Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5057 (06 October 2019)
As my favourite destination – my own little happy place – Japan exerts such a strong hold on my imagination that I’ve come to dread every homeward flight. Painful though […]
Category Archives: Cebu Pacific
Flight Report: MNL-NRT on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5054 (28 September 2019)
For my 20th trip to Japan, I gave serious thought to flying with a full-service airline (instead of my usual LCCs) to make the milestone feel more special. Amongst the […]
Flight Report: TPE-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 313 (15 September 2019)
Budget airline Cebu Pacific (5J) did a splendid job – at least by LCC standards – on our outbound flight from Manila to Taipei. In today’s post, we’ll see if […]
Flight Report: MNL-TPE on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 312 (12 September 2019)
No less than five airlines compete for market share on the busy route between Manila and Taipei – a popular (and conveniently short) regional hop for business-people and holidaymakers alike. […]
Flight Report: KIX-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 827 (17 February 2019)
From the shiny new aeroplane to the on-time arrival, I think Cebu Pacific (5J) did a pretty good job on our outbound flight from Manila to Ōsaka. Now let’s see […]
Flight Report: MNL-KIX on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 828 (14 February 2019)
I haven’t flown recently with Cebu Pacific (5J) on their Ōsaka route, mainly because their evening arrival at Kansai International Airport (KIX) doesn’t dovetail with my preference for daytime landings. […]
Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5057 (01 December 2018)
In my previous flight report, we saw what it’s like to travel with Cebu Pacific from Manila to Tōkyō. Now let’s see if they’ve done just as well on the […]
Flight Report: MNL-NRT on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5054 (15 November 2018)
In this report, we’ll see what it’s like to fly with the Philippines’ largest low-cost carrier on the busy Manila-Tōkyō run – a route that I travel on regularly since […]
Flight Report: MNL-TPE on 5J 312
No-frills airlines don’t have much of a reputation for quality and service. But on short hops between A and B, one often finds that they can do the job just […]
Flight Report: MNL-ICN on 5J 194
Low-cost carriers aren’t exactly known for luxury, comfort, punctuality, or – in extreme cases – safety. But when all one needs is an inexpensive way to get from A to […]
