Philippines' Cebu Pacific bets on tourism boom with $24bn Airbus order

MANILA -- The operator of Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific is spending heavily to tap into a post-pandemic rebound in travel demand, likely to be boosted by the prospect of an overhaul to an airport that had been considered one of the world's worst.

Travelers are keen to visit destinations like the white sand beaches of El Nido in Palawan province, consistently ranked among the world's most beautiful. El Nido is an hour and a half away from Manila by plane on flights operated by AirSwift, part of the Ayala conglomerate.