Cebu Pacific Sends 9 Planes to ASP for Storage

Low-cost airline Cebu Pacific Air sent nine (09) of its planes to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) in Connellan, Australia for storage earlier this week. Based on the data we obtained from FlightRadar24.com, there were ten (10) Cebu Pacific aircraft on the ground at ASP last Monday, 20 July 2020:

1. RP-C3341 (Airbus A330-343)
2. RP-C3342 (Airbus A330-343)
3. RP-C4111 (Airbus A321-211)
4. RP-C4112 (Airbus A321-211)
5. RP-C4113 (Airbus A321-211)
6. RP-C4114 (Airbus A321-211)
7. RP-C4115 (Airbus A321-211)
8. RP-C4116 (Airbus A321-211)
9. RP-C4117 (Airbus A321-211)

According to several sources, the tenth aircraft, RP-C4123 (Airbus A321-271NX Neo), will be returning to the Philippines to ferry back the pilots who brought the birds to ASP.

Earlier today, GMA News confirmed that nine (09) Cebu Pacific planes were brought to ASP for “indefinite storage” as part of the airline’s cost-cutting measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.