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New Dumaguete airport capable of serving millions

Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport (File photo) MANILA - The construction of a PHP17-billion airport to replace the existing Dumaguete airport would help handle the influx of passengers, expected to reach up to 2.5 million by 2038, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Saturday. In the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, DOTr Assistant Secretary Leonel Cray de Velez said the Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport is already surrounded by urban development and offers limited space for expansion. "The existing Dumaguete Airport in 2019, it reached around 800,000 passengers," he said. "What we don't want is ma-overcrowd iyong (is to overcrowd our) existing airport." The Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport accommodates domestic flights only but the new facility "may have opportunity for international as well," de Velez said. Of the project funding, at least PHP13 billion will come from Seoul's official development assistance through the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximb ....

Soult Ukpyolsi , South Korea , Negros Occidental , Arsenio Balisacan , National Economic , Department Of Transportation Dotr , News Forum In Quezon City , Dumaguete Airport Development , Development Authority , Philippine Development Plan , Saturday News Forum , Quezon City , Assistant Secretary Leonel Cray De Velez , Dumaguete Sibulan Airport , Dumaguete Airport , Export Import Bank , Korea Eximbank , New Dumaguete Airport Development Project , Dumaguete Sibulan Airport File Photo Manila The Construction Ofa Php17 Billion To Replace Existing Would Help Handle Influx Of Passengers , Xpected To Reach Up 2 5 Million By 2038 , He Department Of Transportation Dotr Said Saturday In The News Forum Quezon City , Otr Assistant Secretary Leonel Cray De Velez Said The Dumaguete Sibulan Airport Is Already Surrounded By Urban Development And Offers Limited Space For Expansion Quot Existing In 2019 , T Reached Around 800 , 000 Passengers , Uot He Said Quot What We Don 39t Want Is Ma Overcrowd Iyong To Our Existing Airport The Dumaguete Sibulan Accommodates Domestic Flights Only But New Facility May Have Opportunity For International As Well , Uot De Velez Said Of The Project Funding ,