BI stops illegal recruitment victim at Mactan Cebu airport

Zacarian Sarao 04/09/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Tuesday said it intercepted the alleged illegal recruitment of a woman at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). According to the BI in a statement, its immigration protection and…

The kinds of travelers you meet in a Philippine airport

Immae Lachica 03/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The airport sees the happiest hellos and the saddest goodbyes as they would say. True enough, the happiest hellos are when you finally get to reunite with the people you love and miss and…

Transport chief: No Naia terminal fee hike until significant upgrades

Zacarian Sarao 03/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines—Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista announced on Monday that passenger service charges, or terminal fees, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) will remain unchanged until improvements are observed. Bautista estimates that it may take one…

SMC-led group to pay gov’t P30B upfront for Naia deal

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad 03/18/2024

SMC SAP & Co. Consortium will pay the government P30 billion upfront when signing the P170.6 billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) rehabilitation contract at Malacañang Palace on Monday, March 18. This payment is a portion of…

Japan plane crash: Runway safety concerns in focus 

01/03/2024

PARIS—Japanese investigators are preparing to probe the collision of two airplanes at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway safety. All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 escaped after a…

Bohol : Plans to convert old Tagbilaran airport into an IT Park pushed

Doris C. Bongcac 12/02/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Bohol Provincial Government is pursuing its plan to convert the old airport in Tagbilaran City into an IT Park that will especially accommodate BPO locators. In a social media post on Thursday,…

General Santos Airport sustains hairline cracks after Sarangani quake

Luisa Cabato 11/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines —“Hairline cracks” were found on the terminal building of the General Santos Airport after the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Sarangani, Davao Oriental, on Friday afternoon. “Hairline cracks were noted on some of the airport’s columns. The…

Mactan airport welcomes 4.8 million passengers in 1st half of 2023

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s second busiest airport has accommodated close to 5 million passengers in the first half of 2023, signaling the return of its pre-pandemic operations after three years in lockdown. Passenger volume at…

Bantayan Airport runway to be expanded to accommodate bigger aircraft

Angeline Bregondo 07/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Bantayan Airport’s runway will be extended to accommodate commercial flights from the country’s flag carriers, the Cebu Provincial Government announced. Local officials are planning to increase the runway’s current length from 1.2 kilometers…

No injuries after planes collide on ground at Tokyo’s Haneda airport–NHK

Reuters 06/10/2023

TOKYO–Some flights were delayed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Saturday after two planes appeared to have collided on the ground near a taxiway, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing Japan’s transport ministry. No injuries occurred, NHK and one…

BI intercepts 4 holders of fake certificates in Cebu, Clark

Daphne Galvez 05/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has intercepted four individuals with fake Commission on Filipinos Overseas-Guidance and Counseling Program (CFO-GCP) certificates at the Clark International Airport and Mactan – Cebu International Airport prior to departure. BI spokesperson…

Airspace shutdown in PH on May 17: No flight disruptions in Mactan-Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Good news for passengers from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). The scheduled airspace shutdown in the Philippines will not affect flights departing and arriving MCIA. The GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), in a statement…

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