Night flight to Cebu arriving in about 5 hours I boarded my first flight this time, and it was an auspicious start as the flight was almost full, probably due to expectations for the route. In-flight meals and drinks were served about an hour after takeoff, and passengers could choose from two main courses: pasta with tomato sauce or chicken (fried chicken) and rice. After the meal time, the cabin lights are dimmed, which is nice for those who want to take a rest. The announced flight time was 4 hours and 39 minutes. Since the aircraft is narrow-body (one aisle), it is easy to get stuck in a restroom traffic jam, so it is advisable to use the restroom at the right time, such as after a meal. While I was checking the images and writing the manuscript, UA32 continued to fly smoothly, landing at “Mactan Cebu International Airport” in Cebu Island at 21:53. Upon arrival at the spot, a fire truck greeted us with a welcoming water cannon, and a staff member dressed in traditional costume placed a commemorative necklace on the passenger. The expectation of United Airlines, with its extensive route network, was felt here as well.
Ceremony Held Before Departure of First Flight to Narita The following day, the 28th, was the first flight of UA33 from Cebu to Narita, and a commencement ceremony was held at the Mactan Cebu International Airport. The regional director of United Airlines and the regional director of the Philippine Department of Tourism gave outlooks and congratulatory speeches, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held. Kenichi Kiriyama, the company’s branch manager in charge of sales in Japan and Micronesia, said, “Our goal is to expand our routes to destinations where we do not fly, so that any customer can fly to the destination that best suits his or her purpose. We are aiming to expand routes to destinations that are not being flown to. The Narita – Cebu route is one of the routes we have launched,” he said, adding that the airline will continue to actively open new routes connecting Japan and North America with various destinations in Asia and the Pacific. As already announced, new routes connecting Narita to Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Kaohsiung (Taiwan), and Koror (Palau) are scheduled to open in the summer schedule of 2025.
Riding to Narita from the renovated Cebu Airport After a few days of touring Cebu, I took the aforementioned UA33 flight back to Japan. United Airlines uses Terminal 2 at the Cebu airport, but renovations were completed in 2018, and the building’s exterior and interior are quite beautiful. Moreover, the security is quite good. When entering the terminal, passengers go through a ticket and passport check, and while waiting in line at the counter, security staff ask questions such as, “Security. When waiting in line at the counter, the security staff asked me about my baggage. Even before the boarding gate, security checks were carried out on our luggage. This is probably due to the fact that there have been so many cases of baggage-related troubles in the Philippines, but conversely, I felt the strong will of the airport not to let any trouble happen in Cebu.
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