TRAVELERS from Visayas and Mindanao now have a chance to fly direct to Asia's "Las Vegas" with the launching Friday, December 7, of Cebu Pacific's Cebu-Macau maiden flight.

The new route is also expected to promote Cebu as a gateway of Visayas and Mindanao, said Cebu Pacific Director for Marketing Blessie Cruz.

"Cebu Pacific is very proud to launch a direct Cebu-Macau flight as we expand our Cebu network to cater to a growing number of leisure travelers. We are committed to expanding our air services out of Cebu, providing Cebuanos and residents of neighboring provinces in the Visayas with more travel options," Cruz said in a speech.

The first flight Friday -- a 180-seater Airbus A320 -- left the Mactan Cebu International Airport at 6:35 p.m. and it is expected to arrive in Macau at 9:45 p.m. The return flight will leave Macau at 10:25 p.m. and arrive in Cebu at 1:25 a.m. the next day.