Hazel
F. Gloria
CEBU CITY,
Feb. 27 (PIA) --- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) installed new equipment and
facilities for better services at the immigration counters for
International-bound passengers at the Mactan Cebu International Airport
(MCIAA).
“These upgrades have been lobbied for quite some time and we
are very happy with the new development," said BI commissioner Siegfred
Mison.
Recently, there were 29 new passport readers and 20 computers were
installed at the counters while the immigration arrival counters were moved to
the newly-renovated International Arrival Area 2.
“The new counters and equipment will ease passenger congestion at
the arrival area and cut waiting time by more than half”, said Mison.
In 2014, the Anti-Fraud Laboratory was set up at MCIA, complete
with the necessary equipment to detect fraudulent documents.
Last year, BI-MCIA was able to process 13,940 flights and
1,763,470 passengers.
“These numbers are expected to receive on a yearly basis and we
are confident that the BI is fully-equipped and ready to receive the demands of
the international passengers”, Mison concluded.(rmn/HFG/PIA-7/BI)