Siquijor Airport Opens

 

27 August 2021

The Transport Department (DOTr) has inaugurated the 35 million pesos Siquijor Airport Terminal Building Thursday.

The new terminal building was opened by Secretary Arthur Tugade together with CAAP Director General Jim Sydiongco.

The PhP34.79-million Siquijor Airport Development Project started construction on March 1, 2018 and were completed on July 30, 2020.

Project component includes the construction of a new Passenger Terminal Building(PTB), powerhouse, and vehicular parking area.

CAAP said it also completed the repair and maintenance of the airport’s perimeter fence, construction of a concrete path walk, provision of runway, taxiway, and apron markings
 
According to CAAP DG Sydiongco, the new and modern PTB, which previously could only accommodate 10 passengers before can now cater to up to 60 passengers at any given time.

Both Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific manifested intent to operate flights to Manila on its turboprop planes but the covid19 pandemic brought the opening of the airport without an airline operator.

Sydionco disclosed that phase 2 development of Siquijor airport depends upon its commercial operation, and traffic density, to enable it to expand and extend its runway to accommodate bigger planes.