Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc (AIC) announced today, 26th January, that its airport portfolio recorded 16.17 million passenger arrivals in 2025, reflecting the growing demand for air travel across the Visayas and Northern Mindanao.
The figure includes 11.6 million passengers at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), up by nearly three percent from 2024’s total; 2.35 million at Laguindingan International Airport (LIA), and 2.22 million at Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA).
Covering only the period following their respective handovers to AIC, the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group, in April and June 2025, LIA and BPIA logged 1.6 million and 1.07 million passengers, respectively.
MCIA in Cebu is the country’s busiest airport outside Manila, while LIA in Misamis Oriental and BPIA in Bohol are the country’s sixth- and ninth-busiest airports, respectively.
A year marked by growth and resilience
AIC vice-president and head of airports Rafael M Aboitiz opined: “2025 has been a landmark year for our airports as we continued to expand connectivity for both domestic and international travelers. Passengers arriving at MCIA, LIA, and BPIA now have easier access to key destinations across Cebu, Bohol, and Northern Mindanao, making travel within the Philippines more seamless than ever.”
The record passenger volume seen in 2025 underscores the growing role of AIC Airports in supporting tourism, business travel, and regional economic growth.
Further, this was achieved despite the numerous challenges that hit the Visayas-Mindanao region last year, namely the 6.9-magnitude Bogo City, Cebu earthquake, 7.4-magnitude Davao Oriental earthquake, and Typhoons Tino and Uwan that hit Western Visayas.
