Cebu Pacific keeps eye on Japan to serve tourists, overseas Filipinos

MANILA, Philippines - Cebu Pacific, the country’s largest budget carrier flying international routes, continues to eye Japan as one of its next destinations amid a perceived slow down in the aviation industry. “Japan is on the roadmap but the accreditation process is quite a lengthy one. We are waiting for that process to be concluded," Cebu Pacific President Lance Y Gokongwei said. Cebu Pacific gave up its flight entitlements to Japan in 2006. Gokongwei did not mention if the carrier is allotting another aircraft for future use in the East Asian country. When the systems have been ironed out, Cebu Pacific will be landing on Osaka, Japan’s second largest city, as there are no more landing rights available at the Narita Airport in Tokyo. Japan is the Philippines third biggest source of tourists, next to Korea and the United States. Cebu Pacific flies to various regional destinations, including Singapore, Malaysia, China, Vietnam and Thailand. - GMANews.TV