Cebu Pacific Records 2.2M Passengers in March, Seat Load Factor Reaches 81.4%

Cebu Pacific (CEB) carried 2.2 million passengers in March 2025, an 18.9% increase compared to the same period last year. Seat load factor (SLF) reduced slightly to 81.4% from 81.6% last year while seat capacity grew by 19.2%.

Domestic passengers grew 20.2% versus March 2024 on 17.9% higher seats, with a SLF of 84.1%. International passenger traffic, meanwhile, grew 15.2% year over year on 22.9% higher seats, coming with a 5.0 percentage point decrease in SLF to 74.3%.

​For year-to-date 2025, CEB passengers grew to 7.0 million, marking a 26.3% increase from 5.5 million in 2024. Domestic passengers grew 27.9% to 5.2 million, while international passengers grew 21.8% to 1.8 million. SLF averaged 84.9%, while overall capacity in seats grew 24.8% to 8.2 million.

“Despite the shift of Easter from March of last year into April of this year, the traffic growth and seat load factors remained robust for both domestic and international networks. For the first quarter, overall, we have registered increases in load factor while growing capacity at circa 25pct. This reinforces our positive outlook for the second quarter of this year.”, said Xander Lao, President & Chief Commercial Officer of CEB.

Cebu Pacific (CEB) is the Philippines leading airline. It entered the aviation industry in March 1996 and as a low cost-carrier, it pioneered the “low fare, great value” strategy. Since its inception, it has flown over 250 million passengers.

CEB offers the widest network coverage in the Philippines with 37 domestic and 26 international destinations. It operates one of the youngest fleets in the world, with a fleet of 99 aircraft.