Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is expanding its flight frequencies and seat capacity for the Cebu market, as the airline bolsters its domestic coverage in anticipation of increased travel demand during the summer season. In a statement, PAL said it will operate 287 weekly...
CEBU CITY – The bullet-planting scheme called “tanim-bala” is not happening at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), Julius Neri Jr., general manager of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), said. Neri made the assurance following the arrest of a 47-year-old female...
CEBU CITY – A 47-year-old female passenger was arrested after four bullets were found in her baggage during an inspection at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Thursday, March 27. FOUR bullets were found inside the bag of a female passenger at the Mactan-Cebu International...
The ongoing cleanup covers around three kilometers of river channels around NAIA (photo: NNIC) Efforts to clean up rivers and waterways around the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have so far removed 139,158 metric tons of silt and waste, the new management of the country’s...
BCDA President and CEO Joshua Bingcang The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has signed an agreement granting the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) a three-year option period to either purchase or continue leasing the 61-hectare Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
CEBU CITY – Operations at the Bohol-Panglao International Airport were disrupted due to a bomb joke made inside an aircraft that was about to land past 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 22. A BOMB joke marred operations at the Bohol-Panglao International Airport on Saturday, March 22. (CAAP FB) A...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza bared on Tuesday, March 18, that the construction of the Central Mindanao Airport in Barangay Tawan-Tawan in M’lang is moving forward as key preparations and infrastructure improvements are underway. COTABATO Gov. Emmylou...
Villafuerte hails PBBM's 'fresh orders' for completion of Naga Airport runway expansion, 'Bicol Express' Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has welcomed the "fresh orders" given by President Marcos for the completion of...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, March 13 called on airport officials to ensure they have sufficient and reliable back up power supply to avoid any disruptions at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Gatchalian made the call following after another set of power outages...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Transportation is prioritizing the proposal to privatize the Iloilo Airport that needs to be rehabilitated and redeveloped. PASSENGERS arrive at the Iloilo Airport. (Tara Yap) “We will fast-track the current public-private partnership (PPP) proposal,”...
Senator Grace Poe lauded the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) swift action regarding the recent "tanim-bala" incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 by ordering the dismissal of three employees of the Office of Transportation Security (OTS). "We welcome the swift...
CEBU CITY – Brace for impact. Panicky passengers heard those words from the public address system of Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 588 in what could be the longest eight minutes of their lives. The Manila-bound aircraft was forced to return to Cebu after encountering landing-gear issues mid-flight on...
