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The government will be opening eight more international airports by 2010 in anticipation of the growing passenger traffic to the country, the Transportation Department said Thursday.
"By 2010 the Philippines will have [more] airports of international standards to ease traffic and reduce business cost," Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said during the opening of the two-day Expo on International Transportation and Logistics held at the World Trade Center.
Mendoza said that this year alone three airports will be open soon and these are the controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, the Clark or Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, and the Buswanga airport scheduled to be operational in November.
For 2009, Mendoza said they are looking at opening the Davao-Iloilo terminal, Silay-Bacolod airport, the Laguindingan airport and the the Panglaw airports in Bohol.
Negotiations for the opening of the Zamboanga airport is also ongoing, Mendoza said.
"We expect traffic to double in particular the tourists arrivals" the Transport Secretary said, adding that this will help decongest the country's few airports as passenger traffic continues to grow.
Based on the records of the Civil Aeronautics Board, a total of 11.24 million passengers inbound and outbound were recorded last year, an increase of 11 percent from the 10.13 million posted in 2006.
For 2007, the country's domestic load factor was place – GMANews.TV
"By 2010 the Philippines will have [more] airports of international standards to ease traffic and reduce business cost," Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said during the opening of the two-day Expo on International Transportation and Logistics held at the World Trade Center.
Mendoza said that this year alone three airports will be open soon and these are the controversial Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, the Clark or Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, and the Buswanga airport scheduled to be operational in November.
For 2009, Mendoza said they are looking at opening the Davao-Iloilo terminal, Silay-Bacolod airport, the Laguindingan airport and the the Panglaw airports in Bohol.
Negotiations for the opening of the Zamboanga airport is also ongoing, Mendoza said.
"We expect traffic to double in particular the tourists arrivals" the Transport Secretary said, adding that this will help decongest the country's few airports as passenger traffic continues to grow.
Based on the records of the Civil Aeronautics Board, a total of 11.24 million passengers inbound and outbound were recorded last year, an increase of 11 percent from the 10.13 million posted in 2006.
For 2007, the country's domestic load factor was place – GMANews.TV
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