Frontliners at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of MCIA’s commitment to prioritizing the health and safety of its staff and passengers. The vaccination was done in cooperation with Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan and the City Government through its AHONG Cares Program, the Department of…
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MCIA recognized as a breastfeeding friendly airport
The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was recognized as a Breastfeeding Friendly Public Place by the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) during the 7th Breastfeeding Congress and the 1st Asia-Pacific Breastfeeding Conference in EDSA Shangri-La Hotel today, August 7. The Breastfeeding Friendly Public Place Award recognizes the efforts of MCIA in providing a welcoming and safe space…
MCIA Terminal 2’s The Cabin Bar wins Asia Pacific Airport Bar of the Year
MCIA Terminal 2’s airport bar, The Cabin by London-based travel F&B operator SSP, was named as Asia Pacific Airport Bar of the Year in the Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) Awards held in Dallas, Texas on June 27, 2019. The Cabin Bar is the first full bar operating inside a Philippine airport. The Cabin Bar…
Long layover, late night or early morning flight? Sleep, freshen up at Mactan Cebu Aerotel
If you need a place to freshen up, take a quick shower, or even a quick nap, head to Aerotel Cebu in Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport. Aerotel Cebu offers travelers comfortable solo and double rooms to rest or refresh themselves by taking a shower. It is open 24 hours daily and…
MCIA to build Airport Village ‘to improve travel experience’
It takes a village to welcome home or send off a Filipino traveler and authorities at the Mactan Cebu International Airport want to create the space and ambience for that by building an Airport Village. “We all know in the Philippines one person arrives, half the barangay comes to meet them. So we are creating…
Mactan Cebu Airport welcomes China Southern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines
GMR-MEGAWIDE Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), the private company managing the terminal operations and other related areas of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), welcomes China Southern Airlines and Juneyao Airlines with the launch of its direct flights to Guangzhou and Shanghai, respectively. On January 22, China Southern Airlines started the Cebu-Guangzhou direct route thrice weekly every…
Mactan-Cebu International Airport named Asia-Pacific Medium Airport of the Year
The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was awarded the Asia-Pacific Medium Airport of the Year in the CAPA 2018 Asia Aviation Awards for Excellence. MCIA emerged top among airports with over 10 million annual passengers. It was awarded for having been “the biggest standout strategically,” having “established itself as a strategic leader,” and having “done the…
New Mactan Cebu airport terminal set to open by middle of 2018
Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is on track to open as scheduled by July 1 this year, but GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) is working to have it ready to operate by the first of June. In the lead-up to opening day, GMR-Megawide will invite stakeholders to check out and test…
GMR-Megawide faces challenges in Mactan airport expansion
Delays in the relocation of Philippine Air Force (PAF) structures within the proposed site of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) new terminal could put off the project’s completion by 10 months, an executive of GMR-Megawide said recently. There are currently 17 Air Force structures scattered throughout the 110.9 acres (44.9 hectares) that span the total…