THE operator of low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific expects its first quarter financial performance to take a hit from the temporary suspension of all its flights to mainland China amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) fears.

Cebu Pacific spokesperson Charo Logarta-Lagamon told The Manila Times operations to mainland China — Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Shenzen and Guangzhou — including Hong Kong and Macau account for 9 percent of the group’s total flights.