GMR-MEGAWIDE Cebu Airport Corp., the operator of the Mactan Cebu International Airport, has teamed up with Uber Systems Inc. to provide a safer and faster ride to passengers in the Queen City of the South.
“Our partnership with Uber Philippines is a testament to our commitment to continually find ways to make our passengers’ journeys safe, convenient and enjoyable,” GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. president Louie Ferrer said.
Uber Philippines general manager Laurence Cua said teaming up with GMCAC for the Mactan Cebu International Airport was an important opportunity for Uber to once again provide more people with a transportation service that is safe, reliable and convenient.
“With the simple push of a button, passengers going to and from the airport can now get a ride and be part of the movement to celebrate Cebu,” he added.
Construction of MCIA’s Terminal 2 is currently in full swing and is expected to be operational by the end of June 2018, adding a capacity of 8 million passengers a year to the current 4.5 million capacity of Terminal 1.
GMR-Megawide Consortium in December 2013 won a 25-year concession agreement that involves the renovation of the Terminal 1 of Mactan Cebu airport as well as the design, financing, construction and operation of a second terminal after it submitted the highest bid of P14.4 billion.
The P14.4-billion premium paid by GMR-Megawide was on top of the P17.5 billion to be spent on a new passenger terminal.
Project funding for MCIA was sealed in 2014 through a consortium of the country’s leading banks led by BDO Capital and Investment Corp. and the Asian Development Bank.
