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What’s New at MCIA

Improved lighting in the terminal with newly installed LED lights.

Sinulog Starts Here at the Mactan International Airport! In celebration of Cebu’s grandest festival, GMCAC is giving away “survival kits” to arriving passengers. Airport stakeholders joined the street dance competition.

EVA Air is now operating at the Transfer Desk at the Arrival area.

Convenience store 7-Eleven is now open at the Domestic Arrival area.

lands in Cebu

Japanese low cost carrier Vanilla Air had its maiden arrival in Cebu from Tokyo Narita last December 25, Christmas day. The first departure was on the following day, with Vanilla Air Vice President Ms. Passengers received giveaways from Vanilla Mio Yamamuro gracing the sendoff Air and tokens from GMCAC. ceremony.

Ms. Universe swimwear competition

Eighty-six candidates vying for the 2016 Miss Universe crown arrived in Cebu last January 17 for their swimsuit competition. Mactan Cebu International Airport gave the ladies an experience of Filipino hospitality with a welcome reception, as well as send off on their departure.

The event was held at JPark Island Resort and Waterpark in Mactan. 5J to upgrade MPH services

Starting February 1, Cebu Pacific will upgrade its Cebu-Caticlan flights from ATR72 to Airbus A320 aircraft. Cebu Pacific operates daily to Caticlan, the gateway to Boracay Island.

MCIA welcomes more Chinese tourists Charter flights from the mainland cities of Wuhan, Wuxi and Wenzhou arrive this month, arriving before the Chinese New Year and even extending beyond the peak season. Philippine Airlines operates Wuhan and Wenzhou, while China Eastern operates Wuxi and Wuhan as well. More charters from other cities in China are expected in the coming months.

PAL to launch new domestic routes

Philippine Airlines will operate the following new routes, increasing their domestic network in Cebu to 12 destinations:

ROUTE FREQUENCY SCHEDULE START DATE

1.3.5.7 (until Mar 25) CRKCEB 0700H-0815H Clark January 30 Daily (Mar 26 –UFN) CEBCRK 0855H-1010H

1.3.5.7 CEBPPS 0840H-0955H PPSCEB 1035H-1150H

Puerto Princesa March 26 2.4.6 CEBPPS 1230H-1345H PPSCEB 1425H-1540H

2.4.6 CEBGES 0830H-0940H GESCEB 1020H-1130H March 26 CEBGES 1250H-1400H 1.3.5.7 GESCEB 1440H-1550H

Puerto Princesa is the main gateway to Palawan, consistently named one of the best islands in the world. Clark is an alternative gateway to Manila, while General Santos is the southernmost city in the country.

Cebu Feature: Sinulog festival

WHAT: An annual religious festival in WHEN: Every January, the celebration ETYMOLOGY: “Sinulog” comes from honor of the Child Jesus, an image of lasts for 9 days culminating with the the local word “sulog”, meaning “like which is said to be the gift of Portu- grand parade (3rd Sunday) water current movement”, describing guese conquistador Ferdinand Magel- the movement of the Sinulog dance. lan to of Cebu in April 1521.

(MCIA) Flight Network Map

Calbayog DOMESTIC ROUTE MAP Roxas ROUTE WEEKLY FREQ. ROUTE WEEKLY FREQ. Ormoc BCD Bacolod 38x KLO Kalibo 18x BXU 21x LGP Legazpi 7x CGM Camiguin 7x MNL Manila 197x CGY 36x MPH 14x CRK Clark 9x OMC Ormoc 7x CYP Calbayog 4x OZC Ozamiz 14x DGT Dumaguete 7x PAG 5x DPL Dipolog 7x PPS Puerto Princesa 14x DVO Davao 47x RXS Roxas 7x ENI El Nido 7x SUG Surigao 11x GES General Santos 8x TAC Tacloban 24x IAO Siargao 9x TDG 3x ILO Iloilo 38x ZAM Zamboanga 7x

ROUTE WEEKLY FREQ. ROUTE WEEKLY FREQ. ROUTE WEEKLY FREQ. INTERNATIONAL CTU Chengdu 4x KIX Osaka 7x PUS Busan 14x DXB Dubai 5x KUL Kuala Lumpur 4x SIN Singapore 25x ROUTE MAP HKG Hong Kong 16x LAX Los Angeles 3x TAE Daegu 5x ICN Incheon 51x NGO Nagoya 3x TPE Taipei 13x NRT Narita (Tokyo) 25x XMN Xiamen 3x

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