Cebu airport signs partnership with Fujian’s Quanzhou Jinjiang Airport

MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCIA) said it partnered with Fujian province’s Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport, citing the need to strengthen connectivity between Cebu and China.

“The relationship between the Philippines and China has long been shaped by trade, cultural exchange, and people-to-people connections,” Aboitiz InfraCapital Airports Chief Executive Officer Athanasios Titonis said in a statement on Sunday.

MCIA, operated by Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc., through its unit Aboitiz InfraCapital Cebu Airport Corp., said it established a quarterly collaboration and exchange committee with Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport.

The collaboration will help maximize the resumption of Xiamen Air’s direct flights between Cebu and Quanzhou, which were revived in March.

MCIA said its strategic partnership with Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport will help modernize the aviation sector through technological innovation, as well as exploration of commercial and further route development.

“Through proactive international engagements like this, MCIA reinforces its mandate to drive economic growth in the region through robust aviation connectivity as the premier transfer hub in the Philippines,” MCIA said. 

For 2025, Aboitiz InfraCapital, which operates three international airports, reported a total passenger volume of 16.17 million in 2025, supported by higher travel demand across the Visayas and Mindanao.

MCIA handled 11.6 million passengers, up 3%, serving 20 airlines, it said.

For 2026, Aboitiz InfraCapital said it is raising its capital expenditure to P8.8 billion from P4.1 billion in 2025 to fund expansion across its airports, water, and telecommunications tower businesses. — Ashley Erika O. Jose