Mactan-Cebu International Airport terminal fees

Current Mactan-Cebu terminal fees

Malaya Business Insight listed Mactan-Cebu at ₱1,030 for international departures and ₱365 for domestic departures in a comparison published on 19 September 2025. That made Cebu the most expensive of the airports in the report ¹.

Older figures are lower. Cebu Daily News reported in August 2019 that the PSC was ₱300 for domestic and ₱850 for international passengers, the highest of seven major Philippine airports at the time ².

We could not find an official notice from the operator or the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) that gives the date of the change from ₱850 and ₱300, or says whether the newer figures include VAT. Both sets of figures are shown with their dates ^2,1.

Who runs the airport and sets the fees

The government awarded a 25-year concession to develop and operate Mactan-Cebu to a consortium of India's GMR Group and the Philippines' Megawide Construction Corp. in 2014 ⁵. The operating company was GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC) ⁶.

Aboitiz InfraCapital bought a one-third stake in December 2022 for ₱9.5 billion ⁶. It took full ownership on 30 October 2024 by exchanging ₱15.5 billion in notes for the rest of the shares. The operator is now called Aboitiz GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (AGMCAC) ⁷.

The MCIAA Board, the government airport authority's governing body, has ruled on PSC proposals. In August 2019 the MCIAA Board set aside a proposal to raise the PSC to ₱350 for domestic and ₱900 for international passengers ². The concessionaire's share of the PSC can be revised in milestone years of the concession ².

The 2019 debate over a ₱50 increase

The 2019 proposal came from MCIAA staff. It aimed to make up for revenue MCIAA expected to lose as GMCAC sought a larger share of the PSC ².

Board members Anabelle Pulvera-Page and Governor Gwendolyn Garcia objected. Garcia said the proposal needed deeper study as it would affect the flying public. MCIAA chief executive Steve Dicdican said MCIAA, as a government corporation, should put public service before revenue ².

What is in your ticket

Mactan-Cebu has built the domestic fee into tickets since 2013 ⁴. From 1 September 2019, the international PSC was added to tickets sold or reissued outside the airport ³.

When a passenger checks in, the airline checks whether the fee is in the ticket. If paid, the boarding pass gets a PAID stamp. If not, the passenger pays at the Terminal 2 terminal fee counter ³.

CAAP rate changes do not apply at Cebu. CAAP's April 2025 increase excluded Mactan-Cebu ⁸, and so did its April 2026 cut ⁹.

Exemptions and refunds

Exempt from the international PSC: children under two, overseas contract workers, passengers denied entry, airline crew, diplomats, athletes endorsed by the Philippine Sports Commission and Muslim pilgrims travelling for Hajj ³.

Exempt passengers who paid the fee in a ticket can claim a full refund at the terminal fee counter on the day of departure. They show an OEC or the pilgrim or athlete exemption certificate and the PAID-stamped boarding pass. Airlines handle refunds for unused tickets ³.