3 Mindanao airports see improvements

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3 Mindanao airports see improvements
New escalators at the Davao International Airport will soon be installed. Photo from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.
  • The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has made improvements to 3 Mindanao airports: Butuan, Davao and Zamboanga
  • The P17.6-million Butuan Airport terminal building expansion was completed on December 16, 2022
  • Brand new escalators will soon be installed at the Davao International Airport’s domestic arrival and check-in lobby areas
  • A creek which has accumulated garbage was cleared at the Zamboanga International Airport

Three (3) Mindanao airports, in Butuan, Davao and Zamboanga, have recently seen improvements, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

In a statement, CAAP said the expansion of Butuan Airport’s passenger terminal building was completed on December 16, 2022 at a cost of P17,652,405.13. The ground floor expanded by 324 square meters and the mezzanine by 108 square meters.

At the Davao International Airport, brand-new escalators are about to be installed at the passenger terminal building’s domestic arrival and check-in lobby areas.

The Zamboanga International Airport, meanwhile, underwent clearing operations for accumulated garbage at the creek which flows under the runway due to previous torrential rains and recent flooding.

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