IF EVER he wins a seat in the Senate, former Vice President Jejomar Binay said he would push for more direct international flight arrivals in Cebu to aid the recovery of the tourism industry in the province and the entire Central Visayas.Binay, 79, said there is a need to maximize the capacity of Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Lapu-Lapu City so as to help decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City.By having more direct international flight arrivals at MCIA, the former vice president said it would cut the travel time, allowing tourists, foreigners in particular, to spend more time in their destinations.Sen. Nancy Binay said she has also been pushing for this, as Cebu is a major gateway for tourism in the country.The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has battered the tourism industry in Cebu and entire Philippines. Typhoon Odette (Rai) also affected some tourist sites in the country, including Cebu, where it struck last Dec. 16, 2021.Should the former vice president win a Senate seat in the May 9, 2022 elections, said he will work hand in hand with his daughter Sen. Nancy Binay to help revive the tourism industry in Cebu.Senator Binay, who chairs the Senate Tourism Committee, said she would collaborate with her father, saying tourism is one of the top revenue-generating industries in Cebu.The incumbent senator said one way of making tourist destinations accessible is by building more infrastructures like roads, bridges and ports.The Binays were among the guests at the inauguration on Saturday, March 5, 2022 of mv Filipinas Agusan del Norte, the first X-bow Roro passenger vessel in the Philippines owned by Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc.