PINURI ni Camarines Sur Gov. LRay Villafuerte ang utos ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa Department of Transportation (DOTr) na pahabain ang runways ng mga airports para maka-accommodate ng malaking airlines at magmura ang pamasahe sa eroplano.
“Stretching airport landing strips to at least the minimum standard of 2,100 meters will bring in more visitors to our must-see places and thus dramatically boost domestic tourism,” ayon kay Villafuerte.
“This is because longer regional airfields will let these runways take in bigger passenger aircraft like the Airbus jets that can seat almost 500 passengers, as against the turboprop planes now operating in most alternative airports that each carry fewer than a hundred passengers per flight,” dagdag ng gobernador.
Sa utos kay DOTr Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez, gusto ng pamahalaan na i-stretch ang mga runways ng mga regional airports sa 2,100 meters para maka-land ang mga Airbus A320s o the Boeing 737s.
“Ang polisiya po natin sa DOTr, pagdating sa mga bagong airports na itatayo, lahat dapat ng runway must be 2,100 meters minimum para ready sila for bigger aircraft pagdating ng araw,” ayon kay Lopez.
“There is greater reason now for the DOTr to consider our proposal for a three-year P6 billion plan to accelerate the long-overdue modernization of the Naga Airport by lengthening its landing strip to 2 km, as a way to attract more visitors and thereby sustain—and even boost—the momentum of CamSur as one of the country’s economic, investment and tourism frontrunners,” paliwanag ni Villafuerte.
Sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang setup, maraming maiiksi ang runways na airports kaya mga turboprops lang ang pwedeng lumipad.
Kakaunti na ang pasaherong kayang isakay, mahal pa ang pamasahe, ayon sa mga kritiko.
“On some airports with short runways, airlines operate smaller turboprop aircraft with fewer seats, resulting in higher costs per seat, making it challenging to sustainably and affordably serve some domestic markets,” ayon sa Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP).
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