Four Philippine airports have begun using the Traze contact tracing app on Wednesday to reduce human-to-human transactions and speed up transaction processes, as part of the ‘new normal.’
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Mactan Cebu Terminal 2 wins top prize at World Architecture Festival
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2 won in the 2019 World Architecture Festival (WAF) held in The Netherlands. MCIA was declared the winner of the Completed Buildings: Transport category during the 2019 WAF held on December 4 – 6 in Amsterdam. MCIA Terminal 2 bested other airport finalist nominees Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport and Turkey’s […]
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Mactan-Cebu, Iloilo among Best in Asia in 2019 Sleeping in Airports Survey
The Philippines’ international airports in Mactan-Cebu and Iloilo have been named among the Best in Asia in the 2019 Sleeping in Airports survey results released in October. The Best Airports of 2019 ranked Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in 16th spot and the Iloilo International Airport (ILO) in 18th place among Asia’s best in the annual […]
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Mactan-Cebu International Airport is PHL’s 1st plastics-free airport
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) achieved another milestone in its sustainability program as the first plastics-free airport in the Philippines. The award-winning resort airport in Cebu announced on September 11 its progress towards efforts to be a plastics-free airport in line with the “Going Green Campaign”. Andrew Acquaah-Harrison, Chief Executive Advisor of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport […]
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Award-winning Mactan-Cebu International Airport welcomes passengers with hugs
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is welcoming passengers with the world-renowned Pinoy warmth and embrace. MCIA, the 2019 International Architecture Awards winner for its iconic design, heralded the rainy days in the Philippines by offering free hugs to arriving passengers. Demonstrating its tagline, “Welcome to the Friendliest Gateway to Your Destination,” MCIA had previously surprised […]
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Mactan Cebu International Airport victorious in 2019 International Architecture Awards
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) won the much-coveted 2019 International Architecture Awards (IAA) for its unique eco-friendly Filipino-themed design. Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal 2 emerged victorious in the Airports and Transportation Centres category of the oldest and largest global awards in the industry. The 12th edition of the International Architecture Awards recognized over 120 new buildings […]
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Mactan airport’s living statues of Filipino history icons surprise passengers
Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) surprised passengers with five Filipino history icons roaming its terminal to mark the nation’s 121st anniversary of Philippine Independence Day. Mactan Cebu International Airport released a video revealing the funny and touching moments of how its living statues of Filipino hero and historical figures interacted with passengers. The two-minute video […]
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MEET: 2 Lasallian Engineers are PH’s Youngest Millionaires
Rising from the challenges of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, proudly Lasallians Edgar Saavedra and Michael Cosiquien emerged as the Philippines’ youngest millionaires as founders of Megawide Construction Corporation. Engr. Saavedra and Engr. Cosiquien together formed the company that started as a construction firm then quickly evolved into an engineering and infrastructure conglomerate with airport, […]
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Mactan Cebu International Airport named 2018 Asia-Pac Medium Airport of the Year
Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) bagged the Asia Pacific Medium Airport of the Year award by the Centre for Aviation (CAPA) Awards for Excellence ceremonies held in Berlin in late November. Mactan Cebu Airport was cited as a “medium sized airport that has been the biggest standout strategically, has established itself as a leader and […]
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4 Philippine Airports in Asia’s 25 Best List
Four Philippine international airports are recommended by travelers in the 2017 Top 25 Best Airports in Asia published by Sleeping in Airports in October. The country’s international airports in Iloilo, Mactan-Cebu, Davao, and Clark are listed among the Best Airports for Overall Experience in the annual survey of traveler feedback on the following criteria: Comfort […]
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