GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), the private company managing the terminal operations of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), recently welcomed the newest service of Xiamen Air (MF) to Chengdu, China. Xiamen Air kicked off its direct service to Chengdu from MCIA last Thursday. “Through this partnership with Xiamen Air, we aim to achieve a common goal which is to increase connectivity between Cebu to international destinations,” said Louie Ferrer, GMCAC president. Xiamen Air will service the Cebu-Chengdu route thrice weekly every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday using a Boeing 737-800 with 22 seats in Business class, and 161 seats in Economy class. This is the first time that Cebu will have regular scheduled flights to Chengdu. Aside from Chengdu, MCIA is connected to other key destinations in China namely, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen.