Cebu Pacific Air deepens Japan presence with first branch office

18 May 2018 2186 | World Travel News

Cebu Pacific Air has opened its first branch office in Japan to serve as the hub for all its activities and business transactions in the country.

Heading the office in Chou-ku Tokyo is Tomohiko Matsumoto, who was appointed country manager for Japan in December 2017. A veteran in the travel and aviation industries with over 25 years’ experience, he served as country manager and international air cargo manager for Qatar Airways and more recently, as sales and marketing manager for Japan for Tigerair Taiwan.

Cebu Pacific is finally getting its own branch office in Japan after 10 years of operating in the country

Mike Szcus, chief executive adviser at Cebu Pacific Air, commented that the airline’s new branch office in Japan will bring the airline into the “next stage of growth” in the market, which is today “one of the most important across our network”.

“In 2017, we flew over 435,000 passengers between the Philippines and Japan. Compared to the (size of the Japan outbound market), there is much room to grow,” noted Alex Reyes, vice president for cargo at Cebu Pacific Air.