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…

MCIA consolidates operations in T1

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Starting this November 1, passengers departing both for domestic and international destinations from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will be accommodated in Terminal 1. GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), in a media…

MCIA welcomes resumption of Cebu-Dubai direct flights

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Airport authorities from Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) welcomed the resumption of direct flights between Cebu and Dubai operated by airline giant Emirates. In a press release, GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) announced…

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…

Qatar increases daily flights from Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mactan airport now serves daily flights between Cebu and Doha in Qatar. This developed after airport authorities from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) announced that Qatar Airways had increased the frequency of…

HRRAC says Cebu is ready for international arrivals

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the accommodation sector in Cebu, it is already high time to accept international arrivals here in order to promote economic recovery. In a letter dated August 4, 2020, the Hotel, Resort and…

Long-term developments in MCIA continues despite air travel plunge from COVID

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the downturn in the air travel industry due to COVID-19, improvement projects at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will continue as part of its long-term development. Lawyer Steve Dicdican, general manager…

Travelers arriving from abroad told to follow MCIA arrival protocols

Doris C. Bongcac 07/25/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – With the resumption of international commercial flights at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA), arriving travelers are reminded to prepare their travel documents for inspection. They will also be made to undergo mandatory…

MCIA consortium to take over NAIA rehab

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The consortium running and operating Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was named to take over the rehabilitation project of the country’s busiest airport. In a report submitted to the local stock exchange on…

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