A Look At Cebu Pacific's 459-Seat Airbus A330neos & Where They Are Flying

[@StefanosTraveller]

I've flown with Cebu Pacific's A330neo between Dubai-Manila and back. The flight was very comfortable. I didn't felt that we were so many people on board. Also comparing to flighta i took with Turkish Airlines A350 And 777, United B787-10. I would take again a flight with Cebu for sure! Also i paid 39 EUR for the MNL-DXB flight 🤣

[@dereklenzen2330]

39 Euros for MNL-DXB??? That's a steal!

[@louiswendt4371]

Wow

[@barrs817]

You compared CebPac with full service carriers..... obviously they aren't cheap hahahaha🤣

[@StefanosTraveller]

@barrs817 Of course, but with the price difference they have, I normally choose low cost airlines the most of the times. For example I've flown from ATH to JFK for 98 EUR with Norse which is a low cost, and returned back for 5 EUR using Star Alliance miles on United (normal price was 800 EUR). Norse's seats where better for sure. More comfortable. And it was cheaper

[@vonleonerespiritu2741]

Flown with this type once, going to Davao from Manila, and I say it's super worth it. I got lucky that time that the A330-900 I flew with was not full with passengers. I was blessed to be seated in 17C which is next to one of the emergency doors, and since that airplane was not full with passengers, I asked one of the flight attendants to be seated on a window seat, which was easily granted. I also felt the better handling of the aircraft when it comes to turbulence management, I mean we sure went through some clouds during the flight, but I hardly ever felt the turbulence associated with it.

[@AbdullahNajib-b9z]

clouds to not accosiate turbulence. everyone in the indian subcontinent would be killed by winds if that were true

[@AirTravel415]

I flew onboard this aircraft once, had my expectations shattered as it didn’t feel cramped at all, the seat’s vibrant color and thinness gives a roomy feeling, along with the bright ambiance of the cabin, even though the seat has no recline I felt it’s padded enough One thing I noticed with the A330neo is that the overhead bins are a bit higher or it’s just with the design? (It’s been years since I’ve flown their old A330)

[@muhammadhanifkurnaen6689]

Some people with long legs maybe have problem

[@dereklenzen2330]

I don't like the 3-3-3 layout, but I love the color scheme. Very lively and tropical-feeling. 😃

[@AirTravel415]

@@muhammadhanifkurnaen6689 that’s why they offer the exit row seats right?

[@muhammadhanifkurnaen6689]

@@AirTravel415 if those seats were full or someone didnt want to change it could be problem :c

[@E.V.E101]

You're a Filipino, of course you would say this.

[@suncheeserailway]

An absolute beast of the modern era, a few of these older Cebu Pacific A333 have gone on to fly for US-Bangla airlines on their Jeddah-Dhaka route Literally manifesting the “bus” part in airbus

[@RichardMigneron]

Some years ago, I took an Air France 747-400 "métropole", this was their 747 full economy that mainly used to do trips between their carrabean islands (Guadloupe and Martinique) and Paris but sometimes to Montréal too. I don't remember the number of seats, but it was around 500 seats.

[@creativemindplay]

And how was that experience for you?

[@marcg1686]

Good to see the A330 design still pulling its weight and delivering what airlines want. The 22" fuselage diameter was a sound choice back in the day.

[@richardincm]

Erm, twenty-two Inches, or FEET, did you mean to say ?

[@StudyWithMusic-mo5nl]

the A300 is just under 18 ft in diameter, which the a330 shares....🤔🤔

[@marcg1686]

@@richardincm I f****d up. 222 inch fuselage is what I meant to say.

[@tkcom]

If they could put seats in the cargo hold, they would.

[@marcg1686]

Don't be giving them ideas.

[@AbdullahNajib-b9z]

exits? fuel tanks? forget it,the 330neo is already too underpowered .

[@kingsharkoon]

​@@AbdullahNajib-b9z wth no, it's not 😂

[@Nobi36]

Cebu Pacific has retired their cargo subsidiary so technically their commercial passenger freight volume is higher.

[@Plab1402]

​@@AbdullahNajib-b9zyou call everything airbus related underpowered but you never give actual proof 😂

[@medviation]

I rode this beast on a MNL-NRT flight. I'm 5'11 and it's not so bad. The ticket was gloriously cheap. However, not sure I would enjoy any of the longer flights in this.

[@jelof21]

they're actually not that bad.... as an asian with shorter legs, it's actually comfortable since the recaro seats are shaped nicely and have no need to recline also, it still smells new 😅

[@joeyjoe3ful]

I once flown on the TCX A330 3-3-3 high density configuration between MAN-YVR-MAN and had no issues with seat comfort.

[@Suijiro99]

Experienced this for Manila-Bangkok. I got dizzy just going back and forth to the lavatory because the seat rows seem endless but for a 5’9 like me, there is still 2-3 inch leg room left. Overall comfortable 3 and half hour trip.

[@christopherjones4744]

There’s a mistake in your video. You mention that Condor is the next highest capacity A339 after Cebu. That’s incorrect. Lion Air has a slightly less dense 436 seater. There are others too that are higher than Condor’s capacity

[@AirTravel415]

@@christopherjones4744 Lion air has a 440 seater A330

[@freerandomcontent13]

My local airline. I live in Cebu Philippines and I rode their turboprops many times. In fact, I only rode many turboprops and one jet (A320) and only flew to and from one region. Never got out of visayas

[@EduardGenardAndalis]

I flown with 5J’s A330-941 between MNL-DVO on 7th of April, 2024. Although it’s a bit packed due to high demand of that route and even I don’t like my seating position because I’m at the seat 40E (middle seat). Despite of that seating position issues, at least I can plug my gadgets onto their seat charger, their seat seems comfortable despite the way it designed and nothing problem for me because I’m 4’9” petite guy, a chance to take a picture and video a beautiful sunset & “Sharklet” by take a sit on a vacant seat, and requested to the cabin crew if I visit the plane’s cockpit + take a picture. It was my 2nd time to fly the A330 series (the 1st was on January, 2016 with their now-retired A330-300), and 1st time to fly a Neo version. Just like other people who experienced this highly-dense A330-941 in long haul trip, I’m might not likely to fly it cause I’m not comfortable. I’m ok this plane for short haul, highly-dense flight like the ones that I’ve flew.

[@jacobnathanielzpayag3885]

Flew on these to Hong Kong and back. Both flights were full with 459 passengers onboard. As a tall guy, I wouldn't take this aircraft on flights longer than 4 hours but honestly, it's alright and you do get slightly more legroom compared to an A320/321. My biggest gripe though had to do with the climate control. It was getting really hot near the windows.

[@juliane.5049]

I am flying with the A330-900 from Cebu Pacific in February from Manila to Cebu and from Manila to Hong Kong :)

[@haroonsultan1312]

What is the MTOW? What is the baggage allowance given to each pax? Is cargo loadable with full pax load?

[@MrSchwabentier]

MTOW is normal, so 251t. Cargo depends on the route and the amount of fuel loaded. But i don’t think LCCs carry much cargo anyways

[@rockyshore7017]

I didn't even know it was *possible* to scrunch that many seats into an A330. That sounds crowded even for a 747.

[@scubaje]

Flew on Cebu Pacific once, MNL to SIN in 2019 in their sardine can A330-300. Had I known better, I would gladly have paid double to not fly on Cebu Pacific. Nothing about the experience was pleasant. Not the online booking, not the shockingly untrained ground personnel, not the lack of communication from the airline when they changed the flight schedule, not the super uncomfortable seats. Haven’t flown on them since.

[@MasterPatatas]

If all of you are just complaining about the cramped space, then go pay wayyy more to some other airline. Cebu Pacific is a budget airline, don’t expect to be treated like the president

[@Orvz475]

I have gone aboard one bound for Hong Kong last year though.

[@ronparrish6666]

Right up there with Air Canada's triple 7

[@AlvinZorDi]

I was just in a CebuPacific A330 NEO this month. From ICN to MNL. The flight is also FULL. Very uncomfortable overall! My flight from MNL to ICN, in a CebuPacific A321 NEO is much better 🛫

[@kkrsnn5632]

Sardines. Cebu would do wonders with tje A380 or 777-300😁

[@sorn2866]

I flew EMIRATES, CEBU PAC and Philippine Airlines, from Dubai to Manila vice versa all in economy class... Of course the EMIRATES is the best overall and the i can say for me a 5"8 height 78kg, I think Ive flown the latest Cebu Pac plane from DXB to MNL last July it wasnt like before its very comfy to be honest than my previous Cebu Pac experience.....

[@Archduke17]

Noel Phillips did a trip report on Cebu Pacific flying them MNL-DXB. Noel is 6'4", so it was a nightmare.

[@NicotineRosberg]

Not everyone is 6 ft. Also the ppl in the pacific regions are generally smaller so no one is complaining over there

[@johnbx2795]

All that guy does is whinge whinge whinge.

[@E.V.E101]

@@NicotineRosberg C'mon stop lying, there's a lot of complains about this airline and leg space is one of them.

[@ianendangan7462]

​@@E.V.E101only westeners complain. Cebu Pacific is designed primarily for filipinos mostly OFWs.

[@E.V.E101]

@@ianendangan7462 Please stop patronising this airline. They literally get complaints every day from all walks of life.

[@Humanity_Hope_]

Can you imagine having 65 guests at home for 10 hours, and only 1 bathroom?

[@blizard-e3g]

It would be great if in such videos the authors also indicated the width of the seats, the step between the rows and the distance available for the knees from the seat to the back of the seat in front )

[@jamesalias595]

They are okay for Filipino's and I can even manage them for the short but slightly uncomfortable flight between Manila and Davao, but I am a big fat American, so I wouldn't do a longer flight. However, they don't feet that cramped, just pay a little extra and get seats near the front of the plane as most pinoy's won't spring for the extra cost and you may get a whole empty row.

[@pogzie]

Flew MNL-SYD on these. My god the non reclining seats on an 8-hour red-eye flight is a literal pain in the ass (and back)

[@neohhorkee454]

No recline? That is HELL

[@johnlukeevangelista6688]

Nice, but good only for short flights like Manila to Cebu

[@jelof21]

my inly issue with 5J, or any low-cost airline for that matter, theres no live map, so uoure just in the dark as to where you are and have to rely on a timer to guage how much longer the flight js

[@fabiangandara8683]

Is Cebu considered a LCC?

[@raphaelmiguelbalon9226]

It is a low cost carrier.

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

It is.

[@fallguyjames]

I've flown it from Cebu to Manila once.

[@GlynJones-w5b]

Just flew this type from Manila to Melbourne return. It is too crowded and no seat incline for coping with an 8 hour flight.

[@nahteo]

I flew a long haul on one of these. Never again. Big guy no fit😂

[@CycloneProductions22]

3-3-3 Seat Configuration Is it Normal for Airbus A330s?

[@Nexus_A350XWB]

2-4-2 is normal 3-3-3 is abnormal

[@AirTravel415]

@@CycloneProductions22 yes, it’s typical for LCC’s but If you do get to fly on certain Philippine Airlines A330’s it has a 3-3-3 layout in Economy (the configuration featured by Sam Chui once)

[@blizard-e3g]

@@Nexus_A350XWB The frames at the eighth second of the video scared me. I counted ten in a row with horror! Then I realized that it was not Cebu 330 ))

[@Nexus_A350XWB]

@@blizard-e3g Base on the width of the fuselage

[@blizard-e3g]

@@Nexus_A350XWB It's obvious ) I mean the ability to place ten seats in a row in 330

[@sagittarius_12_archer]

Yes,i've flown with Cebu Pacific Airbus A330neo last December 30,2022 from Manila(MNL) to General Santos(GES), Cebu Pacific A330neo is better than A330ceo which i flown last December 25,2021 and January 22,2022.

[@NayNay-i9z]

The seat of this good with charging port compare to some carrier in philippines who does not offer and more expensive ticket

[@kevinbarry71]

Rather surprised they can get enough passengers between Manila and General Santos city to fill this aircraft

[@AirTravel415]

@@kevinbarry71 Cebu, and Davao as well

[@AviationRouteMaps]

General Santos also caters for cargo, even PAL sends their widebodies to General Santos

[@markingle8487]

@@AirTravel415 Previously when I have flown from Manila to Davao there have been two Cebu Pacific A320 flights leaving within minutes of each other, so the A330 makes perfect sense for some of the flights. As others have said, for the under two hour flight the A330NEO is perfectly comfortable. Many many years ago PAL flew the A300 from Mania to Davao, though in those days the seat density was much lower. I'm showing my age when I remember the PAL old BAC 1-11s and even the HS748s!

[@ariantes221]

Add some sunflower oil and seal the doors, and you can sell them as canned humans :)

[@Inflight777]

Imagine if this airline or indigo gets it's hands on a A380. 😂

[@Jul676869]

I prefer A321LR choice

[@Isansaviation]

First i like the a330

[@donaldtrumpy5914]

Hawaii needs Cebu Pacific

[@cresildaalforque]

Hoping ME can fly soon🙏

[@sswaffensturm664]

Man, flying sardines! Really wish airlines would give a bit more space for the hard earned money of their passengers.

[@arienoordzij3823]

Airlines 'give' something??!! You are joking, right?

[@dennis12dec]

Not suitable for long haul flights.

[@ThineFriedOne]

JUST AS I RODE ONE

[@WizardSoon]

USB charging is greatly appreciated

[@kabirsharma2858]

I'm curious, is the guy speaking AI or an actual person because his voice is so robotic but kinda natural in a weird way

[@RuhjedVentula]

he had a cold before and the voice was different lol

[@garomistory]

Imagine how cramped the legroom will be 💀

[@rubz_77]

Do least dense aircraft!

[@ald4425]

I guess the price is the main priority for customers flying with Cebu Pacific. Not the number of passengers onboard. Personally, I wouldn't like to travel on this aircraft. Far too many people in a tube, for my liking!

[@jjoulekelvin2986]

Bro challenges A380

[@dennis12dec]

That's in a 4 Class configuration.

[@E.V.E101]

@@dennis12dec Thanks Captain Obvious

[@d.b.cooper1]

Only makes sense given how small Asians are

[@dereklenzen2330]

459 seats in an A330-900. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

[@AirTravel415]

@@dereklenzen2330 more seats = more passengers to carry I once thought the timing of the neo’s arrival was off as travel wasn’t back yet late 2021, but I was wrong. When a typhoon struck Cebu, the A330neo got its first full pax load for the first time flying stranded people out There was a flight during that time where they had 463 (Crew included) people onboard

[@liambengif7663]

Now wait for 630 seats in a 777-9 with 3-5-3 configuration.

[@marcg1686]

​​@@liambengif7663 Airbus used to refer to the 5 abreast option as the double-excuse me.

[@dereklenzen2330]

@@marcg1686 I've heard the middle seat in 5-abreast referred to as the "prisoner's seat."

[@AbdullahNajib-b9z]

a380 actually said you could do a 3 5 3 config

[@stradivarioushardhiantz5179]

Densiest A330

[@billehr694]

And once again, do we really need the 777X

[@E.V.E101]

cringe

[@MrSchwabentier]

Yes, because some airlines want to transport 400+ passengers AND offer comfort at the same time.

[@billehr694]

Well it couldn't be any worse than an all coach DC-8-61 charter airliner in the 1970s

[@alxs_marquez]

Making people fly like canned sardines on this airplane for more than two hours should be made illegal.

[@ballsinsurance]

asian people are shorter tho

[@_Erogaki]

If you are under 6' you'll be fine but over? Oh boy.

[@hanj31]

I will not fly a 3-3-3 A330 or a 3-4-3 B777 except for emirates

[@jaimearus8382]

Horrible. Sardines have more room.

[@arienoordzij3823]

Yes, but no windows, no toilets, and not allowed to choose their destination!😁🤣

[@AbdullahNajib-b9z]

exageration the person above me is kind of correct

[@jaimearus8382]

@arienoordzij3823 lol

[@valentinevanadium3767]

Include me out

[@Tina-d8f]

Very close to Virgin's A340-600 economy cabin. Flown that a few times.

[@NickIggler1969]

I bet in gay

[@jacobjay9017]

Disgusting. This should not be allowed

[@stevenholt1867]

The Flying Prison

[@muralisandrakasan3707]

Thats torture

[@GlynJones-w5b]

Just flew this type from Manila to Melbourne return. It is too crowded and no seat incline for coping with an 8 hour flight.