Clark Fastest Growing Airport in 2017


30 May 2018



Clark International Airport (CIA) is the fastest growing airport in the Philippines for the second time after registering 1,514,531 passengers, an upswing of 62% from the previous year.

CIA previously recorded 71% jump in growth in passenger traffic from 2011 to 2012 making it the fastest growing airport in 2012. Passenger traffic however declines after that period when airlines shifted its operations to Ninoy Aquino International Airport leading to its present congestion.

CIAs fortune began to turn when the Transport Department (DOTr) ordered airlines to relocate to Clark beginning 2017. The number of flights dramatically increased in 2018, with a 122 percent increase or 7,600 flights as compared from 3,400 in 2017.

The airport currently boast a passenger terminal building (PTB) with annual passenger capacity of four million people from the previous 2.5 million people in 2013.

Another ₱12.55 Billion low cost terminal designed by Aéroports de Paris Ingénierie (ADPI) is under construction and is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2020 after Construction Contract was signed on January 29, 2018.

The LCC terminal constructed by Megawide Construction Corporation and India’s GMR Infrastructure will have passenger handling capacity of 8 million passengers per year boosting the airport’s total passenger handling capacity from 4 to 12.2 million people per year in 2020.

In 2015, 8.7 billion was allotted by the Aquino Administration for construction of 4 million capacity LCC terminal, but this project was revised again by the Duterte administration in 2017 adding four million more capacity to the project.

ADPI has prepared a revised terminal plan to be implemented in four phases with ultimate target of 80 million passenger capacity per year upon completion of the fourth phase under the latest masterplan submitted in 2015 with dual runway concept expected to be constructed in 2040.

Airport operations currently managed by the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) is being bidded out for a 25 year concession contract to eligible international airport operators. Bid submission is scheduled on July 20 to be followed by a post-qualification on August 7. The target for awarding of O&M Contract is on August 30, 2018.

Clark International Airport is envisioned by the Duterte administration to be the next major gateway in the country. The project under the current revised state, is the first hybrid infrastructure project implemented under the Build Build Build program.

Busiest Airport in 2017




BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
NUMBERAIRPORTCODETRAFFIC
1NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL APTMNL42,194,790
2MACTAN CEBU INTERNATIONAL APTCEB10,050,940
3FRANCISCO BANGOY INTERNATIONAL APTDVO4,234,667
4KALIBO INTERNATIONAL APTKLO2,520,168
5ILOILO INTERNATIONAL APTILO2,023,016
6LAGUINDINGAN APTCGY1,814,644
7PUERTO PRINCESA INTERNATIONAL APTPPS1,790,115
8BACOLOD APTBCD1,579,199
9CLARK INTERNATIONAL CRK1,514,531
10CATICLANMPH1,204,706
11TACLOBAN APTTAC1,165,194
12ZAMBOANGA APTZAM1,076,372
13TAGBILARANTAG921,586
14GENERAL SANTOSGES816,034
15BUTUANBXU716,344
16LEGASPILGP621,474
17DUMAGUETEDTE597,614
18BUSUANGAUSU525,044
19OZAMIZOZA294,661
20COTABATOCOT289,229
21ROXASRXS281,487
22DIPOLOGDPL249,505
23TUGUEGARAOTUG209,358
24PAGADIANPAG194,476
25LAOAGLAO161,019
Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Philippine Airspace © Copyright 2018

Notes on Traffic Gainers and Losers
Airport Gainers:
Clark International- most traffic gain
Caticlan- most domestic traffic gain

Cotabato
Tuguegarao

Airport Losers:
Kalibo- most traffic lost
Zamboanga- traffic gain but displaced by Caticlan
Roxas- traffic gain but displaced by Cotabato
General Santos - traffic lost
Laoag - domestic traffic lost



DOTr Inaugurates San Vicente Airport

10 May 2018



The San Vicente Airport (SVA) in Palawan will officially open to light aircraft on Thursday as the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) grace opening of its Passenger Terminal Building (PTB).

Gracing the event are DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade, DOTr Usec. for Aviation and Airports Capt. Manuel Antonio Tamayo, CAAP Director General Capt. Jim Sydiongco and Palawan Governor Jose Alvarez.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will become the first airline operator to use the PTB of San Vicente Airport as it flies Q400 aircraft on July 16 from Clark followed by Cebu Pacific (CEB) with their ATR72-600 turboprops.

The airport was earlier served with Air Juan charter flights as runway was opened August 1 last year. Southeast Asian Airlines was the first airline operator to use the airport with Let-410 in 2002. The airstrip opened to the public in May 10, 2001.

The community airport now boast 1,612 meters runway length x 45 meters width capable of handling these aircraft type. A planned 300 meters extension will be made after sufficient traffic is registered in the airport for category C operations.

Airport Expansion Project began in 2009 with the 800 meter airstrip expanded together with concreting of its runway followed by apron and PTB construction completed last year.

PAL A321Neo Route Network Announced

9 May 2018


Hong Kong Airlines Flies Manila

Flight Begins June 1

8 May 2018

Hong Kong Airlines will fly to Manila and will operate daily flight services between its home base in Hong Kong and Manila using A320-200 aircraft with all economy 174 seats.

Schedule are as follows:

Flight Sector
Flight Number
Departure
Arrival
Frequency
HKG - MNL
HX781
2110
2300
Tue, Fri, Sun
HX781
2130
2300
Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat
MNL - HKG
HX782
0655
0855
Daily

Hong Kong Airlines is a four star full-service airline established in 2006 that flies to nearly 40 destinations across Asia Pacific and North America.

Cathay Dragon Flies Davao

 Flight Begins October 28

 1 May 2018

Hong Kong's Cathay Dragon will begin flight services to Davao City from October 28, 2018 four times a week. The route is to operated by Airbus A320 aircraft.

KA347 HKG1235 – 1550DVO 320 x146
KA348 DVO1650 – 2000HKG 320 x146

Bulacan airport proposal approved by NEDA Board

27 April 2018

BY MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO


San Miguel Corp.’s unsolicited proposal to build an airport in Bulacan, along with several other major infrastructure projects, has been approved by the National Economic and Development (NEDA) Board chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte.

San Miguel, which was awarded original proponent status last year for the P735.63-billion project, is now expected to face a Swiss challenge for the right to build an alternative to Metro Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

“Confirmation is subject to final review of [the]concession agreement,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd told reporters.

The plan calls for the construction, operation and maintenance of an international airport with an area of approximately 2,500 hectares in Bulakan, Bulacan. It involves the construction of a passenger terminal, along with an 8.4-kilometer toll road, able to accommodate 100 million passengers per year.

The NEDA said the airport project had been approved along with seven others but Dominguez said the Board had green-lit a total of 20.

In a statement, the NEDA identified the other projects as:

• the P50.03-billion Subic-Clark Railway project;

• P5.61-billion Clark International Airport Expansion Project and Operations and Maintenance PPP Concession;

• P39.2-billion Ambal-Simuay River and Rio Grande de Mindanao River Flood Control projects;

• P27.37-billion Pasig-Marikina River and Manggahan Floodway Bridges Construction Project;

• P11.37- billion Bridge Construction Acceleration Project for Socioeconomic Development;

• P4.78-billion Rural Agro-Enterprise Partnership for Inclusive Development and Growth (RAPID Growth) Project; and

• the P1.086-billion Davao Food Complex Project.

The Subic-Clark Railway Project involves the construction of a 71.13-kilometer line that will connect the Subic Bay and Clark freeports. Of the P50.03-billion cost, P42.53 billion will be financed through official development assistance (ODA) and P7.51 billion through local funds.

The Clark airport project, meanwhile, involves the selection of an operator that will undertake the fit-out and installation of the necessary systems to “complete, commission, operate and maintain” a new airport terminal that will be built by the Megawide-GMR consortium. The winning bidder will be given a 25- to 30-year concession.

The Ambal-Simuay and Rio Grande de Mindanao projects cover the construction of flood management infrastructure along the Mindanao River Basin, which is the second largest in the country.

Construction of the Pasig-Marikina River and Manggahan Floodway bridges — 10 in total — is expected to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila. The first two spans — the Binondo-Intramuros and Estrella-Pantaleon bridges — received NEDA Board approval last year and will be built via a grant from the Chinese government.

The larger Bridge Construction and Acceleration project, which is expected to be completed by 2022, involves the turnkey construction of five four-lane bridges and 25 two-lane truss bridges, comprising a total length of 2,848 lineal meters, in nine regions nationwide.

The RAPID Growth project, meanwhile, aims to support 78,000 farming households by increasing on-farm and off-farm activities and generating employment opportunities in rural areas. It will be implemented in stages, with the pilot phase to cover up to 25 percent of the total project cost.

Lastly, the Davao Food Complex involves the development, marketing, management, and lease of a 20-hectare area owned by the government in Toril, Davao City. The planned agri-industrial complex is expected to promote development in the area.

The NEDA, without providing details, said the Board also accepted revisions to the following previously-approved projects:

• a change in scope and cost, as well as a loan validity extension, for the Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Measures in Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay project;

• change in scope and cost for Phase 2 of the Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System Project;

• a cost increase for the New Centennial Water Source—Kaliwa Dam project; and

• the restructuring of the Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management project.
Dominguez, meanwhile, said the following projects were confirmed “ad referendum” or subject to agreement by others:

• a change in financing, from local funding to ODA, for the Arterial Bypass Project (ARBP) Phase III’s Contract Packages I, II, and IV;

• P25.26-billion Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project (Tawi-Tawi bridges);

• proposed change in design and increase in cost of the P4.37-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project;

• P1.27-billion Conflict-Sensitive Resource and Asset Management Program – Financial Cooperation;

• P20.3-billion Safe Philippines Project Phase 1;

• request for a supplemental loan for the New Bohol Airport Construction and Sustainable Environment Protection Project;

• a 24-month loan validity extension, revision of construction period and schedule, and change in scope of the P1.03-billion Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project; and

• a 46-month extension of the loan validity and project completion schedule for Stage II of the P11.21-billion Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project.

PH Signs ASA With Maldives

19 April 2018


The Philippines and Maldives have signed Air Services Agreement (ASA) that will allow direct daily flights between Manila and Male Tuesday.

The ASA provides an initial entitlement of 1,200 seats weekly that can be flown by each country’s designated airlines between the Philippines and the Maldives Capital after series of air negotiations on April 16 and 17 that were conducted in Manila.

The designated carriers were Philippine Airlines and Maldivian. Philippine Airlines manifested intent to fly Maldives with A321Neos as early as next year.

Maldives earlier wanted unlimited flight with the Philippines in its preliminary proposals that were discussed in letter exchanges in the past three months.

The Philippine panel However agreed that flights originating from or destined for points outside Manila will be unlimited, in line with the Philippines’ pocket open skies policy which promotes other international gateways away from the capital. This will allow Maldivian to fly unlimited flights to Clark or Cebu or Davao.

The Maldives panel delegation was composed of the chairman, the chief executive and senior officials of the Maldives Civil Aviation Authority, while the Philippine air panel was led by the Department of Foreign Affairs, with representatives from the Department of Transportation, Civil Aeronautics Board, Department of Tourism, Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Labor and Employment as members.

The Ministry of Tourism of Maldives said that as late as March 2018, it recorded a 17-percent increase of tourist arrivals from the Philippines.