if they put additional tubes that would mean extensions in both sides of the terminal building right?

Mukhang luma na yung Mactan Cebu International Airport.....

Magkakaroon Ba ito ng Renovations?

You haven't fly PAL did you? PAL B747s used in US and Japan flights have TV screens on its economy seats, I mean every seat.
N754PR is the only 744 in PR's fleet that has PTVs in every seat. It originally was supposed to be delivered to Kuwait Airways thus explains the KU seats as well as the PTVs. N751 to 753PR and RP-C8168 still have the overheads for video IFE.

Mukhang luma na yung Mactan Cebu International Airport.....

Magkakaroon Ba ito ng Renovations?

Yup yup as stated by the article above.. :)



@Jimbu

I'm not sure bro but maybe they will extend a side of the terminal to accomodate the additional tubes.

nope...thats actually the los angeles convention center...funny how they seem to use it in a whole bunch of movies as an airport...

I saw the movie, it was about that celphone thing, a Nokia 6600.. And the guy "went" into LAX to meet up with some of the villains (in the movie). And yes, the setting was at the LA Convention Center, funny indeed...

DOTC wants ‘super body’
to operate all int’l airports
Published: 02 May 2006
by Regina Aguilar

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is proposing the creation of a “super body” that would run all airports in the country. This would in effect abolish the agencies that run airports such as the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).

Dubbed the Airports Authority of the Philippines (AAP), the new agency would manage the assets and liabilities of all major international airports in the country.

“The planned consolidation is more on financial, because right now, it’s only the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) (that) is making money (compared) to other international airports,” said Transportation and Communications Assistant Secretary for Planning Roberto Castañares in the Philippine Business Report, an on-line publication of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

He said the AAP's creation was recommended by the DOTC'S National Airport Master Plan Study, funded by a P20-million grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Philippines to improve its national airport system.

“Once created, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), the Subic Bay International Airport Authority (SBIAA) and the Clark International Airport Authority Corp (CIAA) will be abolished,” said Castañares.

MCIAA general manager Adelberto Yap maintained that the creation of the super body could not abolish the MCIAA unless Congress amends its Charter.

“MCIAA cannot be under that proposed super body unless they amend Republic Act 6958, the law that created the MCIAA,” said Yap.
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, who sits in the MCIAA Board, was not ready to give a comment. “I don't want to comment on the matter yet because I need to know the details first,” she said.

Yap said he had long heard about the proposed creation of an agency that would consolidate the operations and finances of all airports.

He said he agreed that such a super body could help airports that were not doing well financially. But he stressed that such was not the case of the MCIAA.

Yap maintained that Mactan’s income could be considered next to NAIA because last year alone, the MCIAA earned about P1 billion.

He said the MCIAA was allocating P615 million for infrastructure projects in preparation for Cebu's hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation Summit.

“In case MCIAA will be under that super body, it will become unfair for us since other airports will partake of our income,” said Yap.

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I know Davao tried to duplicate the style of roof these structures have yet I still think a better design can be made using these inspirations interpreted in a modern way using steel trusses, glass, stainless steel and chrome. I hope to see it applied to MCIA.

I'm very much opposed to this "Super-body" that will oversee all international airports in the country and the reasons are quoted below. I guess this should be applied to international airports that aren't making money yet.


He said he agreed that such a super body could help airports that were not doing well financially. But he stressed that such was not the case of the MCIAA.

Yap maintained that Mactan’s income could be considered next to NAIA because last year alone, the MCIAA earned about P1 billion.

He said the MCIAA was allocating P615 million for infrastructure projects in preparation for Cebu's hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation Summit.

“In case MCIAA will be under that super body, it will become unfair for us since other airports will partake of our income,” said Yap.

I strongly oppose the "Superbody" proposal too. People in DOTC forsee the potential $$growth$$ of the other airports in the country so they want to start tapping on it right away hoping they can pocket the revenues of the other airports. Sorry folks but old style mccoy cronie mentality doesn't work anymore for the new generation.

^^

A "superbody" might even be disadvantageous to smaller airports or newer international airports that are still starting out since there's a possibility of favoritism or biases in favor of the "major airports" like the NAIA and the MCIAA, or in favor of an airport that is being eyed as the country's hub.

By maintaining the current set-up with each airport having its own management body, we are in fact giving a chance for these airports to grow on their own without being dictated by somebody who doesn't even have an idea with what's going on in there.

Work starts on P100M VIP Lounge

--> VIP Lounge to be converted into a Budget Airline Terminal after the Asean Summit.

President Arroyo has ordered the release of P100 million to the MCIAA for the construction of a new VIP lounge at the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base site.

The lounge will be for the exclusive use of the heads of states and governments during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Ministers Summit on Dec.11.

MCIAA General Manager Adelberto Yap said they initially proposed a P205-million VIP lounge with 16 conference rooms that can immediately be used by foreign dignitaries upon their arrival.

However, Arroyo only approved a smaller structure with six conference rooms, considering that heads of state and their entourage will not stay long there because they will immediately proceed to their hotels.

The project will lead to the demolition of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) base operations, which is being used as receiving area whenever the President visits Cebu. It currently has a receving sala, a small conference room where the NOC meeting was held, and one bathroom.

The construction of the new VIP lounge will pave the way for MCIAA's final takeover of the property, which includes the airport ramp that can also be utilized as parking space for the aircrafts of the heads of state.

PAF will move its base operations at the designated military apron adjacent to the golf club.

After the summit, the new VIP lounge will be converted into a Low Cost Airline Terminal for airline trips with no frills to other Asean regions.

^^
wow. a Budget Airline Terminal, so that means there will be LCC operating in Cebu very soon! . . dreams do come true. hehe

^^ Whoa! A terminal for LCCs! That's nice. :-)

That's a very good news to all of the Cebuanos. I was thinking at first that the current PAF site is going to be where T2 will be built. I hope the authorities will not do the same thing with how NAIA T3 is set up, across the runway, that would be insane. The domestic terminal and the International terminal should always be within the close proximity and accessibility.

really great for cebu!

do you guys have the renderings for the VIP lounges?

The same old departure lounge:

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5566/edit18vh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



The renovations are now starting, like this one:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8500/edit25sy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



The MCIA Administration Building underconstruction:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2679/edit86ct.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Are those green aluminum cladding?

^^ maybe, but look at the color combination.

Wow, very progressive talaga ang Cebu! :D

finally we now have a rendering of the "new" mcia.. thanx for the pics mark.. salamat sad sa boysen..

cute ng color.. :D

^^ Is that terminal 2 or a modernized and a beautified Terminal 1?

@sugbuanon:bai the color looks so tropical, like that of a green mango. :D

@jamaicus: that's only the admin building. wala pa ang rendering ng terminal 2.

is that the u/c beside waterfront hotel mark?

^^ yeah that's the one across the road, currently working on the first two floors.

The same old departure lounge:

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5566/edit18vh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

wow! and there are visible changes like the Mandarin Airlines thing. it wuznt there last month. or prolly i just missed it.

The MCIA Administration Building underconstruction:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2679/edit86ct.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

nice, thanks for the pic! i hope it'll look cooler when its done :)

oh nice terminal... thanks @markiiboi for the rendering. I was just wondering that I haven't heard this ongoing construction by MCIA and Lapu Lapu City officials where several of them was interviewed sa radio since last week for the preparation of the ASEAN summit...

So is this terminal under construction already? where exactly?

^^

That's not a terminal, Just an administration building.

But construction of the VIP lounge which will later be converted into a Budget Terminal is currently ongoing.

This is not the departure lounge. This is actually a part of the lobby when you enter the terminal. :)


http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5566/edit18vh.jpg

Before Renovation:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/MCIA24.jpg

After Renovation:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8500/edit25sy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^so after the renovation, wana nuoy atop...hehe...

This is not the departure lounge. This is actually a part of the lobby when you enter the terminal. :)

What are the seats for? And what are the people waiting for?

This is not the departure lounge. This is actually a part of the lobby when you enter the terminal. :)


Okay then, so its the departure lobby. :D

^^so after the renovation, wana nuoy atop...hehe...


actually the renovations are just starting yet bai. wala pa nahuman.

the color on the administration bldg. looks kinda tacky. I hope they change the color combo. Anyway, it looks nice.

The MCIA Administration Building underconstruction:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2679/edit86ct.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Just wanna post this again.. I noticed that many people have mistaken this for the new terminal or just the renovation of the first terminal. Actually, this is the administration building (kinda looks like a terminal because of the label in front).. anyway, the T2 will absolutely look better than that.. :D

^^ p.s. looks like a mall to me.. it's a complement anyway.. :D

Before Renovation:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/MCIA24.jpg

After Renovation:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8500/edit25sy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

you must be wrong......what´s the difference ?
(except that the curved roof of the entrance gate is missing !)

Just wanna post this again.. I noticed that many people have mistaken this for the new terminal or just the renovation of the first terminal. Actually, this is the administration building (kinda looks like a terminal because of the label in front).. anyway, the T2 will absolutely look better than that.. :D

how do you know ?

Actually, this is the administration building

that´s quite big ! where is it situated on the airport map/site ?

Just wanna post this again.. I noticed that many people have mistaken this for the new terminal or just the renovation of the first terminal. Actually, this is the administration building (kinda looks like a terminal because of the label in front).. anyway, the T2 will absolutely look better than that.. :D

Yeah, that better not be the planned T2, it doesn't look anything like an airport terminal building. Not with 3 level like that and with only two entrances at the bottom, it looks more like an office building or a department store.

^^ its because its an office building, not a terminal.

Actually, this is the administration building

that´s quite big ! where is it situated on the airport map/site ?


Here:

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/846/apmapcopy26zg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here:

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/846/apmapcopy26zg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thanks MarkiiBoi. Is it built right at the parking area or after? Because there is a huge parking area there. What happent to it? Also, have you seen any sign where the proposed T2 should be built?

^^ Going to the terminal, it is before the parking area.

There are still no signs of the T2, nor any announcements or renderings.

you must be wrong......what´s the difference ?
(except that the curved roof of the entrance gate is missing !)


its not finished yet. the roofs are to be replaced.

^^ its because its an office building, not a terminal.


Yeah, we all know that already. Thanks anyway.

How many foreign airlines have been flying in Cebu and what are these foreign airlines?

you must be wrong......what´s the difference ?
(except that the curved roof of the entrance gate is missing !)

yeah, there's absolutely no difference. except for the camera that's being used. :lol: we should expect sumthing better when major face-lifts are done.

imo, the upcoming building is really huge knowing that its only for an admin office. (i still don't want it green :bash: ) that alone is a hint that the future Terminal 2 could be bigger. i'm excited. :)

Thanks MarkiiBoi. Is it built right at the parking area or after? Because there is a huge parking area there. What happent to it? Also, have you seen any sign where the proposed T2 should be built?


in the satellite shot below the last A of MCIAA is an aporn/tarmac (seems to have an asphalt paving). what´s this tarmac utilzed for ?

^^i think that's Mactan Airbase. not sure though.

Here are the current foreign airlines flying scheduled as well as chartered flights to?from Mactan-Cebu International Airport:

Airlines Destinations from MCIA
1. Asiana Airlines (Incheon-Seoul)
2. Korean Air (Incheon-Seoul)
3. Mandarin Airlines (Taipei, Kaohsiung--chartered)
4. Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
5. Silk Air (Singapore)
6. Malaysia Airlines (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur via Kota Kinabalu)
7. Qatar Airways (Manila, Doha via Manila, Singapore via Manila)

...Destinations like Narita-Tokyo is served by Philippine Airlines.

^^ no air asia and tiger airways?

What are the seats for? And what are the people waiting for?


I really don't have any idea why they put those chairs there. I think this is from the international wing of the MCIAA. The domestic wing doesn't have chairs.

The main entrance is the one at the left where there's a security guard. Going beyond to the far left will take you to the duty free store, a foodcourt, some coffee shoppes, and an accessway way to the domestic wing.

The ramp to the right right leads to the security area where only the departing passengers will be allowed to go further. X-ray machines and all those security stuff are also found in that area. Going further will take you to the Check-in area where you can check-in your luggage and get a boarding pass. From there you will also pay a terminal fee. You will also pass by immigration from here, and of course another security check.

From immigration, you will then proceed to the pre-departure area. You may also proceed to the departure lounge right away. A wall of glass separates the pre-departure lounge with the departure lounge. Duty free, food, and coffee shops are available at the pre-departure lounge. :)


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^^ no air asia and tiger airways?

So far none. I think only Clark is granted the privileged of these budget airlines.

Here are the current foreign airlines flying scheduled as well as chartered flights to?from Mactan-Cebu International Airport:

Airlines Destinations from MCIA
1. Asiana Airlines (Incheon-Seoul)
2. Korean Air (Incheon-Seoul)
3. Mandarin Airlines (Taipei, Kaohsiung--chartered)
4. Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
5. Silk Air (Singapore)
6. Malaysia Airlines (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur via Kota Kinabalu)
7. Qatar Airways (Manila, Doha via Manila)

...Destinations like Narita-Tokyo is served by Philippine Airlines.


I remembered before there was Gulf Air and Micronesia Airlines (Guam-Cebu) pero nag-stop. Maybe walang traffic. :)

So there are 8 airlines operating internationally
Plus for domestic we have 2P, 5J, SEA Airlines, what about others?
Are there 10?
Just want to add... PR also operates CEB-PUS and CEB-SEL/ICN on internatioal routes out of Cebu. Hopefully US flights wil follow like CEB-LAX and CEB-SFO.

Here are the current foreign airlines flying scheduled as well as chartered flights to?from Mactan-Cebu International Airport:

Airlines Destinations from MCIA
1. Asiana Airlines (Incheon-Seoul)
2. Korean Air (Incheon-Seoul)
3. Mandarin Airlines (Taipei, Kaohsiung--chartered)
4. Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
5. Silk Air (Singapore)
6. Malaysia Airlines (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur via Kota Kinabalu)
7. Qatar Airways (Manila, Doha via Manila, Singapore via Manila)

...Destinations like Narita-Tokyo is served by Philippine Airlines.

QR's CEB flight now is via KUL.
wow, internatinal airlines are increasing in CEB w/ QR as the newest. Hopefully JAL and SQ will follow.

^^

Before, meron Cebu-Sydney ang PAL pero nag stop//

So there are 8 airlines operating internationally
Plus for domestic we have 2P, 5J, SEA Airlines, what about others?
Are there 10?
Just want to add... PR also operates CEB-PUS and CEB-SEL/ICN on internatioal routes out of Cebu. Hopefully US flights wil follow like CEB-LAX and CEB-SFO.



QR's CEB flight now is via KUL.
wow, internatinal airlines are increasing in CEB w/ QR as the newest. Hopefully JAL and SQ will follow.

How about Cebu Pacific's international services from Cebu?

I think 5J currently flies to Seoul from CEB. . not sure about the frequency though :)

I think 5J currently flies to Seoul from CEB. . not sure about the frequency though :)

What about Cebu-Hongkong via 5j? I know Cathay Pacific flies the cebu-HK route.

^^
Only CX (codeshare with PR) flies from Cebu to Hongkong once daily. 5J only flies to HKG out of MNL. :)

Totoo ba yung rumor na magkaroon ang PAL na CEB-ICN-LAX flight?

^^
Only CX (codeshare with PR) flies from Cebu to Hongkong once daily. 5J only flies to HKG out of MNL. :)


Oh, i know about CX US -HK-CBU route. But thanks about the 5j info. I wonder why 5j doesn't serve Ceb-HK route. Is it already saturated by other markets like PAL and Cathay?

^^ not that I know of, well I hope not. But it will be pleasing to see 5J flying out of CEB to HKG one day. . . I read an article from inq7.net that CX is gonna add 2 more flights per week in addition to the 1X a day flight for the CEB-HKG-CEB route. . it was supposed to get materialized last quarter of 05. . same goes with QR's plans to have twice daily flights to Doha. .

^^ not that I know of, well I hope not. But it will be pleasing to see 5J flying out of CEB to HKG one day. . . I read an article from inq7.net that CX is gonna add 2 more flights per week in addition to the 1X a day flight for the CEB-HKG-CEB route. . it was supposed to get materialized last quarter of 05. . same goes with QR's plans to have twice daily flights to Doha. .


Thanks for the info ashton.

^^
my Pleasure. Thanks for visiting the thread . . and hope to see you here more often. . or shall I say otherwise. hehe.

he he, i'm always in any Cebu thread, I just love the place. I'm an airpor and airlines enthusiasts also is why I'm here.

^^
oic. I'm quite a fan also but I dont have money to go to places to see the airports that I've been wanting to see . . . :)

It was funny to note that our South Korean pilot designated our airport as, "We are now on our initial descent to Mactan-Cebu Lapu Lapu International Airport...." This maybe because, in South Korea, Seoul designates its international airport as Incheon-Seoul International Airport. :)

The MCIAA is so slow in implementing their proposed masterplan for the airport expansion. If this were in China, South Korea, U.A.E. (particularly Dubai), or Singapore; the projects highlighted by this masterplan would have broken ground already and ready for completion by year's end.

This excessive bureaucracy and red tape in our country is pure Fuck Shit!

^^

Yeah and right now, a very technical requirement by CSC is making Adelberto Yap "unqualified" to become manager of the airport.

There's a big difference between "qualification" and "capability." For me, Yap is the most capable to become manager, and he's the best too compared to his predecessors.


It's like a newspaper company hiring a fresh graduate as Editor-in-Chief simply because he/she got a degree in Journalism or any related course, while dumping someone with a degree in Pharmacy but has had years of work experience and training as editor of other newspapers and magazines.

^^
oic. I'm quite a fan also but I dont have money to go to places to see the airports that I've been wanting to see . . . :)

ah, one day you'll get there ;)

The MCIAA is so slow in implementing their proposed masterplan for the airport expansion. If this were in China, South Korea, U.A.E. (particularly Dubai), or Singapore; the projects highlighted by this masterplan would have broken ground already and ready for completion by year's end.

This excessive bureaucracy and red tape in our country is pure Fuck Shit!

so you will do it better when it´s your turn.....?

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8894/50047853mainimg04071xu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



just found this photo of our airport while surfing the net..

^^ is it recent?

Im tired of the over "commericalization" of the airports. I mean how many ads do you need when Mactan-Cebu International Airport (or anything else for that matter) need not apply anymore and its just "The Globe Telecom Smart Communications Citibank International Airport of Cebu"

^^all aerobridges in NAIA T2 have Smart Telecom company logos too.

^^ is it recent?
it looked that way last month. i dunno if major face-lift/renovation has started on that side.

^^

Don Muang in Thailand also has Citibank VISA logos in their aerobridges. If I remembered it right, I also saw these in Chep Lap Kok (HK).

That area where those SMART advertisements are being put is actually glass and even with the presence of such, you can still actually see the view of outside from the inside. When I was at the departure lobby, I never thought that there were those stickers being put there because the view from inside was perfectly clear as if none have been put.

How do they do that?


http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8894/50047853mainimg04071xu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



just found this photo of our airport while surfing the net..

^^ Yeah, you're right... And did you notice that the divisions between the waiting area and the check in lounges have been taken?

^^all aerobridges in NAIA T2 have Smart Telecom company logos too.


it looked that way last month. i dunno if major face-lift/renovation has started on that side.


I think they are overdoing those ads and huge billboards outside the airport and even the bridges. Like the ones in MCIA from the tarmac. It makes it look dirty or maybe just a disorganized feel to it. I think those that are posted inside the tubes/bridges where people walked through is okay, it's more acceptable.

^ it only looks that those company are desperate to get income from those ads and to add to that the embarkation card from arr. and dep. in our country is also infested by the smart ad. the arr. embarkation card were also place in a smart pamplete. I think smart is paying a huge sum of money just to advertise their telecom. company services.

That area where those SMART advertisements are being put is actually glass and even with the presence of such, you can still actually see the view of outside from the inside. When I was at the departure lobby, I never thought that there were those stickers being put there because the view from inside was prefectly clear as if one have been put.

How do they do that?


i think it has tiny holes in it just like in MRT...

^ it only looks that those company are desperate to get income from those ads and to add to that the embarkation card from arr. and dep. in our country is also infested by the smart ad. the arr. embarkation card were also place in a smart pamplete. I think smart is paying a huge sum of money just to advertise their telecom. company services.


Thats definitely going too far, it's like it's rubbing it's ads on each and every passenger's faces pretty much.

That area where those SMART advertisements are being put is actually glass and even with the presence of such, you can still actually see the view of outside from the inside. When I was at the departure lobby, I never thought that there were those stickers being put there because the view from inside was prefectly clear as if one have been put.

How do they do that?

you can see bunch of these in MRT, LRT and taxi cabs :D like what myxx said, there are tiny holes which makes it semi-transparent from the inside.

basically, the proliferation fo ads in all modes of transportation is nothing really new. would u believe all airports in Manila have Manny Pacquiao's paracetamol ad in all trash bins? hehe... it's a tried and tested marketing strategy. as long as these gov't facilities need more income, there's no reason for 'em to deny companies in putting up advertisements and all those stuff.

Are they going to replace Yap because of him being not qualified? The timing is kind of off since they're already preparing changes for the summit. Just my opinion. :)

Wednesday, May 17, 2006
MCIAA to file charges vs. claimants of airport lots

The airport board has decided to file criminal charges against “unscrupulous” claimants of airport lots, who could hamper projects, especially preparations for the Asean Ministers’ Summit in Cebu.

General Manager Adelberto F. Yap said the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) will tap the services of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) to file the cases.

The MCIAA board is fed up with people filing claims for airport properties even if they have no right to do so, because they are not the heirs of owners whose lots the government expropriated when Mactan airport was constructed in the 1950s, Yap said.

Settlement

The board believes these claimants surface every time big projects are implemented, thinking they can make money out of it if the MCIAA enters into an amicable settlement with them.

“The MCIAA will not make a compromise deal with unscrupulous people who have no right over airport lots. They are just filing claims to blackmail the government, and it’s time to send them to jail,” Yap said.

Yap also warned airport personnel to refrain from conniving with or speaking in behalf of lot claimants.

“We are here to defend the rights of MCIAA. We are here to protect the interests of the government,” Yap said.

Meanwhile, MCIAA received a commendation from the Cebu Provincial Board (PB) for organizing a Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) team, a special team organized to fight terrorism and lawlessness.

The PB, in a resolution approved last May 5, said the elite Swat team can respond to any threats to the security of passengers, especially during the international summit in December.

“The efforts of the MCIAA officers and personnel to secure the people coming in and out of Mactan airport are indeed worthy of our appreciation and will serve as a model to other airports in the country,” the Cebu PB’s resolution added. (EOB)

Also, just imagine too if Mactan International airport gets Cebu Pacific and other international carrier's attention to be the main hub for their future international flights from Mindanao and Visayas to Asia, Australia, SEA, Middle East and even Europe. It will decrease the load from NAIA handling passengers from Luzon.
as i'm impressed w/ MCIA than NAIA..i'll be proud to recommend it to anyone as a future stopover..for international flights ie, australia,new zealand..etc.
they do that mostly in hongkong,singapore..
i believe that cebu have loads to offer to foreigners & filipinos..it's a holiday destination too..
location wise..it'll be great if it's possible in LAOAG..
the future is lookin good.. :cheers:

Just wanna post this again.. I noticed that many people have mistaken this for the new terminal or just the renovation of the first terminal. Actually, this is the administration building (kinda looks like a terminal because of the label in front).. anyway, the T2 will absolutely look better than that.. :D
hoping too that it's not the same color :runaway:

Sana more updates about sa construction :D

May 26, fri

some overhaulings in Mactan Cebu International Airport terminal... and we've seen more fenced areas within the airport...
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mciaakmf1.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mciaakmf2.jpg

I didn't know MCIA updates its site. NAIA doesn't even have a decent one.

I didn't know MCIA updates its site. NAIA doesn't even have a decent one.

nothing to be proud of.
it took 1 year or so to update a site with horrible pictures (the forumer pictures are a thousand times better), statistics you can barely read without a magnifying glass, and always out of date with flight information. it worse than an amateur website......

bump

@richard

Exactly. Some of the pictures are old too. They should have shown pictures of the interior, the lounges, the duty free stores, the counters, etc..etc.. That would be more informative.

What are they doing in that airport???

some parts of the airport are fenced...
this one is beside the runway
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mciaakmf3.jpg

administrative building u/c
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/slerz3/mciaaKMF4.jpg

some parts of the airport are fenced...
this one is beside the runway
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7527/mciaakmf3copy8oa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



yeah i really wonder what that fenced area is for. there are actually bulldozers digging on the other side, could it be the proposed parallel runway? hehehe.

pero giinitan gyud si gen. adelberto yap no? pagkanindot na unta sa iyang mga gipangbuhat diha sa airport. i never heard of a former airport chief who was as active as gen. yap. gipolitika na sad sa csc...

yeah too bad. too many projects left undone, and some not even realized yet. but let's see what his successor can do.

^^ bai diba yap will be replaced? what will happen now to MCIA? diba he's the one who spearheaded its renovation..

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Mactan airport chief stays for now
Court of Appeals issues 60-day restraining order


THE Court of Appeals (CA) yesterday issued a 60-day temporary restraining order stopping the removal of Adelberto Yap as general manager of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIAA).

Yap, whose temporary appointment had been disapproved twice before, secured the TRO from the court’s special division in Cebu City.

The order came in the nick of time, just before the end of a three-day deadline from the Commission on Civil Service (CSC) which had ordered Yap to vacate his position.
“Of course I’m relieved,” Yap told Cebu Daily News.

“I’m happy that we were given a day in court. This (issue) has been a recurring nightmare.”
Yap’s status has been hanging in the balance ever since the CSC ruled last year that he lacked career service executive eligibility and that a “tampered” version of the MCIAA charter was submitted to “mislead” the Commission to approve his temporary appointment.

Yap quickly went to court after being served last May 30 a resolution of CSC chairperson Karina Constantino-David dated May 23 dismissing with finality a renewal of Yap’s temporary appointment as general manager.

Board

The MCIAA board of directors earlier filed a motion for reconsideration with the CSC although they didn’t expect a favorable ruling.

It was Yap alone who applied for relief from the court.

He told CDN that even without the restraining order, he would have continued to stay in office because the MCIAA board of directors has taken the position that the commission has nothing to do with the appointment of the airport manager.

The board has the sole authority to appoint, Yap insisted.

The CA yesterday ordered the commission file its comment within 10 days and not to enforce its April 24 decision and May 23 resolution rejecting Yap.

During the 60-day period, the court will review the legality of both actions of the commission and whether it caused a grave injustice or irreparable injury to Yap.

Meanwhile, Yap’s opponents haven’t stopped their efforts to boot him out.

Cris Saavedra, a contractor who earlier filed a case for falsification of documents against Yap over his appointment, also plans to ask the court to stop Yap.

Saavedra said he would fly to Manila on Monday to apply for a TRO because he had reservations about the CA in Cebu.

Saavedra, who has complained about the alleged rigging of airport biddings with suppliers, said, “We just want to correct the system. And he should be first to go.”

Saavedra also commented on the statement of support of Cebu City Councilor Jack Jakosalem who lamented that Yap's removal would compromise preparations for the ASEAN Summit in Cebu in December.

“It is unfair for him (Jakosalem) to say that. There are 800 employees at the airport and these people do the dirty work. Yap just gets the credit. There are many other credible people to take his job,” Saavedra said.

Cuizon

Ahmed Cuizon, one of two people who applied for the post of airport manager, said he was “just happy that the law is taking its due course.”

“I could not say that I am the reason for his removal. It is only a matter of the law being upheld.”
The other applicant was Cebu City Planning Officer Paul Villarete.

Cuizon, former public affairs manager of the Mactan airport, said Yap made him sign a waiver in May last year stating that he would not apply for the post.

“I gave him the waiver because I wanted Yap to take the exam,” he said, referring to the third level eligibility exam required by the CSC for the manager’s post .

Cuizon said Yap took the exam on July 17 but failed. Cuizon said he found out about this in October, which encouraged him to send his application.

Since then, Cuizon said he was reassigned as the airport’s Training Center Coordinator in charge of a non-existent entity. The center does not have an office, a staff or a table.

“I have been on sick leave. And since I came back to work this May, I am just hopping from one office to another because I was told not to stay in my old office,” he said.

Cuizon, who has worked in the airport for ten years, said that if called upon to serve, he was capable of handling the ASEAN Summit preparations.

He is currently the executive director of the ASEAN spouses program committee headed by US Honorary Consul Frank Benedicto.

Just wanna post this again.. I noticed that many people have mistaken this for the new terminal or just the renovation of the first terminal. Actually, this is the administration building (kinda looks like a terminal because of the label in front).. anyway, the T2 will absolutely look better than that.. :D


i hope they will change the color, if possible pareha/ura-ura sa terminal bldg and waterfront bec these two have similar colors.

Don Muang is quite disorganized and huge.
Yeah except The LCD displays are huge

That area where those SMART advertisements are being put is actually glass and even with the presence of such, you can still actually see the view of outside from the inside. When I was at the departure lobby, I never thought that there were those stickers being put there because the view from inside was perfectly clear as if none have been put.

How do they do that?

Look at the roof, man!

Mga bai, gusto sad nako si Gen. Yap and I want him to stay but sa kada adlaw nako og paminaw sa abs cbn dyab, I've heard both sides and even Mr. Yap was interviewed several times na and so with the ombudsman visayas, si Jack the Wack, si Gov, COA and a lot more... not qualified gyud tinuod si Gen. Yap. Mao nga daghan ganahan niya kay daghan siya nahimo including ni Gov Garcia pero it doesn't mean daw kung maayo mo manage ang taw, itolerate nalang ang sayop nga iyang nahimo sa pagka appoint niya as Gen manager...

^^

exactly slerz. Yap has more accomplishments than his predecessors..

Some photos from Flickr.com

Photos by Niña the Evil One

Flight Information Board
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Some shops
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Photos by Brown Pau

Viewing Deck
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Tarmac with Cebu Pacific
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Photo by Roaddc

Tarmac
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Photo by Tathei

Apron
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Photo by Rorenz

Tarmac with PAL
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Photo by Wantet

Viewing deck at night
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Photo by Bonkaris

Timex Shop at Departure Lounge
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Asphalt works for summit road starts this month

A P10-million road is seen to cut travel time from the Mactan airport to hotels and resorts in Mactan Island to 10 to 15 minutes, once completed in time for the Asean Summit in December.

Motorists who will use the road, however, will have to contend with tight security, said General manager Adelberto F. Yap of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).

“We have a security plan to be implemented once this new road will be opened to the public, such as strict screening of vehicles and its passengers, and requiring vehicle pass and passenger ID,” Yap said.

Yap said the road, which will link Mactan airport and Barangay Ibo, Lapu-Lapu City, will be asphalted starting this month.

With the new road, delegates of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) won’t have to pass through traffic prone areas at the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ).

After summit

The road will pass the vicinity of the office of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Mactan and some MEZ firms in the Ibo area.

Yap said that after the summit, the road will be used for foreign dignitaries, VIPs in government offices and private corporations, and during emergency situations.

Aside from the airport-Ibo road, the MCIAA is also asphalting the expanded airport ramp for P7 million. This will be used as parking area of the aircrafts of the ministers during the summit, which starts on Dec. 11.

Expected to attend the Asean Summit are about 19 heads of state, including those from the observer countries like Japan, United States, China, Russia, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Germany.

Aircraft

He expects that all of them will bring one or two aircraft that will stay at the Mactan airport during the entire summit. Without the expanded ramp, airport operations will be affected.

Yap is taking charge of the recommendations and implementation of the P600-million worth of projects in preparation for the Asean Summit.

Last month, President Arroyo approved Yap’s request to build a VIP Lounge at the Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base for P105 million, which will serve as receiving area for heads of state and government.

Yap will construct a road from the future VIP Lounge to connect the airport-Ibo road passing the gate of the Air Transportation Office. (EOB)

^^ Nice updates

So what's up with Mactan-Cebu International Airport? Is the expansion already starting? The last time I was there, there were fenced areas in front of the Waterfront Airport Hotel and at the left side (when facing the teminal from the airport access ramps) of the airport terminal.

^^

The fenced area in front of Waterfront is for the construction of the administration building (currently ongoing). The one to the left of the terminal I think is for the expansion of the apron since a news article days ago said that construction of it is currently ongoing. Regarding the expansion of the terminal itself, Jamaicus posted a quote from Phil.Star regarding MCIAA handing over a cheque to the PAF as payment for some lots currently occupied by the airbase "that would be affected by the airport expansion." This happened a few weeks ago.

^^
Nice updates. :)

From Google Earth

Terminal
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/MCIAA.jpg

The lot area of the MCIAA includes a part of the airbase, the lot occupied by MEPZ 2, among others..
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/MEPZ-MCIA.jpg

When's the redevelopment??? Any idea???

^^

what redevelopment? :)

^^ You know, the additional terminal, beautification and so on... :)

^^

ahh okay.. yup the beautification works and other constructions are currently ongoing.

As of now, what is currently ongoing are the construction of the VIP Lounge, expansion of the apron/airline parking space, renovation of the existing terminal building, construction of the administrative building, and construction of a new access road.

no news about the new terminal, maybe they are prioritizing the ones for the ASEAN meet this December. That's what's pre-occupying them right now.

please post the googled pics of the katipunan labangon area especially between bible baptist church and a. lopez st.
thanks.

does anyone know when they're going to build a brand new world class 30 gate terminal in cebu yet? i really want to fly to cebu but the airport is lacking... alot. im not saying im not going there because of the airport! but i think they should really build a new terminal. CEBU THE NEW INTERNATIONAL AVIATION HUB OF ASIA! :)

does anyone know when they're going to build a brand new world class 30 gate terminal in cebu yet? i really want to fly to cebu but the airport is lacking... alot. im not saying im not going there because of the airport! but i think they should really build a new terminal. CEBU THE NEW INTERNATIONAL AVIATION HUB OF ASIA! :)

When Manila gets one :p

^^ If T3 will be opened. :D

cebu doesnt have to wait for manila airport to open, i hope they can plan and find funds to build a larger brand new world class international airport, the people there are more transparent and im confident foreign investors will be glad to fund the airport project, cebu needs one to become a future major touristic hub in sea

please post the googled pics of the katipunan labangon area especially between bible baptist church and a. lopez st.
thanks.

check sa Cebu thread 26 bai

cebu doesnt have to wait for manila airport to open, i hope they can plan and find funds to build a larger brand new world class international airport, the people there are more transparent and im confident foreign investors will be glad to fund the airport project, cebu needs one to become a future major touristic hub in sea

there is no need to build a NEW airport.

there is abundant room for expansion in the current one. the second terminal could be afront the huge empty tarmac next to the current busy tarmac, left from the control tower (viewed from the docking side). and that one can be a large terminal if you build it stretching into the tarmac like a T, Y, or H - design. the second runway will be parrallel to the current one, with reclamation into the north-east cebu sea. this runway will be 4000 m long, big enough for any aircraft flying the skies. with all these options you could easily bring up pax capacity from current 2.5 mill to 15 mill ! just look at other airports in the world. remember Kai Tak (Hgkg) with only 1 runway and 1 terminal they had approx. 20 mill pax per annum.

it´s all a matter of organisation and high-tech technics.

^^

aside from that, traffic is not yet heavy at the MCIAA.. I think it's time that the government adopt an open skies policy for MCIAA..

^^^^ That's right, you don't just build a huge airport just because all the neighboring countries have these humongous air terminal buildings. It should be based on the current needs and budget, although, the authorities should plan ahead for the future. So, they need to design the new T2 in Cebu where the terminal building will have a room for future expansion.

^^yup, exactly... like the LRT/MRT plan for Cebu... not because Manila, Penang or Chiang Mai already has MRT,Cebu should also have. There should be a slowly but surely step by step process.

so whats currently happening at mcia?

I wonder why JAL doesn't fly to Cebu... There is a promising market to Cebu from Japanese cities and vice-versa.

Well, for Cebu's expansion... they can copy the concept of Tan Soh Nhat Int'l Airport oF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam... it is very similar to MCIA... a four gate airport... domestic/international under one roof. Their new airport w/c is currently under construction to be open next year is an extension of their existing airport. I think the they are buiding a 10 gate airport suitable also for Cebu's new airport. I think they are also planning that when the new airport opened they're going to refurbished the old terminal to keep up with new designs of the new Tan Soh Nhat Airport

forgive me if na-ignoy ko...pero google earth is so cool...if i were a terrorist, i could definitely use that high resolutin shot of cebu and its environs to help plan a major screw up for the asean...

just airing my thoughts...

^^

oppps... don't even mention that word. that's bad.. :)

I wonder why JAL doesn't fly to Cebu... There is a promising market to Cebu from Japanese cities and vice-versa.

Well, for Cebu's expansion... they can copy the concept of Tan Soh Nhat Int'l Airport oF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam... it is very similar to MCIA... a four gate airport... domestic/international under one roof. Their new airport w/c is currently under construction to be open next year is an extension of their existing airport. I think the they are buiding a 10 gate airport suitable also for Cebu's new airport. I think they are also planning that when the new airport opened they're going to refurbished the old terminal to keep up with new designs of the new Tan Soh Nhat Airport

yeah but I think maybe because there isn't any "heavy" traffic yet. If they would fly to Cebu they would be competing with PAL..

By the way (I'm not so expert on this), I've read somewhere that more than 20 international airlines have been granted rights to the MCIA (I dunno if this is the correct term). Tapos these airlines daw can easily penetrate Mactan if only there's an open skies policy in the airport..

what does an 'open skies' policy mean anyway... some of these terms are still new to me...

Mactan airport official optimistic of hitting 3M passengers target


International conventions in Cebu make airport authorities optimistic that they will hit the three- million target for international, domestic and general aviation passengers this year.

General aviation passengers refer to those in chartered flights.

Airport General Manager Adelberto F. Yap said that last year, a total of 2,810,349 passengers used the Mactan-Cebu International Airport.

In the first five months of 2006, MCIAA recorded 1.3 million passengers.

Yap is confident that the number will increase toward the end of the year because of scheduled international gatherings.

Among the gatherings scheduled to be held in Cebu are conferences by the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (Apec), the Association of Inter-Parliamentary Organization (Aipo), Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (Asean) ministers and the Asian Business Association Council (Abac).

Surpass

“Our projection for 2006 is 2.8 million but I am sure we can surpass this because of the coming events,” Yap said.

Abac President Roberto Romulo, accompanied by presidential daughter Luli Arroyo, recently visited Pan Arts in Mandaue City, which will be one of the industries to be visited by wives of the estimated 400 ABAC members who will attend their conference at Shangri-La’s MActan Island Resort in September this year.

The Aipo headed by House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. will also hold its summit at the Shangri-la Mactan Resort Hotel on Sept. 10 to 15. The summit is expected to be attended by some 300 legislator-members throughout Asia and the Pacific.

Cebu City Rep. Antonio Cuenco, who will go to the United States next month to invite the US House Speaker, said they will discuss the extradition of drug traffickers and the campaign against the trafficking of women and children.
Chartered flights

International arrivals in 2005 totaled 333,347. In 2004, this was only 288,049. The target last year was only 302,451.
The 2004 arrivals of domestic passengers is 1,076,040. The figure rose to 1,104,572 last year.

Chartered flights, meanwhile, totaled 15,122 passengers in 2005 compared to 9,924 in 2004. It surpassed the target of 10,420.

But the arrivals of international cargoes decreased in 2005 with a total of 17,349 metric tons. In 2004, this was 19,766 metric tons.

The arrivals of domestic cargoes also decreased, with only 34,849 metric tons compared to the 37,988 metric tons in 2004.

^^I think that's the fate of most old airports. Like the runways of Nielson Field which are now Ayala Ave and Pase de Roxas and Lahug Airport which is now our IT Park. And I believe there are plans to develop the old Bacolod and Ilo-Ilo airports into business centers also...



So there are plans for building an international airport in Bacolod as well? The current domestic airport in Iloilo is being negociated by SM, Ayala and Robinsons. Having former economic importance in the country, it is sensible to build an international airport for Iloilo for access to Boracay and other tourist destinations in the outer city and in Guimaras. If this airport, once built in Guimbal in outer Iloilo City, it will help boost the local economy folloed by the propsed bridge to link Guimaras and Iloilo and the revitalization and re-opening of the Iloilo International port. I think if this happens,Iloilo will once again be put at the center of the map but that would be a long way to go.
But what about Bacolod? I've also heard of international airports proposed in Panglao, Bohol and one in Albay,Bicol. Isn't this a little too expensive?

Landscaping works within the MCIAA grounds are ongoing. And the MCIAA Administration Building is currently on the 3rd/4th level.

sinjin, any pix?

Nope, I failed to bring my cam kasi and when I was there it was about 9 pm. Sorry. :D

Landscaping works within the MCIAA grounds are ongoing. And the MCIAA Administration Building is currently on the 3rd/4th level.

what are they landscaping (trees or flower beds) and exactly where in the MCIAA vicinity sinjin ? is it between the runway and tarmac or in front of the terminal facing the entrance side ?

I hope you guys will take more fotos of MCIA after it's renovation and landscaping. Interior shots would also be nice...

and we still do not have renderings for the new terminal yet ? doesn´t anyone know someone working at MCIAA ?

^^

ummm, maybe they're not prioritizing the construction of the new terminal this time given the fact that the MCIA is busy with the preparations for a meeting this December. Cebu was given a short time to prepare for this meeting since its hosting was only confirmed barely a year before.

But the thing is, just recently, they already bought the land for the terminal expansion from the Philippine Air Force as mentioned in an article posted in the previous pages. :horse:

what are they landscaping (trees or flower beds) and exactly where in the MCIAA vicinity sinjin ? is it between the runway and tarmac or in front of the terminal facing the entrance side ?

Trees, flower beds and grass. As far as I've seen, they are landscaping the portion across the departure area (fronting the Waterfront Hotel) and some vacant lots adjacent to the waiting area in the arrival section. (It's difficult to put it into words, I hope I could go there again to take pics) :)

Any news about the construction of the 2 addtional airbridges in MCIA? Were they are also renovating the interior?

Btw, has the article about the cancellation of the extension of the MCIAA aircraft parking area for the ASEAN Summit been posted already?

wala pa.. post the article sinjin.. sayang noh?

anyway, there's already an existing apron which is bigger than the MCIAA apron (currently being used by the Airforce). So I guess there really is no need to construct another one. The money is better well spent on renovating the terminal itself.



Notice the area marked MCIA by markiiboi, that's an existing apron being used by the airforce. It's far more bigger than MCIA's..
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/MEPZ-MCIA.jpg

Trees, flower beds and grass. As far as I've seen, they are landscaping the portion across the departure area (fronting the Waterfront Hotel) and some vacant lots adjacent to the waiting area in the arrival section. (It's difficult to put it into words, I hope I could go there again to take pics) :)

thanks, salamat, that would be great !

Mga dudes, palihog sad pag-picpic dra sa MCIA oi. :D Gi-mingaw naman ko sa dagway ana.

I'm really hoping that MCIA would expand it's teminal in time for the ASEAN Summit. The way I see it, it'll be only be beautified a bit and get a brand-new Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) administration area/building.

There is also the problem about parking. Coming up with a comparison between MCIA and DIA (Davao International Airport) it seems that Davao devoted a large track of land for parking facilities (bus bays, taxi bays, open-air car parking lot). I sure hope MCIA, too, would allocate finances to build some kind of car parking facility big enough to satisfy the transportation needs of it's ever rising passenger numbers.

^^ I would want to take pictures of the airport myself but I can't for some reasons. Btw, has anyone read the news article that the extension of the MCIAA parking area would be cancelled? This has been decided after anomalies in the bidding process have been discovered. I'll try to find the article for your information

Gov wants new builder for airport VIP lounge

The Freeman 07/12/2006

Governor Gwendolyn Garcia wants another contractor to build the airport VIP lounge and not the one currently undertaking the P124-million contract for the construction of the airport administration building.

Garcia said she will insist on this during the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority board meeting with Ambassador Marciano Paynor Jr. today.

Paynor, chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit-Cebu Organizing Committee and concurrent secretary general of the National Organizing Committee, is going to sit with MCIAA board members today to tackle the proposed extension of the VIP lounge and the construction of the ramp at the airbase, which costs P100 million.

These two proposals are part of the airport's preparation for the incoming 12th ASEAN Summit this December.

Earlier, a proposal surfaced that the contract for the VIP lounge be awarded to Young Builders, Inc., the same contractor undertaking the construction of the airport administration building, on the pretext that the VIP lounge is a contiguous and adjacent project to the administration building.

"But I insisted that this should be bid out. Not by any far stretch of imagination can we possibly identify that as even contiguous or adjacent project," she told reporters yesterday.

The governor said the Procurement Law provides for the shortening of the procurement process, from the advertisement to the drafting of the bids and actual awarding of the contract but on the condition that the project to be procured is a contiguous project, which the proposed construction of an extended VIP lounge does not apparently qualify.

"I insisted and I believe the rest of the board members insisted that this should be bid out," she said. - Cristina C. Birondo

@marki: anong nangyari dun sa mga picture, sa simula ng thread, nawala lahat

at kelan pala sa december yung ASEAN summit

at kelan pala sa december yung ASEAN summit

December 11-14, not quite sure though


http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9552/mciaa8ry.jpg

ang mganda sa cebu pag pababa kana malapit siya tubig pero malupa yung parang marsh kaya feeling mo baba sa isang pacific island destination... ang ganda kasi ng mga view bago bumaba sa Cebu runway.

P100M plan for Mactan-Cebu airport

New VIP building to cost P49.5M

By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 10:23am (Mla time) 07/13/2006


A P100-MILLION budget was presented yesterday to prepare the Mactan airport for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in December.

This includes building a new, furnished VIP lounge for P49.5 million.

During a meeting with Ambassador Marciano Paynor, who is secretary general for 12th ASEAN Summit, airport general manager Adelberto Yap presented to the Mactan Cebu International Airport board of directors his plans and budgets for the ASEAN summit.

Aside from a new VIP lounge, more than P20 million was proposed for the lighting of an existing ramp at the airbase and P30 million for the purchase of another ramp bus.

Funding for the improvements, if approved, will come from the national government and the MCIAA.

The main Mactan airport terminal already has an air-conditioned VIP lounge occupying about 200 square meters with furniture donated by Cebu exporters.

However, the new VIP lounge will rise as a separate building near the Benito Ebuen Air Base where aircraft of foreign dignitaries will arrive for the summit in December. The arrangement seeks to avoid disturbing the traffic of commercial flights in the airport.

Notices inviting bidders for the P49.5 million VIP lounge were published in local newspapers the other day.

Scrapped

The original plan to expand the airport ramp space was formally scrapped yesterday by the MCIAA board which decided to use the existing ramps at the nearby Mactan Benito Ebuen airbase.

“We made a very strong stand though that since the military ramp would now be used for parking of these aircrafts, then certainly there will be no more resuscitation of a dead contract and I refer to the airport expansion which is riddled with serious deformities,” said Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia.

“I will seriously object to the continuation of that P110 million project which will come out of the funds of the MCIAA especially since there are serious questions as regards cost estimates, volumes, authenticity of documents, among others.”

The project was awarded by Yap to ARN Builders but the board of directors decided earlier to terminate the contract because of defects discovered in the bidding process.

With the change of plans to forego the expansion of airport spaces, Garcia said a team was created to study the entire available space for the airport and the airbase.

In a few weeks, the team will come up with a proposal to “maximize the existing space and even to look at the area where the VIP lounge would be constructed, considering the flow of aircraft in the arrival and departure spaces.”

The invitation to bid for the VIP lounge was published in local papers. The project includes demolition, clearing, site development and building construction to include utilities and furnishings.

The project is supposed to be finished within 100 days from the start date. Bids will be opened on Aug. 2.



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http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=9563

I remembered before bro, the lot where Waterfront Airport Hotel now stands was once the parking area. I also remembered the construction of that hotel was controversial because a senator questioned why the parking space was being leased out..


Mga dudes, palihog sad pag-picpic dra sa MCIA oi. :D Gi-mingaw naman ko sa dagway ana.

I'm really hoping that MCIA would expand it's teminal in time for the ASEAN Summit. The way I see it, it'll be only be beautified a bit and get a brand-new Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) administration area/building.

There is also the problem about parking. Coming up with a comparison between MCIA and DIA (Davao International Airport) it seems that Davao devoted a large track of land for parking facilities (bus bays, taxi bays, open-air car parking lot). I sure hope MCIA, too, would allocate finances to build some kind of car parking facility big enough to satisfy the transportation needs of it's ever rising passenger numbers.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6726/191393954147db6f414bdl5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9766/191413298a4a5c1925bbaw4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

December 11-14, not quite sure though


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MCIA is already the 2nd busiest airport sa Pinas. Maayo lang di pa kaayo grabe ang air traffic that causes delays unlike sa NAIA.

Why extend the runway if it is for international standards na sya? Kanus-a sya i-implement?

Goodbye to MCIAA General Manager Adelberto Yap.. hehehe..

He is now being replaced with another one. The governor though assured that Yap's replacement will not hamper the ongoing improvements being implemented in the airport.

Mactan Cebu International Airport
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nice pics! it looks really nice inside...

Yap has officially been booted out. I hope his replacement will be far more better than him.

Any development on MCIA's remodelling and the additional 2 aerobridges? Is it really going to happen?

^^ Hmm, we don't know.. Maybe after the ASEAN Summit?!? :dunno:

Cathay Pacific to increase flights to Philippines?


Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways is willing to increase flights to the Philippines if the government would expand travel rights of the foreign airline.

Vivian Lo, country manager of Cathay, said the airline company has already used up all its travel rights or allowable number of flight operations in the country with the growing inbound and outbound passenger traffic.

“We want to operate more in the Philippines,” Lo said.

Opening more flights in the country, she added, remains a lucrative move for the airline company.

Cathay, which carries direct flights from Hong Kong to the Philippines, has captured a huge chunk of the passenger market spanning from businessmen, tourists and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

The passenger market of the foreign airline in the Philippines further increased with the opening of Disneyland in Hong Kong.

The airline company maintained a strong hold of the passenger market despite the emergence of low-cost air carriers in the Philippines.

“It’s a big market here in the Philippines for the airline industry. Every airline has its own niche market,” Lo told Cebu Daily News.

Cathay, for instance, caters to the “more discerning” market, which gives real value on flight service even with the increased air fares brought by rising oil price in the world market, she said.

“There are still passengers who are willing to pay for quality airline service, which ensures convenience, safety, and on-time performance,” said Lo.

She, however, said that the expansion of flight operations, which is aimed to cater to the growing passenger market of the airline company, would really be up to the Philippine government.

Currently, Cathay operates 37 flights a week for Manila-Hong Kong route and seven flights a week for Cebu-Hong Kong.

Lo, who recently introduced Cathay’s new Cebu manager Eddie Kam Cheong Kong to the local press, also vowed to further improve flight services to its passengers.

Kong, on the other hand, said he would continuously improve customer experience in airline operations.

He said the airline's short time connection routes from Cebu to Hong Kong and to other countries in Europe and North America has earned high satisfaction ratings from passengers.

“Cathay over the years has experienced a high customer satisfaction rating and we’re (bent on maintaining) that,” said Kong.

Lo, moreover, said Cathay is also beefing up its network particularly in the oneworld alliance, an alliance of eight airlines, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business.

in mactan airport all set for the ASEAN sumiit this december or renovations are still ongoing?

^^

still going on..

Cebu Pacific to launch direct flights to HK from Cebu, Davao

Cebu Pacific Air, Inc., 49-percent owned by conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc., said on Wednesday it will soon launch direct flights to Hong Kong from Cebu and Davao.

The airline said fares for Cebu-Hong Kong and Davao-Hong Kong routes will be priced cheaper by P500.

In a statement, the carrier said it will be offering an introductory seat sale from August 8 to 15.

The Cebu-Hong Kong route will be offered for P1,999 one-way, while the Davao-Hong Kong service will be priced for P2,499 one-way. Travel date for the promo is from October 2 to 25, 2006.

After the seat sale, the Cebu-Hong Kong flight starts at P2,499 one-way while the Davao-Hong Kong flight starts at P2,999 one-way.

Cebu Pacific said it will be operating direct flights from Cebu to Hong Kong four times weekly and Davao to Hong Kong (via Cebu) three times weekly, starting October 2, 2006.

The Cebu-Hong Kong service is scheduled to operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday while Davao–Hong Kong route will operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

So now both Cathay Pacific and Cebu Pacific are bridging the gap between Cebu and Hong Kong. :okay:

^^

Is there still a Ceb-Hkg via Philippine Airlines?

Oh yeah may PAL pa pala.

^^

But I think the Cebu-Hongkong flights of PAL ceased a few years ago.. maybe.. :dunno:

Also before, there was a PAL flight to Australia.. I saw it in the map of PAL international flights at Mabuhay Magazine before..

^^According to PAL's timetable, they codeshare with Cathay Pacific on the HKG-CEB CEB-HKG routes, both morning and evening flights. :)

I was in Cebu Last night for 2 hours... diverted yung Cebu PAcific flight ko to Bacolod..
Kaso nga lang di na kami pinababa ng plane, nag serve lang ulit ng C2....

^^

what's C2?

^^It's a bottled tea drink.
I was in Cebu Last night for 2 hours... diverted yung Cebu PAcific flight ko to Bacolod..
Kaso nga lang di na kami pinababa ng plane, nag serve lang ulit ng C2....
That must have sucked. Why was your flight diverted?

News Patrol from SSC Correspondent slerz, pasok!


AS of 8:30 pm, the new Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority is now Gen. Danilo Agosto Francia, and just like his predecessor Gen Yap, he is also from Clark International Airport Corp. and is another presidential appointee.

So is he the right choice, or will he do another Yap? Let's just wait and see.

^^ no more direct flights ang PAL to Hong Kong... that's right, it's a code sharing with cathay pacific

That's good news! At least he had previous experience in running an airport just like Yap.


News Patrol from SSC Correspondent slerz, pasok!


AS of 8:30 pm, the new Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority is now Gen. Danilo Agosto Francia, and just like his predecessor Gen Yap, he is also from Clark International Airport Corp. and is another presidential appointee.

So is he the right choice, or will he do another Yap? Let's just wait and see.

Calling on slerz to post the MCIAA pictures especially the kinky eyed ones!

^^It's a bottled tea drink.

That must have sucked. Why was your flight diverted?


Due to heavy rains in Bacolod.. The flight was very bumpy on our way from Manila. It was my first trip to Bacolod =).

Final approach na kami, medyo mababa na lipad ng plane, kita na yung Robinsons Bacolod tapos biglang nag-accelerate at umakyat balik. After mga 2mins, nag announce yung pilot na zero visibility... Mag attempt daw ng isa pang landing or diverted to Mactan for refueling, yung second mas mababa na lipad namin nung nag accelerate ulit - kita na yung McDo, Jollibee. Tapos announe ulit yung pilot na diverted to Cebu... 2hours kaming nasa plane lang, naka park kami dun sa dulo ng parking sa CEbu... 2 hours na naka upo sa plane, mahaba pila sa CR....

News Patrol from SSC Correspondent slerz, pasok!


AS of 8:30 pm, the new Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority is now Gen. Danilo Agosto Francia, and just like his predecessor Gen Yap, he is also from Clark International Airport Corp. and is another presidential appointee.

So is he the right choice, or will he do another Yap? Let's just wait and see.

Malacañang kept on sending appointee coming from Clark to manage MCIA. Why are there no Cebu based qualified person to handle the job?

Actually, second time ko na na-experince na na-divert yung flight kahapon.. yung first A330 service ng Pal from Manila to Gensan, diverted to Davao yung flight.... pero mas adventure yung kahapon, may 2 aborted landings pa eh.. hehehe

Due to heavy rains in Bacolod.. The flight was very bumpy on our way from Manila. It was my first trip to Bacolod =).

Final approach na kami, medyo mababa na lipad ng plane, kita na yung Robinsons Bacolod tapos biglang nag-accelerate at umakyat balik. After mga 2mins, nag announce yung pilot na zero visibility... Mag attempt daw ng isa pang landing or diverted to Mactan for refueling, yung second mas mababa na lipad namin nung nag accelerate ulit - kita na yung McDo, Jollibee. Tapos announe ulit yung pilot na diverted to Cebu... 2hours kaming nasa plane lang, naka park kami dun sa dulo ng parking sa CEbu... 2 hours na naka upo sa plane, mahaba pila sa CR....


Scary yet exciting :D. I didn't know BCD only allow VFR landings, hehe. Thanks for sharing chevy_boy. :)

GMA recommends Francia as Mactan airport chief

The Philippine Star 08/12/2006

President Arroyo has recommended Clark International Airport Corp. president and chief executive officer Danilo Augusto Francia as the new general manager and CEO of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) in place of Adelberto Yap, Malacañang announced.

The Palace did not cite any reason for the "urgent announcement" made last night by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.

The MCIAA board terminated the service of Yap for alleged irregular multimillion-peso transactions at the airport.

He, along with other airport officials, is being investigated by a body created by the MCIAA board.

The board appointed Romeo Bersonda as officer-in-charge of the airport.

Yap filed a case in court insisting that he was still the airport manager and warned Bersonda that he would be liable for usurpation of authority as well as administrative, criminal and civil liabilities.

The MCIAA board of directors said it would wait for the recommendation of Mrs. Arroyo on who should take over as airport general manager.

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said it was an "unwritten rule" that the board would wait for the President’s recommendation although this was not required in the charter of the MCIAA.

The appointing authority is the board of directors.

Yap, who was fired by the board last week, was handpicked by Mrs. Arroyo and called out of retirement to serve as the airport manager in 2005.

Garcia, who sits in the board, said Mrs. Arroyo was already aware of the board’s decision to terminate Yap.

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he was not worried that preparations for the December summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be held in the province would be disturbed with the recent firing of Yap. — Aurea Calica

Scary yet exciting :D. I didn't know BCD only allow VFR landings, hehe. Thanks for sharing chevy_boy. :)

Could this be due to the weather? I've noticed thAT it's very windy nowadays like last night I thought there's going to be a storm..

I assumed it was because BCD didn't have ILS (I'm not sure if they do) that's why landing at zero visibility was impossible but the winds could have been the reason as well.

Yup, walang ILS and Bacolod... kasi dati sa GenSan nung na divert kami sa Davao, brownout sa GenSan nun at wala atang generator kaya di gumana ILS sa GenSan kaya na divert kami...

^^ Just inquiring ra gyud:

Pila ang terminal fee karon sa MCIA? Kay the last time was P150 ra.

Yup, walang ILS and Bacolod... kasi dati sa GenSan nung na divert kami sa Davao, brownout sa GenSan nun at wala atang generator kaya di gumana ILS sa GenSan kaya na divert kami...
I wonder, though, why and how the pilot tried to land at an airport without ILS (instrument landing system) when he just announced there is zero visibility. If I remember it right, no airport would let you make a VFR (visual flight rules) landing if the visibility is less than 3 miles(?), at least in MS Flight Simulator :D.

I wonder, though, why and how the pilot tried to land at an airport without ILS (instrument landing system) when he just announced there is zero visibility. If I remember it right, no airport would let you make a VFR (visual flight rules) landing if the visibility is less than 3 miles(?), at least in MS Flight Simulator :D.

^^What is ILS. Although I'm an aviation fan myself but I want to learn more.
Are the runway lights part of ILS?

Looks like the developments in MCIA is a little bit slow. Or, is it because the local government is just focused on beautification of the city in preparation of the 12th ASEAN Summit?

I wonder, though, why and how the pilot tried to land at an airport without ILS (instrument landing system) when he just announced there is zero visibility. If I remember it right, no airport would let you make a VFR (visual flight rules) landing if the visibility is less than 3 miles(?), at least in MS Flight Simulator :D.

They were informed by Bacolod Tower that the condition is getting better that's why the pilot tried to land twice.. Pero di talaga kinaya...

^^What is ILS. Although I'm an aviation fan myself but I want to learn more.
Are the runway lights part of ILS?

Yu yung mahabang lights sa dulo or lampas ng runway... yung parang fork...

200 pesos na terminal fee sa Mactan, same lang with NAIA..

Looks like the developments in MCIA is a little bit slow. Or, is it because the local government is just focused on beautification of the city in preparation of the 12th ASEAN Summit?

and again due to some "baksisch money" (the yap story) dissapearing in some annonumous pockets, funds are lacking elsewhere i suppose. what do you expect Xdiesel ? this is the philippines !

^^What is ILS. Although I'm an aviation fan myself but I want to learn more.
Are the runway lights part of ILS?

Yes, the lights are a part of ILS. ILS is basically a system that guides the pilot during approach and landing. It sends signals to the aircraft that tells it if it's aligned to the runway and if the descent rate is right. This allows the pilot to land at airports with zero visibility.

I think all commercial flights use ILS, if available, because it's much safer. IMO, it's easier to get the front gears touch down on the straight lines at the center of the runway than if you land without ILS, at least, again, at least in Flight Simulator.

Ok, I know that was way off topic. Sorry.

and again due to some "baksisch money" (the yap story) dissapearing in some annonumous pockets, funds are lacking elsewhere i suppose. what do you expect Xdiesel ? this is the philippines !


I think both..

I guess there was a change of "priorities" when it was announced that the ASEAN Summit was going to be held here.

I last visited the airport last week when we sent off d^transporter on his way to the U.S. I've noticed that the activities were more on the landscaping (it now looks like Singapore!), the construction of the new administration building, the construction of the additional access roads, and the construction of the VIP Building..

With Yap being booted out, there might be a change of projects but hey, his successor also comes from the Clark Airport in Luzon, a position that Yap also held when he was still there... I just hope though that this new manager won't do another Yap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d0PgOFWn9k

Found it at YouTube. Landing sa MCIAA. La lang.

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1 question, laoag international airport is considered as a secondary airport in the philippines like gen san, davao and zamboanga. can this airport handle the airbus a340/a330 or boeing 747? ive only been there once and i flew in through an a320 by PAL. the runway is fairly long and didnt this airport use to serve flights from HNl. thanx.

p.s. just wondering. coz if mciaa can acomodate those aircrafts, so is laoag right? being a secondary airport in the pi.

1 question, laoag international airport is considered as a secondary airport in the philippines like gen san, davao and zamboanga. can this airport handle the airbus a340/a330 or boeing 747? ive only been there once and i flew in through an a320 by PAL. the runway is fairly long and didnt this airport use to serve flights from HNl. thanx.

PAL was using its MD-11 in the LAO-HNL route, maybe they could handle the A330 and A343 but I guess not the B744.... The runway is long but not as long as the GenSan and Cebu runway... Maybe their runway is a little shorter than Davao's just like Zamboanga...

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Very nice photos Slerz. I didn't see much changes except the new plants on the ground right at the facade area of the International Departure area. It does looks cleaner this time (not it was awefully dirty before, just is looking cleaner, that's all). Thanks for sharing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d0PgOFWn9k

Found it at YouTube. Landing sa MCIAA. La lang.


Man!!! I just got done watching that video clip on Cebu Pacific landing. The video is really nice but I've noticed one red flag for FAA Safety. A man was approaching the just about parking aircraft down the tarmac, it's the ground crew, the guy is getting ready to chuck the aircraft that is still in motion. It should be initiated upon "go signal" from the aircraft's marshaller once the aircraft is in a complete halt or stop and when the engine is turned off. He could of been suctioned in that engine. Big time safety issue if you are to ask me. MCIA could be cited for it and may cause the airport to temporarily shut down until full staff and crew training has been completed. Whew, I can't believe they were allowing that there.....

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Sorry for the low quality. Camphone lang ang dala. :)

Same old, same old. :runaway:

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Sorry for the low quality. Camphone lang ang dala. :)


don´t worry ! as long as you keep them coming, lots of fotos of any airport in the philippines....thanks !
looks like they repainted the aerobridges here in bright different colors, eh ?

don´t worry ! as long as you keep them coming, lots of fotos of any airport in the philippines....thanks !
looks like they repainted the aerobridges here in bright different colors, eh ?

^^ Actually, the interior of the aerobridges' walls were stripped out of Wow Philippines wallpapers.

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Sorry for the low quality. Camphone lang ang dala. :)
i like the colored murals..(murals ba na or ads?) it gives the airport a livelier feel..i wish DIA had those..

^^ actually DIA has those smart ads...

Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Cebu Pacific launches flights to HK

Cebu Pacific (CEB) will open direct flights from Cebu to Hong Kong starting Oct. 2.

To launch the new service, the airline is offering an introductory seat sale for only P1,999 one-way.

The Cebu-Hong Kong route is scheduled to operate four times weekly—Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flight leaves Cebu at 9:20 p.m., arriving in Hong Kong at 11:55 p.m. and departs Hong Kong at 12:55 a.m. to arrive back in Cebu at 3:30 a.m. the following day.

“Cebu Pacific stays dedicated to the continued development and growth of the tourism industry. Following the recent success of the Cebu Business Month and Cebu Tourism Congress we are excited to offer travelers the convenience of flying to Hong Kong direct from Cebu at the lowest fares.

More importantly, by opening this new sector, we hope to entice more international travelers to visit the Queen City of the South and contribute further to the growth of tourism in Cebu,” said Candice Iyog, CEB marketing director.

At the end of the seat sale last Aug. 15, the fare for the Cebu-Hong Kong flight is at P2,499 for one-way travel. (PR)

^ Wow, that's good to hear

yeh good for cebpac!

^^ and good for Cebu. :D

^^ and good for Cebu. :D


Good for Philippine Economy :lol:

are there any updates with the expansion of the existing terminal (2 more aerobridges) and are there any renderings for the new terminal yet ? would be great to hear/see !
salamat,
richard.

^^ the construction of the 2 aerobridges was stopped due to financial anomalies during Yap's term, and so is the construction of the Administration building. The VIP lounge however is still on the works, and there are still no news or renderings of a new terminal.

^^

I think construction of the administration building has resumed. I saw some workers there a few days ago.

^^ much better bai.

Wala pa bang plans mag open ang iba pang airlines sa Cebu? Dapat mag open na rin ang Thai ng flights jan, dapat SQ na gamitin sa Cebu hindi silkair....

sna more airlines pa ang pumunta or mg-open ng services sa Cebu... they deserve it... is Qatar Airways still operartes in Cebu, how about Korean Air?

I think NWA should consider a Cebu flight bound to US even w/ a stop to Manila and Tokyo... may market nman cguro, pg-nagkataon stiff ang competition w/ PAL

i dont think korean still flies to cbu... i think cathay is planning to add frequency.. just not sure yet

i dont think korean still flies to cbu... i think cathay is planning to add frequency.. just not sure yet

^^ Well at least Asiana still flies directly from ICN. Midnight nga lang abot nya sa CEB.

is Qatar Airways still operartes in Cebu, how about Korean Air?

Qatar - still operational, usually makita ko weekends, mga 4 pm.
Korean Air - don't have an idea yet.

^^ Qatar Airways still operates in Cebu
from Doha, Qatar to Cebu Philippines every Wed, Thur and Sun
from CEB to DOH every Mon, Thur and Fri

Using A330 as equipment.

Korean Air still offers chartered flights to Cebu.

Yeah, bati-a gyud sa schedule sa Asiana Airlines. When we went to with my family for a summer vacation in Seoul last May, we had to board the plane at around 12:00 midnight (refering to the Cebu-Seoul route)!

Worse was the return trip since we were all tired (and I was sick in the stomach because of not-so-cooked Korean beef I took from our last meal) from our last day tour, but we were told that our Asiana Airlines flight (which started boarding passengers around 6:00 p.m.) would arrive in Cebu at 12:00 midnight (Cebu Time--since we are advanced by 2 hours from Seoul). I realized that the plane's next flight was the same flight that we took 5 nights ago. It was the same 12:00 midnight flight enroute to Seoul.

It was really a bad experience for my father as well, since my dad, who is already 72-years old, experienced a minor stroke because of that trip. Well, probably not the flight itself but the entire trip from the day's tour, which included uncomfortable meals, (we had to take off our shoes and squat every meal time--a major cultural difference which many of our tour mates found very annoying, especially the old ones) straight to a four-hour flight without rest whatsoever made my dad's blood-pressure rise. He experienced double-vision (a symptom of a mild stroke) that weekend after our Korean tour.

I think NWA should consider a Cebu flight bound to US even w/ a stop to Manila and Tokyo... may market nman cguro, pg-nagkataon stiff ang competition w/ PAL

Yeah right but they're already partnering with Cebu Pacific right? (Cebu-Manila-US)

Could it be the factor why they aren't considering such?

Yung Qatar Airways ba via SIngapore pa rin or KL na??
Wala ba plans mag open ang Thai ng Cebu - Bangkok flight??

Until October 29,2006 nalang daw Qatar Airways sa Cebu???? Accoroding to wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mactan-Cebu_International_Airport

International Wing
Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
Cebu Pacific (Hong Kong (from October 2), Seoul-Incheon)
China Airlines
Mandarin Airlines (Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu)
Philippine Airlines (Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita)
Qatar Airways (Doha, Singapore(ends October 29))
Singapore Airlines
SilkAir (Singapore)

^^^ aww why is qatar leaving? ... i wonder why thai hasnt started operating to cebu yet and emirates...

Just checked their website, Qatar is NOT leaving Cebu!!!
Just that after October 29, the flight would be a NONSTOP Cebu-Doha vv service....

May madarin pa rin pala sa Cebu, sa manila wala na ata. Dmi na palang npunta sa Cebu... hindi ko alam na may CI at SQ na rin pla sa cebu... sna sumunod na TG, BR, at JL

Until October 29,2006 nalang daw Qatar Airways sa Cebu???? Accoroding to wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mactan-Cebu_International_Airport

International Wing
Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
Cebu Pacific (Hong Kong (from October 2), Seoul-Incheon)
China Airlines
Mandarin Airlines (Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu)
Philippine Airlines (Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita)
Qatar Airways (Doha, Singapore(ends October 29))
Singapore Airlines
SilkAir (Singapore)

^^JAL will suspend services to Manila (ang nag-iisa na lang na Manila-Nagoya route). Sabi nila hindi daw profitable. Anyway, yung sister company nila, JALways, will still fly the Manila - Tokyo-Narita route. JALways flies to resort cities daw kaya may chance na lumipad sila sa CEB.

I didn't know Korean Air flies to CEB. Hindi China Airlines at SQ ang lumilipad sa Singapore diba? Yung sister airline nila, Mandarin Airlines and Silk Air yung may regular flights.

Oo nga, sana yung Thai Airways sumali na din...pati na rin yung mga mainland Chinese carriers. Kikita naman sila sigurado.

^^JAL will suspend services to Manila (ang nag-iisa na lang na Manila-Nagoya route). Sabi nila hindi daw profitable. Anyway, yung sister company nila, JALways, will still fly the Manila - Tokyo-Narita route. JALways flies to resort cities daw kaya may chance na lumipad sila sa CEB.

I didn't know Korean Air flies to CEB. Hindi China Airlines at SQ ang lumilipad sa Singapore diba? Yung sister airline nila, Mandarin Airlines and Silk Air yung may regular flights.

Oo nga, sana yung Thai Airways sumali na din...pati na rin yung mga mainland Chinese carriers. Kikita naman sila sigurado.

i cannot imagine the JAL route not being profitable? as far as i know there are more and more tourists coming from japan, well i guess good for PAL anyway !

^^Oo nga eh. Sabi nila, they'll add more flights to Bangkok, Guangzhou and suspend flights to Manila from Nagoya while reducing its Chicago flights. Yes, good for PAL (with five Jap destinations!), and good for NWA na rin siguro. Siguro nga, they want to use their subsidiary JALways for Philippine flights. Iba kasi ata yung presyo sa JALways. Mas pangmasa.

Just checked their website, Qatar is NOT leaving Cebu!!!
Just that after October 29, the flight would be a NONSTOP Cebu-Doha vv service....

We all know how Wikipedia can be so unreliable sometimes (but most of the time, it's quite reliable) :)

Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
Cebu Pacific (Hong Kong (from October 2), Seoul-Incheon)
China Airlines
Mandarin Airlines (Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu)
Philippine Airlines (Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita)
Qatar Airways (Doha, Singapore(ends October 29))
Singapore Airlines
SilkAir (Singapore)


^^

Maybe some of these are chartered flights.


The only regular flights that I know are the following:

Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
Cebu Pacific (Hong Kong (from October 2), Seoul-Incheon)
Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu)
Philippine Airlines (Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita)
Qatar Airways (Doha, Singapore)
SilkAir (Singapore)


@sinijn

Yeah because anybody can just edit it. Why not edit that article now in Wiki?

Sana mag open na ang Thai kahit 3times or 4times weekly lang na A300 to Cebu... Malamang marami naman siguro yang pasahero, Cathay nga nagdadagdag pa ng flights kapag peak season...

^^

There was an article in a newspaper here in Cebu just recently about Thai Airways' plan to open a flight (maski via Manila lang daw). This was announced during the opening of an office here.

But they said that they still need to see some sizeable traffic daw. So maybe in the future.

By the way, does Continental Airlines fly CEB?
Like I saw one this afternoon...

you saw a continental airliner in cebu and did not take a picture ??? what a shame, sayang !

Dati diba meron Continental sa Cebu??
Dati naka kita ako ng Far Eastern Air Transport sa Cebu, B757 yung plane.. malamang chartered yun...

any news about the expansion project of the MCIAA?

^ I think that will be given attention only after the ASEAN Summit

Dati diba meron Continental sa Cebu??
Dati naka kita ako ng Far Eastern Air Transport sa Cebu, B757 yung plane.. malamang chartered yun...


Yup, there was Continental before pero I think it was also chartered. They fly to Guam right?

Yup, there was Continental before pero I think it was also chartered. They fly to Guam right?

Continental Micronesia. Part of the Continental Airways system (hubs in Houston, New York and Guam)

It may be chartered since in the latest route map of CO, they only serve MNL as of this moment. But hey, its an opportunity coming right? :)

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/BernieMack_143_.jpg
MCIA Tarmac (0930H - 19.Aug.2006) There were 2 AirPhilippines B737 occupying the 2 aerobridges, another 1 PAL and 1 CebuPacific for the rest of the aerobridges. That's why I was in the tarmac. And guess what, there are 2 planes incoming by that time from Manila (1 with PAL - A320 and 1 with CebPac - A319). MCIA is getting busier by the years to come.

^^

Actually that's the reason why former MCIAA Manager Adelberto Yap proposed for the construction of additional aerobridges (around two) to augment the existing ones especially during "peak times."

I'm not sure now as to what's going on with the plan. Maybe their priorities were diverted but I think it's really a necessity.

^^
I've read that only NAIA and MCIA are the earning aiports in the country. Yap even said that they can build the second runway with its earnings. They should build the 2 additional aerobridges as soon as possible because MCIA is getting busier. I also hope they build the second passenger terminal, if not expand the existing one and double the aerobridges.