Cebu Pacific unveils ‘dreamer plane’; another new livery coming too

MANILA — Low cost carrier Cebu Pacific has unveiled its new aircraft with a brand new special livery at a ceremony in Pasay.

The new livery is meant to honor the Filipino dream and also advocate for Filipino creativity. It will not be the last plane to have a special livery.

Dubbed the “Dreamer Plane”, the Airbus 321neo was painted with a special artwork done by Cebu-based artist duo Happy Garaje. The work pays tribute to the dreams of Filipinos and to Cebu — the home of the airline.

Cebu Pacific Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Candice Iyog said they called it the dreamer plane to celebrate the dreams of Filipinos- whether it be passengers on their dream flight or even cabin crew on their dream job.

“We do enable dreams. Whether it’s dreams of an OFW na magtrabaho abroad para mapabuti ang buhay ng pamilya nila dito, whether it’s cabin crew dreams, whether it’s a first time flier dream na gustong pumunta ng Japan,” Iyog said.

They also want to honor Cebu by getting Garaje, who incorporated Cebu-related designs. Some icons seen on the livery are a Cebu manggo, Mactan guitar, a festival queen with a dress pattern than echoes the woven coconut-leaf pouch used to cook rice dish “puso”. 

There are also 53 stars on the aircraft’s roof representing the cities and municipalities of Cebu province.

The new design is also a way to honor the late John Gokongwei Jr, founder of Cebu Paciic and many other major Philippine companies. A boy on a bicycle is also painted on the plane which symbolizes Gokongwei when he was selling goods at a young age.

“It also happens to be our founder’s, Mr John’s [Gokongwei] 100, his centenary this year. He was really the main founder and the biggest dreamer,” she added.

The dreamer plane is expected to fly to General Santos City, Cebu and other cities in the coming day.

And it will not be the last plane to have a new livery. Iyog said: “There is one more but we won’t say yet. We have to give the ‘dreamer’ its time in the spotlight.”