Breaking news: DOTr eyes GenSan airport as alternate int’l gateway
COMPLETED. Photo shows the newly rehabilitated and expanded passenger terminal building of the General Santos City Airport. The project is among the PHP959-million airport upgrades implemented in the last three years by the national government, through the Department of Transportation. (PNA photo by Richelyn Gubalani)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pushing for the inclusion of the newly rehabilitated and expanded airport here as among the alternate gateways for returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and international travelers.
DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade proposed the move on Thursday as he personally led the formal unveiling and inauguration of the city airport’s new passenger terminal building and other completed facilities.
He said the city’s international standard airport can accommodate airline passengers coming in from as far as the Middle East.
Tugade said it can be realized once the proposed increase in the daily cap for returning OFWs, currently at 2,000 for the Ninoy Aqui
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