Another Terminal to Put in Clark
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Written by Loren
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 |
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The government is building a $142-M airport terminal at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Pampanga as it anticipates increased air traffic and passengers from nearby provinces.Bidding for the project is expected to be completed in two years, which will styart in the middle of this month. Victor Jose I. Luciano, president of the Clark International Airport Corp. told that the new terminal would complement the existing one at the Pampanga Airport, which can only handle two million passengers a year. He also said that the country's terminals would be comparable to those of New York, London and Bangkok which all have multiple terminals. Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific also announced that it was setting up a hub in Clark that will make the country especially the Northern Luzon and Central Luzon, as a more attractive tourism and trade destination.
The company will also set up a heavy aircraft maintenance facility in Clark, a joint venture with a Singaporean firm, expected to open by year end. In addition, the airline will also base one of its 18 $40-M Airbus jets in Clark for International flights. The Clark hub is envisioned to become the future international gateway since Manila's International Airport system is already congested. [via] |
