MANILA – Gokongwei-led airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) continues to record growth, flying 13.9 million passengers for the first half of 2025, up 20.8 percent from the 11.5 million tally in the first half of 2024.

"For the first half of 2025, our load factors have increased despite seat growth of more than 20 percent. This reflects the continued strength of air travel demand within our network," CEB president Xander Lao said in a statement on Tuesday.

He said that the low-cost carrier's capacity for the second half of June was reduced due to the onset of the leaner season.

"This also aligns with ongoing proactive management of engine and supply chain issues and as such we would expect capacity growth levels to stay at similar levels through the third quarter before rising again in the fourth quarter,” Lao added.

For the first half of 2025, CEB's seat load factor averaged 85.4 percent.

Last month, CEB flew 2.2 million passengers, 7.9 percent more than the passengers it carried in June 2024.

Despite the growth, last month's seat load factor slightly decreased to 87.5 percent from the 88.3 percent year-over-year (YoY).

Domestic passenger traffic in June grew by 7.3 percent, while international passenger traffic was 9.7 percent higher YoY.

CEB flies to 37 domestic and 26 international destinations across Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. (PNA)