Mactan-Cebu International Airport welcomes Taipei service by STARLUX

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Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu – GMR MEGAWIDE Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), together with the
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), officially welcomes STARLUX Airlines with its
the inaugural flight from Taoyuan International Airport today.

Ribbon Cutting (L-R): Philippine Airport Ground Support Solutions, Inc. Ms. Janette Cordero; STARLUX Cebu Manager Mr. Wallace Huang; Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines Acting Director for the Press Division Ms. Sophia PF Chi; STARLUX General Manager Philippine Branch Mr. James Huang; Department of Tourism Undersecretary Atty. Mae Elaine Bathan; Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority General Manager and CEO Mr. Julius G. Neri, Jr.; GMR MEGAWIDE Cebu Airport Corporation Chief Executive Advisor Mr. Subhash Murikenchery; Citadel Holdings, Inc. Vice-President and COO Mr. Ramon Magno

Beginning 17 January 2023, STARLUX Airlines commences its daily flights to Taipei from MCIA using
its 188-seater Airbus A321neo with a schedule arriving MCIA Terminal 2 at 1:05 p.m. and departing
for Taoyuan International Airport at 2:05 p.m. PST.

With the upcoming Chinese New Year, STARLUX Airlines offers more options for passengers to visit
Taiwanese tourist attractions with the addition of this new service.

“The addition of STARLUX reinforces our commitment to establishing more connectivity for our
passengers and the luxurious experience that STARLUX offers also helps us in bringing more options
and a better passenger experience. We are grateful and looking with much anticipation as we
welcome STARLUX into our network,” said Rafael Aboitiz, GMCAC Director.

An inaugural ceremony was also given to passengers departing for Taipei on the same day with a
cake-cutting ceremony and a water cannon salute.

“It is with much delight and gratitude to welcome STARLUX Airlines to MCIA with its Cebu to Taipei
service. The expansion of the STARLUX route to Cebu gives us an avenue to attain our goal of recovery
and establishing wider connectivity,” said MCIAA General Manager and CEO Julius Neri, Jr.

Cake Cutting (L-R): Acting Director for the Press Division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines Ms. Sophia PF Chi; Starlux General Manager Philippine Branch Mr. James Huang; Department of Tourism Undersecretary Atty. Mae Elaine Bathan; Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority General Manager and CEO Mr. Julius G. Neri, Jr.; GMR MEGAWIDE Cebu Airport Corporation Chief Executive Advisor Mr. Subhash Murikencher

STARLUX is the newest Taiwanese international airline company with headquarters in Taipei,
Taiwan. The airline now serves 15 routes including Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Okinawa, Sapporo,
Macau, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hanoi, Manila, and
Cebu. With the recent delivery of its A350-900XWB, STARLUX will further expand its routes in North
America, giving Cebu and other VisMin passengers a connection to North America.

With the addition of this new carrier, MCIA now has 14 foreign and 4 Philippine-based airline
partners and connecting to 26 domestic destinations and 10 international destinations.

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