Arroyo okays open airport policies
CLARK FREEPORT -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo reportedly agreed to issue an order calling for more liberalized air policies at the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in this freeport.
This was learned from Alexander Cauguiran, executive vice president of the Clark International Airport Corporation (Ciac).
Cauguiran said Arroyo agreed for the creation of a new Executive Order (EO) that will allow the entry of more international flights at the DMIA.
The move, he said, will speed up the airport's "phase in" as the country's premier international gateway.
"This will greatly help in further preparing the DMIA to take on the important role as our country's premier gateway for international flights," the airport official said.
On Tuesday, Arroyo indicated that the DMIA would be developed and phased in to replace the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) in Manila as the country's main international airport.
Cauguiran said the President approved in principle the proposed EO 500-B that seeks to amend the existing EO 500-A issued in August 2006.
EO 500-A amended the original EO 500 released in January 2006.
The EOs called for the expansion of air services at the DMIA and the Subic International Airport in Subic Freeport Zone in Zambales.
"According to some sectors of the aviation industry, EO 500 is too liberal. However, EO 500-A has been found too restrictive. The EO 500-B is intended to strike the balance between the two and ensure the growth of international passenger traffic at the DMIA," Cauguiran explained.
He added that additional flights at DMIA will be generated because airlines not covered or designated under existing Air Services Agreements with other countries will be allowed to fly into the Clark airport.
"And if these new air carriers prove they are really capable of servicing international routes out of Clark, they may be granted additional traffic rights not allowed at Naia or other airports in the country," he said.
The proposed EO 500-B, according to him, also provides for institutional measures to ensure that only commercial air carriers that conform to the country's requirements on air safety and security will be permitted to fly into Clark.
"Even under EO 500-B, commercial airlines wanting to fly into Clark will still be evaluated by the Air Transportation Office (ATO) and Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)," Cauguiran said.
The ATO is tasked to ensure the safety and security of air travel in the country.
The CAB, on the other hand, is mandated to protect the country's national interests in the aviation industry.
Both agencies are under the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
By Reynaldo G. Navales - Sun Star
This was learned from Alexander Cauguiran, executive vice president of the Clark International Airport Corporation (Ciac).
Cauguiran said Arroyo agreed for the creation of a new Executive Order (EO) that will allow the entry of more international flights at the DMIA.
The move, he said, will speed up the airport's "phase in" as the country's premier international gateway.
"This will greatly help in further preparing the DMIA to take on the important role as our country's premier gateway for international flights," the airport official said.
On Tuesday, Arroyo indicated that the DMIA would be developed and phased in to replace the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) in Manila as the country's main international airport.
Cauguiran said the President approved in principle the proposed EO 500-B that seeks to amend the existing EO 500-A issued in August 2006.
EO 500-A amended the original EO 500 released in January 2006.
The EOs called for the expansion of air services at the DMIA and the Subic International Airport in Subic Freeport Zone in Zambales.
"According to some sectors of the aviation industry, EO 500 is too liberal. However, EO 500-A has been found too restrictive. The EO 500-B is intended to strike the balance between the two and ensure the growth of international passenger traffic at the DMIA," Cauguiran explained.
He added that additional flights at DMIA will be generated because airlines not covered or designated under existing Air Services Agreements with other countries will be allowed to fly into the Clark airport.
"And if these new air carriers prove they are really capable of servicing international routes out of Clark, they may be granted additional traffic rights not allowed at Naia or other airports in the country," he said.
The proposed EO 500-B, according to him, also provides for institutional measures to ensure that only commercial air carriers that conform to the country's requirements on air safety and security will be permitted to fly into Clark.
"Even under EO 500-B, commercial airlines wanting to fly into Clark will still be evaluated by the Air Transportation Office (ATO) and Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)," Cauguiran said.
The ATO is tasked to ensure the safety and security of air travel in the country.
The CAB, on the other hand, is mandated to protect the country's national interests in the aviation industry.
Both agencies are under the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
posted by OlongapoCity Zambales at
4:28 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home