Gwen welcomes Lapu-Lapu’s plan to reopen international flights

12/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia welcomed the plans of the Lapu-Lapu City Government to reopen Mactan airport for international flights ferrying foreign tourists. “I will join Mayor Ahong (Chan) in that aspect as long…

Del Mar returns home, honored as ‘father’ of CPA, MCIA

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The remains of the late Cebu City Congressman Raul Del Mar have returned home. Del Mar’s ashes arrived at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, wherein welcome…

MCIA passengers told to download contact tracing app

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Smartphone-equipped passengers departing and arriving at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) are advised to download the government’s contact tracing application. GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), in a press release dated November 12, 2020,…

Mactan airport traffic ‘slightly improving’ but double-digit decline still seen

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Statistics on passenger and air traffic in Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) may have slightly improved since June but it is still a huge drop compared to those posted in 2019. From January…

Funds raised for MCIA expansion, Carbon redevelopment

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Conglomerate Megawide Construction Corporation will be raising up to P5 billion in funds to implement several government-tied projects. In a press statement dated and submitted on September 30, 2020, to the local bourse,…

Swab test for departing passengers not mandatory

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Officials of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) have issued a clarification that swab test for departing passengers is not mandatory. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for departing passengers is “an optional…

MCIA opens swab test booth for departing passengers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Passengers who are departing from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) and are required to submit PCR test results can already have themselves tested for the coronavirus disease at the airport’s swab testing…

MCIA tells passengers from Metro Manila to secure ‘letter of coordination’

Delta Letigio, Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Airport authorities in Mactan are advising passengers from Metro Manila to secure the necessary documents before coming to Cebu. GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), co-operator of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA), in an…

International passengers arriving at MCIA told to register online

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Commercial international flights at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) remain suspended as of July 12 but airport authorities have laid down additional policies as part of its precautionary measures against the coronavirus…

Double-digit plunge in MCIA traffic from January to May

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) recorded double-digit decline rates in airport traffic from January to May 2020. Statistics posted by MCIAA on their official website showed that all air, passenger, and…

Commercial international flights remain suspended at MCIA

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Commercial international flights remain suspended at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA), an airport advisory announced. Airport authorities announced to members of the media that Terminal 2 of MCIA is only catering to…

MCIA to passengers: Heed domestic travel guidelines

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The management of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has reminded arriving travellers to check and ensure first that they have complied with documentary requirements of their travel to Cebu before departing from…

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