Mactan-Cebu Airport reassigns domestic arrivals, departures to Terminal 1
FILE: The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). (DALE ISRAEL/INQUIRER VISAYAS)
CEBU CITY—Due to a surge in passengers, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has announced a reassignment of some domestic arrivals and departures back to the old Terminal 1.
Cebu Pacific Air and CebGo domestic flights would now be at Terminal 1 starting midnight of June 16, MCIA said in a press statement on Thursday, May 19.
Domestic flights from the Philippine Airlines, PAL Express, Air Asia, and Air Swift will continue to use Terminal 2 alongside all international flights.
Terminal 1 was damaged by Typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) in December 2021, prompting the GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) to transfer all domestic and international flights to the newer Terminal 2.
Repairs in Terminal 1 had been done.
Article continues after this advertisementGMCAC has noted an upsurge in the traffic for domestic passengers with an average of at least 12,000 daily, which is around 51 percent of pre-pandemic traffic.
Article continues after this advertisementIn 2019, the Cebu airport had domestic traffic of 25,743 daily.
The GMCAC, however, said it would transfer back all domestic flights regardless of the airline at a scheduled date in the future.
