CURRENT OPERATIONS
Mactan (Cebu) International Airport is a major trade center in the south for both domestic and international traffic. Its traffic is continually increasing and is now serving 1,056 commercial flights weekly transporting 17,607 passengers daily. Wide-bodied aircrafts such as A319, A320, A321, A300 and B737 have been introduced in international flights in Mactan and in the domestic trunk routes.
Mactan (Cebu) International Airport reported recently an average of 150 commercial daily aircraft operation (landing and take-offs).
Over the last twenty (20) years, Mactan (Cebu) International Airport’s passenger traffic increased to an annual average of 19% for the international while the domestic grew an annual average of 7%. Mactan (Cebu) International Airport is currently served by eleven (11) commercial airlines and one (1) cargo carrier.
There were 22,722 aircrafts (domestic and international) landed and took off for the period January to March of year 2011 or 19% higher than the previous year . The volume of passengers for domestic and international was 2,658,592 or 19% greater than that of year 2010. While domestic cargo volume dropped by 5% and 12% for international. The two (2) cargo carriers namely Pacific East Cargo and FEDEX ceased their operations and this is the reason for the decrease in the volume of cargo handled by Mactan Cebu International Airport. |
