World's first 'airport resort' to be built on Filipino island of Cebu
Built in Mactan, on Philippino island of Cebu, plans were announced today
The construction of the new terminal is expected to be completed by 2018
It is claimed project will boost passenger capacity from 8 million per year
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Introducing the world's first airport resort. Built in Mactan, on the Philippino island of Cebu, plans for the project were announced today.
The brain child of GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), it's claimed that the new terminal will boost the airport's passenger capacity to 12.5 million per year from the current 4.5 million.
Last April, GMCAC signed a 25-year concession agreement to manage and refurbish the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).
As well as building the new 'resort hotel' which is due for completion in February 2018, the agreement covers the renovation of the existing passenger terminal building, slated to be completed in 2019.
In a promotional video, the airport claims it 'feels like a resort' that it's 'not just a gateway, it's a destination' and invites guests to extend their holidays by hour hours earlier or later to make the most of its facilities.
After a five month delay, the construction of the new terminal will finally start.
After a five month delay, the improvement of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport started on 30th june.
'It will not only cement our place on the global map as a major tourist and business destination, it will boost the local economy and is projected to generate jobs especially in Cebu,' said Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya in a statement.
Improvements to the airport have already started taking place, including a new security check system to speed up the processing time for departing guests, additional check-in, immigration counters and waiting areas and redesigning seating areas.
The MCIA is the second busiest airport in the Philippines catering to a growing number of tourists to the area and the gateway to the popular Visayas and Mindanao regions in the Philippines.
The Mactan-Cebu International Airport caters to the growing number of tourists to the Philippines' popular Visayas and Mindanao regions
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Mactan–Cebu International Airport located in Central Visayas region, is the second busiest airport of the Philippines and one of the top 20 airports in the ASEAN region in 2011.It is located in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island, part of Metro Cebu. The airport is managed by the Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority. It covers an area of 797 hectares (1,970 acres)
It has a single 3,300-meter (10,800 ft) runway that was built by the United States in 1956 as an emergency airport for Strategic Air Command bombers and was known as the Mactan Air Base.The runway is complemented by a full-length taxiway that it shares with the current Mactan Air Base of the Philippine Air Force.
Mactan–Cebu International Airport was chosen as the most viable location for the world's largest aircraft, Antonov 225, to safely land when considering the combination of onward land transportation, sea freight, and airport capacity. The arrival of the aircraft in Lapu-Lapu City marked the very first time that the aircraft landed in the Philippines.
On August 20, 2008, the Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) announced that about 300 million Philippine pesos will be spent for the terminal expansion program to address the increasing volume of passenger traffic. MCIAA former general manager Danilo Augusto Francia said the program also includes the establishment of a second passenger terminal in the Mactan–Cebu International Airport.In 2009, former general manager Francia announced for the public bidding for the construction of the new generation terminal to service only international flight.
In 2010, the newly elected Philippine President, Benigno Aquino III selected Nigel Paul Villarete as the new General Manager of the Mactan–Cebu International Airport (MCIA)and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MCIAA. Mr. Villarete prioritized the completion of the terminal expansion and the completion of the unfinished administration building.
A Boeing 777F operated by Emirates SkyCargo at the airport with relief goods for Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda donated by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development.
Following Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), one of the biggest typhoons ever recorded and one of the most destructive typhoons in the Philippines, the airport was used as a center for air operations for the relief effort. The airport is centrally located in the Visayas which was the region most affected by the storm, especially the Eastern Visayas islands of Leyte and Samar. The Cebu airport was relatively unaffected by the storm while the airports of the Eastern Visayas were unusable immediately after.
On April 23, 2014, the Department of Transportation and Communications awarded the operations and maintenance of MCIA to a consortium of the Philippine Megawide Construction Corporation and Bangalore-based GMR Infrastructure. The consortium won with a bid of 17.5 billion Philippine pesos. MCIAA will turn over to the private consortium the operations and maintenance of the airport starting October 2014.The new terminal building to be designed by local architects is expected to be completed by 2018.
On December 11, 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was flying on its second leg of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport – Mactan–Cebu International Airport – New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport) route when a bomb on board exploded, killing a passenger. The airliner was able to make an emergency landing. Authorities later found out that Ramzi Yousef planted the bomb on the airliner to test the bomb for his Project Bojinka plot. His project was discovered in Manila after an apartment fire on the night of January 5 and the morning of January 6, 1995.
Ramzi Yousef was on board Flight 434 from Manila when he planted the bomb beneath a vacant seat. He used a fake identity thus he was able to pass through security in Manila. Yousef set the time for the bomb to blow off when the airplane was already in its Cebu–Tokyo leg. Yousef got off the plane during the stopover in Cebu from Manila.
Airport Type: Public
Operator : Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority
Serves Metro Cebu
Location : Lapu-Lapu Airport Road, Ibo, Lapu-Lapu City, Metro Cebu, Philippines
Hub for : AirAsia Zest
Cebu Pacific
PAL Express
Philippine Airlines
Built : 1956
Elevation AMSL: 11 m / 36 ft
Coordinates : 10°18′48″N 123°58′58″ECoordinates: 10°18′48″N 123°58′58″E
Website : mactancebuairport.com
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