CebuPac CEO Lance Gokongwei spotted on PAL flight to Davao City

Maybe he was also checking out the competition?

On Sun, Jun 19, Cebu Pacific CEO Lance Gokongwei was spotted among the passengers of a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight bound for Davao City (PR 1817).

“Gokongwei was scheduled to attend the two-day consultative meeting of the country’s top businessmen and President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte’s incoming economic managers. The meeting starts Mon, Jun 20,” reports Ben O. de Vera in Philippine Daily Inquirer.

The report related that when Gokongwei was asked by a co-passenger why he was on a PAL flight, he allegedly reasoned, “Because our (CebuPac’s) 3pm flight gets delayed.”

In any case, the PAL flight was initially scheduled to depart at 3pm, but also got delayed to 4:30pm.

The report further revealed: “Upon arriving in Davao City at around 6:40pm, Gokongwei was welcomed by Cebu Pacific personnel, before he reportedly proceeded to dinner with President-elect Rodrigo Duterte at Marco Polo Hotel.”



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