in 2011, the mid-sea express began operations for non-scheduled air transportation, initially covering cebu-tagbilaran as its launching route. it launched an 8-seater britten-norman islander which proved convenient and affordable to passengers in terms of time and cost. tagbilaran city is a short distance to lapu-lapu city. in the month following its launch, it began flights to bantayan island in northwestern cebu. mse also opened routes from cebu to tandag, bislig, and guiuan vice versa to serve foreign and local travelers. mse solely serve routes which were not accessible via air travel.