Domestic travel in the Philippines has continued to recover since the global COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, Cebu Pacific Air carried approximately ** million domestic passengers, making it the airline with the highest number of local travelers.
Increase in domestic travel
Records from 2024 also revealed that the Philippines saw a significant increase in domestic travel volume since the upset in 2020 and 2021. Domestic flight volume also exceeded that of international passenger traffic, especially in 2022. The Philippines is an archipelagic country with over 7,000 islands, many of which are popular beach destinations that attract both local and international tourists.
Philippines' flag carrier
While Cebu Pacific Air dominated the domestic travel market, Philippine Airlines carried more international passengers in 2024, with over *** million travelers compared to Cebu Pacific’s *** million. Meanwhile, its regional brand, PAL Express, recorded a peak of over million domestic passengers in the same year—the highest since 2014. As a result, the revenue of PAL Holdings Incorporated has continued to increase since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.
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Civil Aeronautics Board. (February 11, 2025). Number of domestic passengers in the Philippines in 2024, by airline [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1270413/philippines-number-of-domestic-passengers-by-airline/
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