I’m not gonna make such a huge post out of this. Here’s the press release from Cebu Pacific.

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Christmas comes early in Cebu Pacific
Travel this Nov-Dec for only P888

We’re bringing Christmas early to Filipinos with an P888 ‘Go Lite’ seat sale to any domestic destination starting now until September 30, 2009 for travel beginning November 1 until December 31, 2009.

Our seat sale covers all domestic destinations, including sought-after tourist spots such as Kalibo (Boracay), Busuanga and Puerto Princesa (Palawan) and Siargao.

Book your flights via www.cebupacificair.com and pay through CEB ticketing offices, online with your credit card or Bancnet debit card, via ATM or over the counter in partner banks. This new option in our website is specifically for those who have no credit cards or prefer to pay in cash.

So hurry, now’s your chance to have that out-of-town Christmas party with your friends and family or go on a leisure holiday before the Christmas rush!
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2. If time permits, schedule your flight on a weekday, preferably Tuesday or Thursday. These are the usual ‘slow’ days which means you have better chances of getting those Cebu Pacific Promo Fares that are quickly snatched by the flying public.

3. If you’re only travelling for a few days, travelling light can be lighter on your wallet. If you don’t have any check-in baggage, you can save P200 for a roundtrip ticket. Before, you get to save P400 but since last week, you only get a P100 discount per way.

4. If you’re registering online, don’t get carried away by that seat selector thing. You’re getting charged a certain amount for that.

5. In the insurance portion, check carefully. As a default, the insurance radio buttons are checked and if you don’t uncheck them, they’re included in your billing. But of course you can leave them alone if you want to be insured. Please note that it’s not required.

6. There are now a lot of ways to pay for your Cebu Pacific Air ticket. You can pay online using your credit card, use bancnet or megalink, or call their hotline at 7020888 and buy over the phone. The last option is pretty handy because sometimes, online payment can be quite strict; if you make a mistake in stating your billing address for example, your transaction won’t go through. Calling the Cebu Pacific Hotline which will direct you to their call center is hassle-free.

7. Here’s the most important thing. Cebu Pacifc Tickets especially those that are covered by promos are non-refundable and if you decide to move your booked date, the penalties are really gonna hurt you. So be firm on your flight dates unless you are just overflowing with cash.

That’s it. If you have anything to add, just give me a shout-out in the comment section.
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I’m not sure how much has changed in a couple of months but the last time I travelled with Cebu Pacific, the queu was horrendous. Sure they’re now in NAIA 3 and there are a lot of generic (no speicifc routes) check in counters to cater to passengers, but still, the lines! Even if you come in really early for your flight, you still have to go through this very long passenger line.
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Now we could hem and haw about the really bad service (or so we think) or we can all just RELAX.

Relax because well, there’s no point bursting an artery just because the lines are long. The trick is to be at the airport between 60-90 minutes before your estimated departure time. Anything earlier and you’ll burst an artery. Anything later and you’ll die of nervousness.

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but when a plane is due to depart within an hour, the Cebu Pacific people will open a dedicated line for that particular route. All passengers who are in queue and headed for that route are asked to transfer to that line.

This my friends is the window of opportunity.

You don’t have to be frustrated over the really long line, just be there with enough time to spare, you can queue if you like, just make sure that when the Cebu Pacific crew begins calling out for departing passengers bound for blahblah, you haul your behind and go into that line. For sure you’ll be in a very short line and you won’t be left behind by your plane.

What if you’re in the queue outside the airport?  Well just tell the guard that your plane is due to depart in an hour, show them your ticket and they’ll allow you to get inside.  Look for a Cebu Pacific crew and check if a line has been opened for your route and that’s it.  You don’t have to camp out or anything.  Just a little common sense and street smarts should do the trick.

Hope this is helpful for you harrassed passengers.
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