Clark ready for more flights

CLARK International Airport Corporation [CIAC] President Jaime Alberto Melo announced an additional 100 flights next month.

“We are working on additional regional flights iyon po talaga ang bubuhay sa Pampanga because we have alA

ready the domestic base. If we have the international and domestic flights buo na po iyong hub natin, the passengers need not to have to go to Manila, dito na and they have connecting flights all over.”

Melo likewise announced launching of flights to San Jose Occidental in Mindoro, San Vicente in Palawan, and Cauayan, Isabela by the end of the month.

Melo disclosed a P2.2 billion second run way may soon be realized when congress approves funding for the project aimed to boost CIAC facilities while concal struction of the new passenger terminal is underway bankrolled by the BCDA aimed to be finished by 2020.

CIAC has 440 flights per week with an average of 60 flights a day catering to 2,022,043 passengers flying to 280 domestic and 60 international flights.

Aside from the expansion Melo added CIAC is upgrading security.

The Cordillera Administrative Region, Regions 1,2, 3 as well as the Northern part of the National Capital Region utilizes the CAIC facilities and is eyed to become the next hub for business and travel.

Contributed photo BUILD, BUILD, BUILD. More passengers from Northern and Central Luzon are expected to be accommodated at the Clark International Airport eyed to be completed in 2020.