Clark hub design too big—Abaya The Transportation Department said it plans to construct the P7.2-billion Clark International Airport budget terminal in phases to accommodate the “too big” design of Aeroports De Paris of France. “Aéroports de Paris designed a huge terminal that is beyond what we thought would be the actual demand. Our struggle, we don’t need it yet,” Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said. Abaya said as the French firm refused to modify the design, the government would instead build the project in Pampanga province in several phases. More than 1 million passengers currently use Clark International Airport annually, a figure that is expected to rise dramatically in the coming years as the government aims to decongest Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila. Aeroports De Paris was tasked to conduct the feasibility study for the master plan as well as the design of the budget terminal building that would be set up at the 2,367-hectare Clark Civil Aviation Complex. The new budget terminal building is estimated to cost P7.2 billion, with a passenger capacity of 15 million annually. The government decided to keep Naia as Luzon’s premier gateway, while expanding the capacity of Clark as the alternative hub. Source: Manila Standard Today, 31 Dec 2014 (Wed)
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