Cebu Pacific’s Riyadh–Manila flights take off with SAR 1 launch fare

Cebu Pacific unveils direct Riyadh-Manila flights with fares starting at just SAR 1

Last updated: December 09, 2025 | 11:21

Nivetha Dayanand, Assistant Business Editor

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The airline announced it will operate four flights a week on the new route.

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Dubai: Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ largest low-cost carrier, is set to expand its Middle East network by introducing direct flights between Riyadh and Manila starting March 1, 2026. The new connection strengthens air links between Saudi Arabia and the Philippines, serving a growing demand among Filipino expatriates and business travellers.

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The airline announced it will operate four flights a week on the new route. Services from Riyadh to Manila are scheduled every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, while the return flights from Manila to Riyadh depart every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

This schedule, according to the airline, provides greater flexibility for travellers, particularly those flying between the Gulf and Southeast Asia for work or leisure.

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SAR 1 seat offer

To celebrate the route’s launch, Cebu Pacific has introduced a special promotional sale offering one-way base fares between Riyadh and Manila for as low as SAR 1. The seat sale runs from December 9 to 13, 2025, with a travel period covering March 1 to October 31, 2026.

The offer excludes surcharges and other fees, the carrier said.

Nivetha DayanandAssistant Business Editor

Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, where she spends her days unpacking money, markets, aviation, and the big shifts shaping life in the Gulf. Before returning to Gulf News, she launched Finance Middle East, complete with a podcast and video series. Her reporting has taken her from breaking spot news to long-form features and high-profile interviews. Nivetha has interviewed Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, Indian ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and N. Chandrababu Naidu, IMF’s Jihad Azour, and a long list of CEOs, regulators, and founders who are reshaping the region’s economy. An Erasmus Mundus journalism alum, Nivetha has shared classrooms and newsrooms with journalists from more than 40 countries, which probably explains her weakness for data, context, and a good follow-up question. When she is away from her keyboard (AFK), you are most likely to find her at the gym with an Eminem playlist, bingeing One Piece, or exploring games on her PS5.