Cebu Pacific (CEB) has surpassed the milestone of flying more than two million COVID-19 doses of vaccines across 20 key domestic provinces in the country since March 2021.
The provinces that received vaccines were Bacolod, Bohol, Butuan, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Legazpi, Masbate, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Virac, Zamboanga, with Caticlan and Kalibo as the newest. On July 3, CEB airlifted 3,000 Sinovac doses to Caticlan for the first time, via 5J 891, while on July 7, more than 52,000 Gamaleya Sputnik V doses were flown to Kalibo via DG 6317.
Over the week, CEB carried a total of 588,330 doses from Manila, bringing the total number of vaccine doses transported across the Philippines to 2,576,420.
“We are grateful to continue contributing to our nation’s fight against COVID-19 through the safe transportation of these much-needed vaccines across the archipelago. We will keep doing what we can to support the government in its inoculation efforts,” said Alex Reyes, Chief Strategy Officer at Cebu Pacific.
The transported vaccines were subject to the most stringent standards to guarantee product potency and efficacy until they arrive at their designated stations.
To date, CEB has flown 9 million COVID-19 doses from China, and expects to fly more shipments this month.
CEB operates the widest domestic network in the Philippines covering 31 destinations, on top of its five (5) international destinations. Its 75-strong fleet, one of the youngest in the world, includes two (2) dedicated ATR freighters and one (1) A330 freighter.