Sangley Airport in Cavite to be operational by 2017

A new airport in the Philippines is on the works as the Department of Transportation promises that the Sangley Airport in Cavite will be up and running by November 2017.

SANGLEY AIRPORT. A new airport is set to be up and running by 2017 as per DOTr Undersecretary Roberto C.O. Lim. Image grabbed from http://www.philippineflightnetwork.com/2013/07/sangley-point-international-airport.html

As reported by Business Mirror, Transportation Undersecretary for Aviation Roberto C.O. Lim said that the agency will “soon be bidding out the civil works for Sangley, prevent its flooding, and improve runway to ensure small jets and turbo aircraft,” in a panel discussion on Transport Network at the Department of Tourism (DOT)’s Tourism Summit.

According to the report, Lim mentioned that the Sangley Airport is in response to the complaints in the airline industry. “We hope to use Sangley by November 2017, so we can decongest Manila,” he said.

There are also studies on proposals for new airport in Bulacan from San Miguel Corporation. As per Jaime J. Bautista, president of the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines and Philippine Airlines (PAL), there is a need to have a world-class airport in the Philippines. “We can continue to operate Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), until we’re able to develop a new airport.”

Source: Business Mirror, Inquirer