Domestic passenger traffic in the first three months grew 116.5 percent on the back of strong travel demand as the country transitions to hotter climes.
Data from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) show passenger traffic from January to March stood at 7.06 million, higher than passengers of only 3.26 million a year earlier.
The Philippines lifted most travel restrictions in the first quarter of 2022 to help boost economic activities and recover from the pandemic.
Cebu Pacific carried the most number of passenger with 3.2 million, followed by PAL Express with 1.6 million passengers and AirAsia Philippines with 1.3 million passengers.
Cebgo and Philippine Airlines carried to regional domestic destinations 454,858 passengers and 359,387 passengers, respectively.
International passengers traffic, on the other hand, reached 3.8 million in the first quarter this year.
Of the total, domestic airlines carried 1..83 million international passengers while foreign carriers flew 1.96 million international passengers.
PAL carried the most number of international passengers with 1.33 million, followed by Cebu Pacific with 230,895 passengers, Philippines AirAsia, 225,032 and Royal Air Charter Service with 41,767 passengers.
Meanwhile, domestic cargo traffic reached 59.01 million kilograms in the first quarter, led by Cebu Pacific with 21.77 million kg.
This was followed by PAL Express with 16.16 million kg, Philippine Airlines with another 11.10 million kg, Philippine AirAsia with 7.56 million kg and Cebgo with 401,628 kg.
