Philippine budget carrier Cebu Pacific Air (CEB) has begun long-haul services, connecting its main base in Manila with Dubai in the UAE. The carrier previously confined itself to domestic and regional Asian routes using a 45-strong fleet of Airbus A320s, A319s and ATR 72s. The scheduled non-stop service to Dubai began on October 7 with a pair of new Airbus A330-300s, the first of eight on lease. With an all-economy configuration of 436 seats, arranged nine abreast at a seat pitch of 30in (760mm), they have the highest seat count of any scheduled A330 operator. CEB wants its A330s to have the lowest cost per seat on the routes it flies, enabling it to offer fares 35% lower than other carriers'.
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