome for us forwarders. PAL before never gives a single peso discount before the entry of Cebu Pacific. Shippers/ forwarders enjoy now the low cargo rates never had been offered by PAL.
3. Cebu Pacific targeted provincial destinations where PAL never provides routes because they were not feasible. This gives advantage to products from provinces to transport their goods in a fast way.
4. Cebu Pacific International routes gives you less fare compared to PAL. Even now, Cebu Pacific made it easier for us ordinary Cebuanos to go China, HK, Indonesia, Macau, Japan, Malaysia and (use to have BKK). Korea, Singapore, Vietnam etc..
5. After the presence of Cebu Pacific in the industry, some small "Economy or Budget Airlines" now joins the industry. Cebu Pacific made a break through, because some economy/budget airlines were hesitant to join the industry thinking they will not prosper until Ceb Pacific demonstrate they can survive the industry.
I hope above mentioned points will make us understand how important the presence of Cebu Pacific in the Industry and we have to sometimes patronized these small players to maintain the competition. Otherwise if these small players will close, PAL once again will dominate the industry and goes back to their regular pricing.
The truth is, PAL had been overpricing because of their overhead expenses as a big company. For PAL, it is not the flight cost that dictates its pricing but the entire overhead cost of the company. Example is the salaries of their employees, operational extra expenses, huge administrative expenses and others..
Fly High Cebu Pacific!!