Gwen questions MCIAA for allowing Cebu to be ‘receptacle’ of foreigners due for repatriation

Rosalie Abatayo 03/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the Cebu provincial government’s ban on domestic and international arrivals, at least 38 foreign nationals have arrived in Cebu on Saturday, March 28, 2020, to board sweeper flights back to their countries.…

MCIA’s passenger traffic up by 11.3% in 2019 – report

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) recorded an 11.3 percent growth in passenger traffic in 2019 and before some international flights were cancelled as a result of the 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCov) scare.…

MCIAA reiterates they are ‘preparing for the worse’; evacuation centers are still plans

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2020

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), the government-owned and controlled corporation co-managing the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA), has reiterated that plans to put up evacuation centers are part of their…

MCIA under state of emergency; holding areas readied; no-contact measure implemented

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Authorities from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) assure that they are ready to handle the influx of returning Filipinos from China. In a press conference on Monday, February 3, officials from the…

MCIAA breaks ground for second runway

Norman Mendoza 01/14/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) has broken ground today, January 14, 2020, for the construction of its second runway. The 2.5-kilometer parallel runway costs P2.1 Billion while its electrical installation costs P500…

Balik Cebu opens booth at Ayala Center Cebu

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –It’s all systems go for the preparation of the expected influx of tourists who will visit Cebu in time for the Sinulog festivities. The opening of the Balik Cebu booth at the Ayala Center…

MCIAA to construct emergency runway to ensure undisrupted operations

Rosalie Abatayo 01/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) will put up an “emergency” runway to ensure undisrupted operations when maintenance work will be done at the present runway. MCIAA General Manager Steve Dicdican, in…

Transportation dep’t’s agencies like MCIAA under heightened alert for yuletide season

Futch Anthony Inso 12/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Agencies under the Department of Transportation (DOTr) are now placed under heightened alert to ensure the safety of passengers this Yuletide season. The move is in line with the implementation of the DOTr’s…

Capitol, MCIAA, GMR-Megawide eye partnership to develop Camotes, Bantayan airports

Rosalie Abatayo 11/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), the firm that operates the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA), may partner with the Capitol in developing the airports of Bantayan and Camotes Islands. Louie Ferrer, the president…

Capitol, MCIAA start talks on planned improvement of Camotes Island airstrip

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Government and the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) have already started talks on the planned upgrade of the airstrip on Camotes Island. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said that the development…

Mactan airport beefs up security, sets up help desks for long weekend ahead

Futch Anthony Inso 10/29/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Heightened security measures are being implemented at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) prior to the surge of travelers for the upcoming observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1…

Commercial airport on Bantayan Island eyed

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/30/2019

Lawyer Steve Y. Dicdican, Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) general manager CDN File photo…

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