{"id":29196,"date":"2018-05-31T13:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=29196"},"modified":"2019-09-04T09:25:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T01:25:01","slug":"mactan-cebu-international-airport-terminal-2-to-open-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/05\/31\/mactan-cebu-international-airport-terminal-2-to-open-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal 2 to open in July"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a project that started in 2016, the government will soon unveil the\u00a0Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2. Set to be the\u00a0second largest airport in the Philippines, Terminal 2 is designed to handle up to 8 million international passengers per year after a period of 10 years. Now 96% complete, GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) is looking to invite stakeholders, media, engineering students, and those from the tourism industry for its opening.<\/p>\n

\"\"The roof structure of the terminal is constructed from glulam (laminated timber,) a natural and sustainable material made from timber. This is the biggest project of its kind to introduce glulam as the main building structure in the world.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

MCIA Terminal 2\u00a0is a three-floor building with a total of\u00a065,000 square meters of space. With a goal to be\u00a0a green building, the sustainable\u00a0and energy-efficient airport terminal looks to be the world’s friendliest airport terminal, showcasing the warmth and hospitality of Cebuanos.<\/p>\n

The most recognizable element is the roof that gives a nod to ocean waves and the Cebuano heritage of furniture making as it is made of an array of gulam<\/em>\u00a0arches. The curves enable Terminal 2 to be as column-free as possible, resulting\u00a0in Terminal 2’s 26-meter-high ceiling that promotes good air circulation.\u00a0This creates a fresher, cooler environment significantly reducing the terminal\u2019s need for air conditioning.<\/p>\n

The new airport will also feature an impregnable 3-layer glass wall system to bring in natural light and deflect heat, keeping the interiors cool and well-lit. It’s also an environment-friendly solution, as it helps lower the terminal’s carbon footprint!<\/p>\n

\"\"The polished concrete floor will have Mother of Pearls mixed in so it would sparkle like sand in the sunlight, matching the wave design of the ceiling.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The opening of\u00a0MCIA Terminal 2 is scheduled on July 1, 2018.\u00a0Once the new terminal is operational,\u00a0GMCAC said they will start a major renovation of Terminal 1. GMCAC had started initial rehabilitation of the old terminal when it took over management of MCIA and put up a rooftop solar power system that resulted in monthly savings of P1.2 million in electric consumption.<\/p>\n

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Written by Heloise Diamante
\nImages grabbed from Megawide Facebook page<\/span><\/em>
\nFeatured Image grabbed from megawide.com.ph<\/span><\/em>
\nSources: Mactan Cebu Airport Fabeook page, www.ida-hk.com<\/a>, mycebu.ph<\/a>
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Get ready to meet the world’s newest and first resort-themed airport terminal on July 1. See you at the Mactan Cebu International Airport T2 real soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1072,1073,6189],"class_list":["post-29196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events","tag-cebu","tag-mactan-cebu-international-airport","tag-megawide"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/05\/MCIA_perspNight-1024x399-e1527706064596.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29196"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47645,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29196\/revisions\/47645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}