Cebu Pacific Air said it will start operating international flights at the newly-built Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal 2 on July 1.
The airline unit of the Gokongwei Group said domestic flights to and from Cebu would be retained at MCIA Terminal 1.
Cebu Pacific will join 21 other carriers with international flights in using the resort-themed passenger terminal.
Shuttle buses will be provided to transport passengers between MCIA T1 and T2 every 10 minutes.
The new MICA T2 will boost the passenger capacity of Mactan-Cebu International Airport to at least 12.5 million passengers a year.
Cebu Pacific is the largest carrier operating at MCIA with 385 flights weekly. Cebu is one of six CEB hubs in the Philippines and the largest after its Manila hub.
From Cebu, Cebu Pacific mounts direct flights to Manila, Clark, Davao, Puerto Princesa, General Santos, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod, Ozamiz, Tacloban, Surigao, Butuan, Camiguin, Siargao, Legaspi, Dumaguete, Tandag, Calbayog, Pagadian, Zamboanga, Dipolog, Incheon, Hong Kong, Narita and Singapore.
Cebu Pacific and subsidiary Cebgo fly to 37 domestic and 26 international destinations, with over 108 routes spanning Asia, Australia, the Middle East and the US.
The airline network operates flights out of seven strategically placed hubs in the Philippines: Clark, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Kalibo, Cebu, Iloilo, and Manila.
Cebu Pacific has a total of 67 aircraft with an average age of 4.8 years. The airline fleet is comprised of 36 Airbus A320, five Airbus A321ceo, and eight Airbus A330. The Cebgo fleet is composed of eight ATR 72-500 and ten ATR 72-600 aircraft.
Cebu Pacific expects delivery of two more A321ceo, six ATR 72-600, and 32 Airbus A321neo aircraft until 2022.
