Cebu Pacific's 11.11 sale: Dubai to the Philippines from a Dh1 base fare

Cebu Pacific has opened its yearly 11.11 seat sale, and flights from Dubai to the Philippines start from a one-way base fare of Dh1. The sale opened on Sunday 8 November and runs until Thursday 12 November, or until the sale seats are gone, for travel between 1 February and 31 July 2027.

The Dh1 is the base fare only. Taxes, airport charges, fuel surcharges and booking fees are added on top, so the price you pay at checkout will be well above Dh1, and baggage, seats and meals cost extra as with any low-cost booking. Even so, the sale is one of the cheapest chances of the year to book a trip home for the UAE's large Filipino community, or a holiday in the islands for anyone else.

The Philippine budget airline runs these sales around number dates such as 10.10, 11.11 and 12.12, and Dubai is one of the routes that usually joins them. Last year's 11.11 sale from Dubai offered a Dh5 base fare, and a 12.12 sale in December opened Dh1 fares for travel the following summer. This time the travel window covers the cooler months in the Philippines and the start of summer, including the Easter break and the school holidays at the end of the UAE school year.

The airline flies from Dubai to Manila, with onward connections to its domestic network of 35 destinations, including islands such as Boracay, Palawan and Bohol, which the airline highlights in this campaign.

Book only on the airline's own website, cebupacificair.com, or its app; the sale seats are limited and are not guaranteed on every flight or date, so check several days if your first choice shows the full fare. You can pay by credit or debit card or e-wallet. Sale fares are usually non-refundable, so be sure of your dates before paying, and check that your passport is valid for at least six months from your return date. If the airline's own help page and the sale page show different closing dates, go by the one on the booking page.