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The recently opened Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is expected to attract more airlines as 39 it will almost triple the annual capacity of the airport. From 4.5 to 12.5 million passengers
Terminal 2, which handles all international flights leaving domestic flights to Terminal 1, makes MCIA the most modern and most modern airport effective Philippines.
Andrew Acquaah-Harrison, executive director of MCIA and director of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport, said that in addition to Dubai-Clark-Cebu flights and Qatar Airways-Doha-Davao-Cebu flights, Discussions are continuing with Turkish Airlines and Finnair to travel to Cebu and with Chinese carriers to launch more charter flights. Harrison said MCIA will intensify its efforts to commercialize the airport, as well as the Cebu destination, in collaboration with the tourism group including airlines, hotels and resorts under the Ministry of Tourism through regular roadshows
MCIA targets the Asian markets (India, Japan, China) and long- mail (Europe, United States, Middle East), Australia). Yet, foreign passengers should only represent 40% of passenger capacity and domestic travelers 60%.
Joey Bondoc, research director at Colliers International, said that the opening of MCIA Terminal 2 "arrives at an opportune moment" for Filipino receptive tourism, given the closure of the island of Boracay for six months since April 26 to prepare for its rehabilitation.
Cebu Pacific (CEB), which has the highest number of flights in MCIA with 385 domestic and international flights, will add planes CEB Director General of Marketing, Michelle de Guzman, said the carrier's services will probably increase by at least 20% next year, without specifying the destinations covered.
De Guzman said that they would boost the Cebu market by offering round-trip fares to the year that are on average 44 percent lower than other airlines.
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