Uber Recorded its First-Ever SURGE in Cebu

Surge Pricing or NO CARS AVAILABLE

Yesterday, Uber announced that it is activating its Surge Pricing feature in Cebu beginning today, March 21, 2016. Check this post for more details about surge pricing.

The first-ever surge in Cebu happened at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport this afternoon at around 2:50 PM, as shown below. Per our monitoring, the surge started at 1.2x and disappeared after few minutes.

There are a number of ways that you can do to avoid paying extra in an event of surge. The first, and probably the most used, is to wait until the surge disappears. You will receive an automatic notification by clicking "NOTIFY ME WHEN SURGE DROPS" button as below.

The other option that you could try is FARE SPLIT. Of course, you need a friend (up to 3) to do this. In a nutshell, the total fare will be divided into 2 (or 4 if you have 3 friends with you) plus an additional P10 for using the fare split feature.
 
Again, Surge Pricing is helpful to balance the supply versus the demand. Without it, there's no way to get an Uber ride when you need it most. Surge Pricing is better than NO CARS AVAILABLE.