Mactan airport given go signal to allow flights to depart from 4 to 6 p.m. today

Futch Anthony Inso 10/24/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was issued notice to airmen (NOTAM) to allow flights between 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. This was confirmed by Mary Ann Dimabayao,…

530 international-bound passengers stranded at Mactan airport

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 530 passengers bound for international destinations were stranded at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) as of Monday, October 24, officials reported. In a statement issued on Monday, the Department of Tourism…

Partial operations at Mactan Cebu airport may resume by Tuesday

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie Erram 10/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Partial operations at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) may resume by Tuesday, Oct. 25, airport officials said. In a press briefing on Monday, Oct. 24, authorities from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA)…

Mactan airport welcomed 3.2 million passengers for first eight months of 2022

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s second busiest gateway has already welcomed over 3 million passengers. For the first eight months of 2022, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) accommodated around 3.2 million passengers, both for domestic and…

Aboitiz wants Mactan airport to become ‘smart airport’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/29/2022

(UPDATED) CEBU CITY, Philippines – The new group that is set to join the operations of the country’s second busiest airport plans to transform it into a ‘smart airport.’ Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC) announced that they are considering…

Cebu to Kuala Lumpur flights to resume this Sept.

08/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More flights connecting Cebu to overseas destinations will resume this September. Officials from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) confirmed that direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Cebu will resume this September 21. …

Mactan airport welcomes 2M passengers in 1st half of 2022

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s second busiest gateway continues to accommodate more passengers as leisure travel gradually regains ground two years after the COVID-19 pandemic. Latest statistics from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) showed that…

MCIA welcomed 1.6M passengers from Jan. to May

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Latest figures from the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) showed that the Mactan airport has already accommodated 1,609,122 passengers, both from domestic and international flights, during the first five months of 2022. It…

More international flights from Cebu set to resume

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/26/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The travel and hospitality industries in Cebu are looking at a rosy future two years after they suffered under the economic pinch of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest development signaling their recovery is…

No more swab tests needed for fully vaccinated tourists with booster shots

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu province has further eased border restrictions as threats of COVID-19 continue to subside.  The provincial government decided to drop RT-PCR tests as requirements for entry for travelers, both foreigners and Filipinos, who…

Mactan airport notes 233% growth in foreign passengers for Q1 2022

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), the country’s second-busiest gateway, has noted an improvement in passenger, air, and cargo traffic during the first quarter of 2022. Based on publicly available data from the Mactan…

Lapu-Lapu mayor puts on hold plan for resumption of int’l flights in MCIA

Futch Anthony Inso 12/30/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan put on hold his plan to allow the resumption of international flights at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). Chan made this statement after another strain of the coronavirus has…

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