New direct flights between Brisbane and Cebu have been launched, improving connectivity between the two gaming jurisdictions.
According to Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Marc Innes-Brown “This is a tangible demonstration of the Australian government’s commitment to do more business with the Philippines and facilitate greater economic links”.
The flights are operated by Jetstar, being the first scheduled route to a destination in the Philippines outside of Manila.
Jetstar is an Australian low-cost aviation group launched in 2004, which operates over 130 routes to more than 50 destinations. It is under the wing of the Qantas Group.
The Australian Ambassador indicated that the move is aimed at long-term connection between the regions, while also hoping to boost the short-term recovery of Cebu’s economy.
“The timing of the introduction of this service will hopefully make a contribution to Cebu’s recovery from the terrible typhoon a few weeks ago,” noted Innes-Brown.
The two nations had updated their air services agreements in September, with the intention of doubling passenger capacity from 35 to 70 weekly flights to primary Australian cities by 4Q26.
Jetstar already launched direct flights from Perth to Manila in late November and currently operates five routes from Western Australia to Asia – Manila, Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket and Bali.
