Tourism is a Top Priority here
With the cheap airfares and budget travel on the rise. People are
getting into traveling other places within the country or overseas. This
creates a new opportunity for local tourism to spring. The national
government is considering it making Diosdado Macapagal International
Airport (DMIA) as a dual airport with Ninoy Aquino International Airport
(NAIA) in Paranaque City, Metro Manila.
DMIA has been servicing international budget carriers such as Tiger
Airways, AirAsia and others airline companies with international flights
and destinations from Asian countries or cities like Hong Kong,
Bangkok, Seoul and even Darwin, Australia.
Local budget airlines such as Cebu Pacific, Zest Air, PAL Express have
already been servicing air transport and passenger services to local
destination in southern island of Visayas and Mindanao regions from
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport at Clark Freeport Zone in
Pampanga.
In a newspaper published report from The Philippine Daily Inquirer DMIA
is expected to serve 750,000 passengers by the end of this year. By next
year, "the number was seen to breach 1 million" said by Clark
International Airport President Victor Luciano, in an interview.