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MCIAA mulls P200M project
SunStar

THE Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) plans to invest more than P200 million to increase the airport’s capacity.

MCIAA General Manager Danilo Augusto Francia said the expansion program for the airport includes works on the domestic and international terminals, installation of two more boarding bridges, construction of another departure lounge and a cargo terminal.

“We want to finish it (airport expansion) as soon as possible. (We would) like to have it as early as 2008,” Francia said in a press conference during the visit of Philippine Consul General for Shanghai Jesus Yabes at the airport Saturday dawn.

Francia said there is already a budget for the expansion of the terminal. But he said the MCIAA is still preparing for the bidding of the project.

He said the bidding process could take three to four months.

He said the expanded terminal will be able to accommodate six airplanes that would be larger than the present ones that land there.

More bridges

The two boarding bridges to be installed, on the other hand, will be situated at both ends of the airport. There are four existing bridges at the airport.

Francia said the plan for the two bridges is yet to be laid out by one of MCIAA’s consultants.

Francia said the MCIAA is also studying the possibility of developing a new runway.

He said MCIAA will allocate one to two hectares of its property for the proposed cargo terminal.

He said the construction of the cargo terminal would be “quite expensive.” But, with the expected increase in the number of tourists, he said it would be a necessary facility.

“We only have a passenger terminal, and 70 percent of the cargo is carried by commercial airlines. If passengers will increase, cargos will also increase,” he said.

Necessary

Although the Mactan airport covers a total of 799 hectares, compared to Manila’s 625-hectare facility, Francia said the expansion is needed so the MCIA can accommodate more tourists.

The number of tourists coming to Cebu is expected to rise with the establishment of direct chartered flights from Shanghai, China.

The first direct flight from Shanghai by China Southern arrived at the MCIA at dawn last Saturday. There will be four chartered and regular direct and indirect flights from Shanghai every week.

“This is the first time they have a direct flight from Shanghai,” Francia said.

Before, direct flights from Shanghai were only in Manila.

With the direct flights to Cebu, the province’s reputation as a tourist destination among the Chinese in Shanghai will increase, said Yabes.

The Chinese are among the top five visitors to the Philippines last year.

Francia said the number of international and domestic flights in the country increased 20 percent compared to last year.

He said the MCIAA is also planning to open a direct flight to and from Hong Kong “either this year or next year.”

[monrose29]

kinsa na-a info anang hotel diha atbang sa parklane.. 25story kalimot ko sa name...

[crinkle]

^hotel diay na? i thought future office na sa Accenture... i'm not so sure though...

[monrose29]

yes, hotel na.. hongkong plaza hotel.. di ko sure.. basta sound like that...

[arnoldsa]

^^

Ang office sa Accenture kay naa sa Pioneer Building, kilid sa Union Bank ug kanang across sa katung old nga Driving Range sa Ayala...

[crinkle]

ah... mao diay na? hmmm... nice diay. mura'g weirdan man pod ko sa idea na ang flyover naa ra sa kilid sa building. mura'g wa man view. :mrgreen:

[monrose29]

^^^^ na-a oi, ma-o nay main attraction sa ibabaw sa hotel unya ang flyover sa ubos.. hehehehehe

[monrose29]

WORLD BEST SKYLINE

di pud pa bitin ang makati and ortigas,

[Yeech]

wala na lamog-lamog na ni! saunz na lang nga nag away naman noun ang Province ug City. Nawala na ang cooperation nila. Unsaon nga Osmena is highly politicking man gud for the 5,000 so so urban poor kuno nga consitutuents niya.. unsaon man pagka urban poor ana... nga if we see most of the lots there are used for commercial purposes.. tapos according to the 93-1 ng provincial ordinance ginapabayaran na diay na nila for 15 years at a bargain... but still they were not able to pay it until now.. pabaga sa nawong ba.. now na the provincial government is bent on reclaiming the lot at value... nagpalaban dayon sila sa city government. and now the development in the area which can give jobs to more than a thousand people and feed thousand more families and make indirect opportunities for more jobs.. na sakripisyo.

If i were Tommy, i wont give a fight for these bugos urban poors... kay in the first place if they are serious in owning the lots, ngano wa na nila bayri nga ginapa installment naman na nila? and second.. tan-awa gud na ang lugar ang uban nga areas.. ginapaabangan at skyrockting rentals.. ang uban ginahimoan apartments and boarding houses nga mahal kaayo ang abang...

Go Province.. Get all the lots..which can be used as catalyst for more job opportunities for the greater cebuanos. The occupants can be transferred elsewhere... problema na na sa City. Problema na na ni Tommy.

I think lets also consider ang trafic situation. Nindot ang mga developments karon pero lets also balance para dili ta mahimo ug another metro manila na grabe ang trafic. Tommy is right the development in cebu City should now focus on the south para ma decongest ang trafic sa north side sa city. Though naa jud political motivation si Tommy but if you would try to look at it sakto sad siya. Lets not be blinded by these on going projects that we set aside ang mga negative effects. One thing na nagustuhan sa mga tourist ang investor sa cebu is that dili trafic diri. If we continue this projects while sacrificing one of our edge from other big cities such as manila which is "no trafic in cebu" then time will come that we will be overtaken by cities like Davao in terms of development. Ciudad should be put on hold until such time that we will be able to device a scheme and alternative to decongest this areas from heavy trafic.

[Jarenz]

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