Cebu Air defends it pricing policies

Cebu Air, operator of Cebu Pacific, has defended the airline’s policy on promotional fares as the government launches an inquiry into the alleged unfair treatment by low-cost carriers (LCCs) of buyers of cheap airline tickets. The pricing policies of low-cost carriers are being investigated by a technical working group (TWG) of the House Committee on Transportation. Among them is an inquiry into the practice of carriers issuing tickets that are nonrefundable, nonreroutable, non-endorsable and which, if unused, are forfeited.  Other areas under investigation is the low-cost carrier’s tendencies to over-book, cancel flights and, at times, deny boarding of some passengers.