MCIA receives accreditation from Airports Council International

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippines’ second-busiest airport has received accreditation from the international trade organization representing the world’s airport authorities. The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was awarded the Airports Council International – Airport Health Accreditation…

MCIAA exec under ‘preventive suspension’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Ombudsman has placed the top official of Mactan airport under preventive suspension after cases alleging of anti-dummy law violations were filed against him.  In a resolution dated December 16, 2020, Ombudsman Samuel…

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…

Dicdican slams antidummy charge; questions timeliness of NBI case

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The top official of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) slammed the decision of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to file cases against him and 15 others for allegedly violating the…

Cebu airport officials face antidummy case

Marlon Ramos, Miguel Camus 12/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday sought the criminal indictment of an airport official and executives of a private consortium for allegedly violating the antidummy law in connection with a P14.4-billion deal to…

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,…

In Photos: Bantayan Airport project now 50% complete – Dicdican

Doris C. Bongcac 09/13/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Ongoing works at the Bantayan Airport on Banyatan Island is on track and may even be finished ahead of its December 2020 target completion, according to Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) General Manager…

Bantayan airport terminal, runway extension to be completed by end of 2020

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/09/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Travel to Bantayan Island will already be made much easier after ongoing improvements on its community airport is complete. The Department of Transportation (DOTr), in a statement released on Saturday, August 8,…

Direct flight from Cebu to Qatar resumes operations

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/01/2020

MOALBOAL, Philippines — As the Philippines and other countries in the world slowly reopened their borders in a bid to revive the health of the economy, some long-haul international flights from Cebu have also resumed operations. Airport…

MCIA molecular lab for COVID-19 tests up and running

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport’s (MCIA) own molecular laboratory is now operational to do coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests. This after airport officers from the MCIA Authority (MCIAA) announced on Saturday, June 11,…

MCIAA assures foreigners due for repatriation follow protocols

Rosalie Abatayo 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) has assured that all foreigners that arrive in Cebu to board their repatriation flights have followed the proper protocols of the airport amid the coronavirus disease…

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