The Caticlan Airport, which has been officially named Godofredo P. Ramos Airport after the former congressman of Aklan, is one of the best private-public partnership that has been established so far under the administration of President Benigno C. Aquino III.
Department of Tourism (DOT) Regional Dir. Edwin Trompeta said that the small airport that serves as the shortest flight from Manila or Cebu to the famous tourist destination Boracay island in Aklan is now being operated by a consortium of the San Miguel Corporation and the Ayala together with the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
Trompeta said that in fact the National Eco-nomic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has already given a notice for the consortium to proceed with its development plan.
The consortium plans a huge project costing around P2.2 billion for the lengthening of the airport runway so that it could accommodate big aircraft and then to put up a new terminal and upgraded services.
The Caticlan airport has been classified as a Class 2 Principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.
It is also being considered as the seventh busiest airport in the Philippines and the third-busiest in Western Visayas region with the SEAIR and the Asian Spirit flying in.
The SEAIR has the Dornier 328 German engineered turbo prop that is a 32-seater flying in from Manila to Caticlan for about an hour.
The Caticlan Airport is also just a 5-minute tricycle ride from the jetty port, where the banca boats are anchoring to take tourists bound for Boracay island. (PNA) /MP
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