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dinabaw

September 17th, 2007, 05:07 PM

National (as of 7:28 PM)

RP airports to get scanners for new passport

The Bureau of Immigration will install infrared scanners in the country's international airports for the new machine-readable passports being issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs, DZMM reported.

The installation of the machines is also in line with the government's campaign against global terrorism, the BI added.

BI Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said the 27 machines were donated by the Australian government as part of a joint project on the modernization of border control and management.

The BI chief said the machines will initially be installed at the immigration counters of the Ninoy Aquino international Airport in Parañaque, Mactan International Airport in Cebu, Diosadado Macapagal International Airport in Pampanga, Davao International Airport in Davao City and Zamboanga International Airport in Zamboanga City.

Other machines will be set aside for installation later at other international airports under construction, Libanan added.

The Australian government's donation and the installation of the machines came amid reports that foreigners have been going in and out of the Philippines using machine-readable passports, which the BI has failed to scan and record until now.

The DFA began issuing machine-readable passports on August 18 in compliance with an international convention and following a court battle.

Most countries around the world are already using machine-readable passports in compliance with standards agreed to by contracting states of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which includes the Philippines.

The new, maroon-colored Philippine passport replaces the green one, which features scripted or handwritten entries that are vulnerable to tampering and also wear and tear.

The new passport has security features designed against falsification. Features include lamination bearing holograms and special printing that are visible only under a high-tech decoding lens. The new passport also features thicker binding fiber for added security.

The green passport, meanwhile, will still be issued by the DFA to first-time applicants until October.

The new maroon passport will be issued to all applicants -- whether first-timers or those renewing -- starting Monday, said Domingo Lucenario, DFA's assistant secretary for consular affairs.

“We are still in the transition period,” he said.

Lucenario clarified that the green passport will continue to be honored around at international ports of entry until their expiration. With a report from Glenn Carlos

PhilAv

September 18th, 2007, 08:59 AM

Fyi - Per the Philippine Information Agency a few minutes ago, SEAir's "future focus is to develop tourism and international routes out of Zamboanga and Davao," said Zapanta."

Avelino Zapanta was the president of PAL before Bautista.

davaoeagle

September 18th, 2007, 09:16 AM

PIA Press Release
2007/09/18
South East Asian Airlines flies to Pagadian City (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p070918.htm&no=6)

Pagadian City (18 September) -- Local carrier South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) announced today the opening of a route to Pagadian City, the provincial capital of Zamboanga del Sur. SEAIR now flies to Cebu-Pagadian-Cebu every Mondays and Thursdays, in line with the Clark-based airline's expansion plans for this year.

"SEAIR reaffirms its commitment to help increase commercial activity and tourism in the area. Since the opening of a regional hub in Zamboanga City in 2002, SEAIR currently flies to Jolo and Tawi-tawi on a daily basis and to Cotabato every Monday, Wednesday and Friday," said Avelino Zapanta, President of SEAIR.

Present during the inaugural flight at the Pagadian Airport were no less than President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Senator Miguel Zubiri, Secretary Jesus Dureza-Presidential Assistant on the Peace Process and Mindanao Super Region Champion, DA Secretary Arthur Yap, SEAIR officials, West MinCom Commander MGen. Nelson Allaga, PNP Regional Director Jaime G. Caringal, ATO Manager Jose Budiongan, local officials led by Governor Aurora Enerio Cerilles, 2nd District Congressman Antonio H. Cerilles, 1st District Congressman Victor Yu, and City Mayor Samuel S. Co.

SEAIR aims to bridge the Philippine islands by offering secondary and missionary routes to complement the trunk line routes serviced by other major players in the domestic airline industry.

The airline now flies to 15 local tourist destinations : Manila, Caticlan (Boracay) and Cebu in Visayas; Clark in Northern Luzon; Busuanga, Cuyo, El Nido, Puerto Princesa and Rodriguez in Palawan province, Camiguin, Cotabato, Jolo, Pagadian, Tawi-tawi and Zamboanga in Mindanao.

"Our Cebu-Pagadian route will make traveling for tourists and businessmen easier," added Zapanta. "Pagadian City has become more accessible – now only 35 minutes away from Cebu via SEAIR.

2007 is a milestone year for Philippine tourism. According to DOT figures, more than 1.5 million foreign tourists arrived at the NAIA in the first semester alone, an almost 8% growth over the same period last year. With more local and national efforts to promote the Philippines, the rate of tourism influx can go higher in 2010.

Pagadian City, a first-class city of Zamboanga del Sur is the regional center of the Zamboanga Peninsula. It serves as a gateway to the cities of Ozamis, Iligan and Cotabato.

"As the only local commercial airline offering inter-Mindanao flights, we at SEAIR feel that we have been a factor in the growth of commerce in the region. Our future focus is to develop tourism and international routes out of Zamboanga and Davao," said Zapanta.

For its Cebu-Pagadian route, SEAIR uses its 32-seater Dornier 328 aircraft. The latest in a long line of technologically innovative aircraft manufactured by Germany-based Dornier, the Dornier 328 is one of the fastest and most advanced jetprop in the world.

Aside from the local expansion, SEAIR is positioning itself to enter the international market after its appointment as one of the official carriers for the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia, Philippines East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region.

For inquiries and reservations, please call SEAIR Reservations at (02) 849-0100, SEAIR Cebu at (032) 341-4879, or SEAIR Pagadian at (062) 215-3831 and 215-3835. (PIA) [top]

habagatcentral1

September 18th, 2007, 09:26 AM

^^ Finally! I can get to my relatives in Pagadian in a jiffy!

Anyway, wazzup Davao? By the way, are the airlines still banning durian from flights? Because everytime there is an plane arriving from Davao, the arrival area most of the time smells durian (in which I love its smell and I really love to eat it! wahehehe!!! :lol: )

dinabaw

September 18th, 2007, 10:01 AM

^^ wala namang bawal..... tigs did have a box of fresh durian when he was here ..di ko alam saan pinakain ni tigs:lol: but i think kung dadalhin mo hand carry you have to wrap it in a foil tapos seal mo pan ng zip bag and lastly styrofoam para di lalabas ang smell :D

habagatcentral1

September 18th, 2007, 10:31 AM

^^ Wahehehe!! Pero ewan ko kung asa ko ni nabasahon:
Durians are not allowed in cabins but there was an incident that nuns secretly brought the durian in the cabin (and i mean handheld) without the authorities or the flight attendants knowing it in the beginning. :lol:

dinabaw

September 27th, 2007, 10:40 AM

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/3778/14433057364193277dbaro3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1535/1443305460d8b7514001wt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

bustero

September 27th, 2007, 11:09 AM

good tshirt, would be even funnier if it was too guys hahaha

kiretoce

September 27th, 2007, 01:36 PM

^^ And sexier and hotter if it's two women. :naughty: ( :lol: )

xzibit31

September 27th, 2007, 03:16 PM

^^ And sexier and hotter if it's two women. :naughty: ( :lol: )

i agree....hmmmmmm.....:nuts:

franz235

September 28th, 2007, 05:59 AM

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/3778/14433057364193277dbaro3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1535/1443305460d8b7514001wt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

nice one!!!! sweet!:lovethem:

bustero

September 28th, 2007, 06:26 AM

i agree....hmmmmmm.....:nuts:

woohoo:lol:

Raven83

September 28th, 2007, 12:56 PM

^^ And sexier and hotter if it's two women. :naughty: ( :lol: )

Lol I would love to have that shirt,for me and Helen:lol:

jaywalker

September 28th, 2007, 04:43 PM

@ Raven hwag kalimutan ang pwesto mo sa kaliwa lagi!:lol:

kiretoce

September 28th, 2007, 05:03 PM

Lol I would love to have that shirt,for me and Helen:lol:

I once saw this T-shirt that said "I'm not gay. But my boyfriend is." :lol:

Okay....now back on topic. :colgate:

davaoeagle

September 28th, 2007, 08:52 PM

^^

Just like Larry Craig, a senator in the US for Idaho, rumored or played up to have blurted this line -"I'm not gay and I just happen to have slept with men". :lol:

Now back to the topic at hand..

MtApoStandard

September 29th, 2007, 08:33 AM

good tshirt, would be even funnier if it was too guys hahaha
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s45/ettwining/th_AirlineCommercial-1.jpg[/URL]

Rajah_Soliman

October 1st, 2007, 08:43 PM

Travel

Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Cebu Pacific to add service to Taipei from Cebu, Davao for as low as P488 only

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Oct. 1 (PNA) - Low fare carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines' leading domestic airline will start flying Cebu–Taipei and Davao-Taipei (via Cebu) routes starting December 14.

Both services are scheduled to operate to Taipei 's Chiang Kai Shek International Airport three times weekly—every Monday, Wednesday and Friday—using the 150-seater Airbus A319 aircraft.

The Cebu-Taipei flight leaves at 7:50pm and arrives in Taipei at 10:10pm .

Conversely, it departs for Cebu at 10:55pm and lands in Mactan International Airport at 1:15 a.m. the following day.

The Davao-Taipei service departs Davao at 5:55pm and arrives in Taipei at 10:10pm.

It then leaves Taipei at 10:55pm for the flight back and lands in Davao International Airport at 6am the following day.

CEB is offering a P488 seat sale for these new Taipei routes from September 28 to October 4, 2007 for the travel period December 14, 2007 to March 31, 2008. The fare is non-refundable, and is exclusive of government taxes and applicable surcharges.

Candice Iyog, CEB VP for marketing and product, said, "We are proud to be the only Philippine carrier to service these new routes to Taipei. With our trademark low fares, we hope to further stimulate tourism and business activities coming from Taipei for both the Visayas and Mindanao regions.

CEB currently operates direct flights to Singapore , Hong Kong, Pusan and Incheon-Korea from Cebu. It also provides a Davao-Singapore and Davao-Hong Kong service (via Cebu).

Iyog said that the lowest year round 'Go' fares to Taipei from Cebu and Davao starts from P999 one-way. The best way to purchase tickets is via www.cebupacificair.com, though it is also available via CEB ticketing offices and accredited travel agents.

Now in its 12th year, CEB has the youngest fleet in the Philippines.

CEB operates 14 brand new Airbus aircraft to its 20 domestic and soon to be 12 international destinations with the addition of Xiamen Monday, and Guangzhou and Macau next month. (PNA)

LOR/AVJr/cbc

xzibit31

October 2nd, 2007, 06:01 AM

PAL flight schedule for the winter period OCT 28v2007 to MARCH 29 2008

MANILA to DAVAO DAVAO to MANILA
PR 809 Daily A330/A343 04:30 06:30 PR 810 Daily A330/A343 07:30 09:30
PR 819 * Daily A319 07:00 09:00 PR 820 * Daily A319 09:50 11:50
PR 811 Daily A330/A343 10:30 12:30 PR 812 Daily A330/A343 13:30 15:30
PR 817 ** Daily A319 13:05 15:05 PR 818 ** Daily A319 15:45 17:45
PR 813 Daily EQV 16:30 18:30 PR 814 Daily EQV 19:30 21:30
PR 815 Daily A320 18:25 20:25 PR 816 Daily A320 21:05 23:05
* To operate eff 01 Dec 2007 * To operate eff 01 Dec 2007
**Sun to operate eff 18 Nov 2007 **Sun to operate eff 18 Nov 2007

six daily flights....:nuts:

bustero

October 2nd, 2007, 10:51 AM

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s45/ettwining/th_AirlineCommercial-1.jpg (http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s45/ettwining/?action=view&current=AirlineCommercial-1.flv)

hahaha :lol: :lol: :lol:

touche sir

sobrang natawa ako doon

Raven83

October 2nd, 2007, 07:12 PM

^^ I posted that Virgin Atlantic ad on the youtube thread months ago :D

franz235

October 2nd, 2007, 07:53 PM

WawaY[625]

October 2nd, 2007, 07:59 PM

kasi yung mga flight natin eh nasa gitna ang cebu (well di gitna pero on the way)..so para makatipid ata sa flight frequency better na isang flight lang na mag stopover sa cebu

magastos naman diba if may separate flight na from davao lang..maybe pag lumago na ang passenger traffic

kiretoce

October 2nd, 2007, 08:08 PM

Airlines work on a "hub and spoke" system when routing their flights. 5J routes their flights via their main/secondary hubs, in this case it's CEB before continuing the flight onwards to any of the destinations served on their network.

xxpmrong

October 2nd, 2007, 10:23 PM

bakit lahat nalang via cebu???hindi ba nila pwedeng i direct to davao???

o nga! davao - singapore na! kakatamad na dumaan sa cebu... kulang naman yung time para mamasyal! hehe

franz235

October 3rd, 2007, 01:15 AM

^^ even domestic routes like dvo-ilo and dvo-bcd routes are all via cebu!! konti lang ang direct fights talaga though the frequency of these flights is very high...

dinabaw

October 3rd, 2007, 05:19 PM

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/3723/pic201nc1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

kiretoce

October 3rd, 2007, 05:26 PM

^^ Interesting facade. :colgate:

even domestic routes like dvo-ilo and dvo-bcd routes are all via cebu!! konti lang ang direct fights talaga though the frequency of these flights is very high...

They should establish a local airline based in Davao City that will use DVO as their main hub. Davao Pacific perhaps? :colgate:

The reason why 5J routes its flights via CEB is because they operate in a "hub and spoke" system.

KulasKusgan

October 3rd, 2007, 05:29 PM

^^ even domestic routes like dvo-ilo and dvo-bcd routes are all via cebu!! konti lang ang direct fights talaga though the frequency of these flights is very high...

di naman siguro sila tatawaging cebu pacific for nothing. hehe.

davaoeagle

October 3rd, 2007, 08:16 PM

^^ Interesting facade. :colgate:

They should establish a local airline based in Davao City that will use DVO as their main hub. Davao Pacific perhaps? :colgate:

The reason why 5J routes its flights via CEB is because they operate in a "hub and spoke" system.

There was a Davao-based airline before that planned to pour in huge investments (including a foreing counterpart) to kick in their operations but was nixed in the thick of the Asian crisis in '97. The airline's name was Davao Eagle's Air or something that sounds like that.

Rajah_Soliman

October 3rd, 2007, 09:45 PM

we should have a davao based airlines that could promote davao in the whole world. cebu pacific's success story should be emulated by our davao based tycoons .... imo lang :cheers:

There was a Davao-based airline before that planned to pour in huge investments (including a foreing counterpart) to kick in their operations but was nixed in the thick of the Asian crisis in '97. The airline's name was Davao Eagle's Air or something that sounds like that.

davaoeagle

October 5th, 2007, 12:28 AM

Thursday, October 05, 2007
AirAsia to fly deep into Philippine heartland (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/oct/05/yehey/business/20071005bus2.html)

MALAYSIAN budget airline AirAsia plans to expand operations in the Philippines, particularly in Cebu and Davao.

“We are looking at new destinations [in the Philippines] , including Cebu and Davao,” Raja Azmi, AirAsia director said.

Currently, AirAsia flies daily to Clark from Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “In due course, we will probably increase our flights here. It may take some time though,” Azmi added.

Azmi said the company supports an open skies regime though some countries in Asia are reluctant to implement a more liberalized approach. “Some countries hold back. They may be protective but its better to open up because there are benefits to be generated as a whole. Their governments have to look at it,” he added.

AirAsia is a subsidiary of Tune Air Sdn Bhd, with hubs at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Senai Airport in Malaysia , Bangkok International Airport in Thailand , and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia.

AirAsia is among the several budget carriers taking advantage of the Philippines’ open skies policy.

The liberalization of the country’s air policy is part of the policy framework to promote tourism under the Arroyo administration’s Medium Term Development Plan for 2004 to 2010.

The Philippines is banking on the liberalization of air transport, which will pave the way for the entry of more foreign budget airlines, to achieve the 5 million tourist arrival target by 2010.

Data from the Department of Tourism showed that international visitor arrivals hit 2.843 million last year but fell short of the 3-million target.
--Darwin G. Amojelar

xzibit31

October 5th, 2007, 05:28 AM

AirAsia eyes new routes to Cebu, Davao

By Lenie Lectura
Reporter

MALAYSIAN budget airline AirAsia is still keen on expanding its operations in the Philippines, particularly to new routes such as Cebu and Davao, the carrier’s director said on Wednesday.

Right now, AirAsia flies daily to Clark from Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “In due course, we will probably increase our flights here. It may take some time though,” said Raja Azmi in an ambush interview after he made a presentation at a forum sponsored by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP).

It was reported earlier that AirAsia had elicited the support of the Malaysian government to talk with its Philippine counterpart on the possibility of getting more flights for the airline.

AirAsia was launched as a budget carrier in December 2001, offering more than 100 domestic and international flights to Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Azmi said AirAsia continues to look at new destinations, including Cebu and Davao. He, however, did not say when the company plans to expand the carrier’s operations in the Philippines. “There are some destinations which will take more time for us to be there.”

AirAsia is among the several no-frills carriers taking advantage of the country’s “liberalized charter program,” which aims to boost tourism, cheapen air travel for Filipinos overseas, and drive activity in airports outside Metro Manila.

Malaysia, he said, fully supports an open-skies regime, though he noted that some countries in Asia are reluctant to implement a more liberalized approach. “Some countries hold back. They may be protective but it is better to open up because there are benefits to be generated from it as a whole. Their governments have to look at it,” he said.

AirAsia is a subsidiary of Tune Air Sdn Bhd, with hubs at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Senai Airport in Malaysia, Bangkok International Airport in Thailand, and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia.
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franz235

October 5th, 2007, 05:59 AM

^^ wow air asia!!!! I've been waiting for this!!!! My god, this is good news..

Rajah_Soliman

October 5th, 2007, 01:54 PM

is air asia a budget/regional airline? more info pls. thanks. :cheers:

jaywalker

October 5th, 2007, 03:00 PM

It's Malaysia's LCC.:) They have wide coverage in Asia and have tie -up with Virgin Blue of Australia for thier Air Asia X which will soon start flying Gold Coast,Melbourne and could be Syney in Australia.

franz235

October 5th, 2007, 04:31 PM

How i imagine that Davao would be one of the pit stops in the Amazing Race Asia..Air Asia is their official carrier of all the teams participated in the reality show.. I really hope Davao would be featured..

Raven83

October 5th, 2007, 09:28 PM

There was a Davao-based airline before that planned to pour in huge investments (including a foreing counterpart) to kick in their operations but was nixed in the thick of the Asian crisis in '97. The airline's name was Davao Eagle's Air or something that sounds like that.

You forgot about mindanao express.....and the Mindanao Airlines in the 1970's which operates Fokker 27....

chevy_boy

October 6th, 2007, 12:58 AM

^^^ But Mindanao Express was based in General Santos...

davaoeagle

October 6th, 2007, 08:44 AM

^^

Right about Mindanao Express and I know that most of their flights are coming from Davao to many Mindanaoan cities...and I don't know about Mindanao Airlines..

MtApoStandard

October 6th, 2007, 02:41 PM

^^

Right about Mindanao Express and I know that most of their flights are coming from Davao to many Mindanaoan cities...and I don't know about Mindanao Airlines..
whats so good about hang glider sized airlines:D, you dont need to ask for a window seat to get reservation

davaoeagle

October 6th, 2007, 08:23 PM

^^
Agree! I've tried one from Culver City to Tusayan County in Nevada (or is it Colorado?) and it was one heck of a ride. Never again...sorry! :(

Rall

October 7th, 2007, 06:59 PM

huge earth moving work across the airport cargo terminal... sa rumor mill... its the airport hotel...

any confirmation?

franz235

October 7th, 2007, 07:43 PM

as of now, microtel hotel and grand regal hotel are considered as airport hotels of davao..

franz235

October 7th, 2007, 07:43 PM

any confirmation about when will air asia fly to davao???

Raven83

October 7th, 2007, 08:36 PM

^^
Agree! I've tried one from Culver City to Tusayan County in Nevada (or is it Colorado?) and it was one heck of a ride. Never again...sorry! :(

Haha:lol: nah it wasnt realy that bad if you get used to it, my normal ride to my ninong's farm in Palawan is their private 5seater Piper Seneca which is relatively smaller than Piper Cheyenne of Mindanao Express. We even used it during a thunderstorm with 35knots crosswinds and we survived to tell the tale. :lol: To tell you using small aircraft in flying local is a very nice experience since you get to see the beauty of the landscapes and beaches below which is very rare if flying PAL or CebPac jets.

Raven83

October 7th, 2007, 08:37 PM

any confirmation about when will air asia fly to davao???

considering the usual timeframe of announcing of route intent and actual flights I give it at least more than six months from now. HI did the same with Manila and they'r not gonna start till March. Same goes with Etihad before

davaoeagle

October 7th, 2007, 08:51 PM

Haha:lol: nah it wasnt realy that bad if you get used to it, my normal ride to my ninong's farm in Palawan is their private 5seater Piper Seneca which is relatively smaller than Piper Cheyenne of Mindanao Express. We even used it during a thunderstorm with 35knots crosswinds and we survived to tell the tale. :lol: To tell you using small aircraft in flying local is a very nice experience since you get to see the beauty of the landscapes and beaches below which is very rare if flying PAL or CebPac jets.

My case is hopeless since I don't really love flying to begin with. Indeed, flying on small aircrafts offers awesome views underneath and I had loads of videos and photos of grand canyon on our way coming into Tusayan County. The most dreaded part came when we flew back to Culver City in the afternoon when the heavy gusts of wind were too much for such tiny plane. We've been pummelled incessantly all through the flight and as we landed I had to rash to the comfort room to relieve myself. :ohno:

WawaY[625]

October 7th, 2007, 11:58 PM

as of now, microtel hotel and grand regal hotel are considered as airport hotels of davao..

arent airport hotels supposed to be near the terminal? walking distance perhaps?

davaoeagle

October 8th, 2007, 12:05 AM

^^

Not necessarily walking distance but at least within a few minutes drive.

Rall

October 8th, 2007, 05:35 AM

;15769307']arent airport hotels supposed to be near the terminal? walking distance perhaps?

like waterfront mactan?

dinabaw

October 8th, 2007, 06:01 AM

aerial ....

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9356/15030320817e16b42b93co3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3583/1503033463e1fcea1f87ck0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

busy airport
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4091/1503879574c85f102eeaha6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

flickr find

davaoeagle

October 8th, 2007, 07:46 AM

^^

nice aerials :okay:

abskess

October 8th, 2007, 06:47 PM

DAVAO DUTY FREE SHOP
DIA Parking Area
2nd Outlet

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0389.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0381.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0386.jpg

abskess

October 8th, 2007, 06:50 PM

Shop's interior

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0391.jpg

Some items on display

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0382.jpg

abskess

October 8th, 2007, 06:52 PM

Food Outlets/Stores at the DIA parking area

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0380.jpg

abskess

October 8th, 2007, 06:54 PM

On-going preparation for thursday's DFS opening

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0392.jpg

abskess

October 8th, 2007, 06:55 PM

DIA K-9 Unit

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0393.jpg

franz235

October 8th, 2007, 07:21 PM

^^ nice photos...kelan mag open ang duty free sa parking area?

WawaY[625]

October 8th, 2007, 07:25 PM

im a little dissapointed with the exteriors though :(

davaoeagle

October 8th, 2007, 08:49 PM

^^

Archis really have a different eye for designs but for me being a minimalist the interior is just fine, simple and nothing to rave about. It could have been more impressive though had they more intricately made the design..

abskess

October 8th, 2007, 11:53 PM

^^ nice photos...kelan mag open ang duty free sa parking area?

Thanks bro...sa thursday pa...:)

davaoeagle

October 9th, 2007, 01:47 AM

^^

Hi bro, nakita mo ba yong fenced area na may on-going construction activity sa may bandang airport? Meron daw kasi sabi nong isang forumer...di ko na maalala sino yong nagsabi....

dinabaw

October 9th, 2007, 03:59 AM

;15782687']im a little dissapointed with the exteriors though :(

agreed parang pareho lang noon mga ibang stores but nice interior.

dinabaw

October 9th, 2007, 04:00 AM

Shop's interior

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0391.jpg

Some items on display

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/abs_surg/IMG_0382.jpg

sir abs di ka bumili niyang mamam diyan :D:cheers:

dinabaw

October 9th, 2007, 04:46 AM

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5386/dsc03554ev5.jpg

photo by @Ibex

diz

October 9th, 2007, 04:53 AM

great picutes! thanks! why can't all the other new airports be unique like davao's? the new ones, namely iloilo's and bacolod's are limilar in design.

Rajah_Soliman

October 9th, 2007, 05:10 PM

^^ i guess davao's is a bit similar to Zambo's too. :)

abskess

October 9th, 2007, 10:40 PM

^^

Hi bro, nakita mo ba yong fenced area na may on-going construction activity sa may bandang airport? Meron daw kasi sabi nong isang forumer...di ko na maalala sino yong nagsabi....

meron ngang parang excavation pero i doubt kung malakihan. parang masyado namang malapit kung hotel yun...

abskess

October 9th, 2007, 10:43 PM

sir abs di ka bumili niyang mamam diyan :D:cheers:

hehehehehe, gusto ko nga sana kaso ang sabi ng tao sa loob di pa daw pwede kasi sa Thursday pa opening. At least naconvinced ko syang papasukin ako to take some shots...:lol:

abskess

October 9th, 2007, 10:48 PM

agreed parang pareho lang noon mga ibang stores but nice interior.

yeah. i guess sinadya yun to have symmmetry on both ends of the complex...:)

davaoeagle

October 10th, 2007, 03:14 AM

meron ngang parang excavation pero i doubt kung malakihan. parang masyado namang malapit kung hotel yun...

Okay, thanks bro!

abskess

October 12th, 2007, 07:47 PM

tatlo pala lahat lahat ang outlet ng DFP dito as stated sa mga local dailies dito...WOW! big time!

:banana: :banana: :banana:

dinabaw

October 13th, 2007, 09:34 AM

abskess

October 13th, 2007, 05:58 PM

^^ Ganun ba?! yeeeeeeeeheeey, excited na naman ako...sana malakihan na hotel...:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Rall

October 13th, 2007, 06:13 PM

^^ para sa akin.. sana hindi matuloy yang hotel sa area front parking ng cargo building... too much of a security risk:gunz: ... kaso... mabigat ang padrino.:ohno:

Rajah_Soliman

October 13th, 2007, 09:05 PM

^^ part of the DIA complex plan is the construction of at least 3 airport hotels ... i don't see any problem there ... apropos security, it's just a matter of enhancing it ..... :cheers:

abskess

October 15th, 2007, 07:17 AM

^^ yeah, i agree...:)

xzibit31

October 15th, 2007, 09:03 AM

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j303/xzibit31/1117887983.jpg

abskess

October 16th, 2007, 05:02 PM

di magtatagal, maglaland na rin yan sa DIA...:)

metrosuburban

October 16th, 2007, 08:36 PM

^^ so pwede pala sya ma-accommodate ng runway dyan??

xxpmrong

October 16th, 2007, 08:56 PM

sa tingin ko kaya ng runway... pero di kaya ng terminal, kung 800+ yung pasahero, yari yung carousel natin sa DIA! hehe

WawaY[625]

October 16th, 2007, 09:04 PM

^^ so pwede pala sya ma-accommodate ng runway dyan??

3000mx45m runway sa DIA, ano ba required runway ng A380?

pi_malejana

October 16th, 2007, 09:48 PM

1500m..:)

watch this.. napaka-iksi ng runway na ginamit nung A380 sa pag-take off.. less than 1000m ba? what do you think?

78xQRQ4B4_M

dinabaw

October 17th, 2007, 05:23 AM

Airport safety Ordinance

The City Council finally approved yesterday in third and final reading the Airport Safety Ordinance which I authored.

http://lavinavotes.blogspot.com/2007/10/airport-safety-ordinance.html

xzibit31

October 17th, 2007, 08:40 AM

1500m..:)

watch this.. napaka-iksi ng runway na ginamit nung A380 sa pag-take off.. less than 1000m ba? what do you think?

78xQRQ4B4_M

wow...that was a short take off......

xzibit31

October 17th, 2007, 08:41 AM

;15924552']3000mx45m runway sa DIA, ano ba required runway ng A380?

pwede na d pwede...hehehehehe....

pwede kasi 3000m ang runway natin....it only needs 1500m to take off and about 2000m to land...

d pwede kasi it needs a 60m wide runway...

franz235

October 18th, 2007, 01:01 AM

^^ our runway should somehow be expanded so that it can accomodate the a380..

davaoeagle

October 21st, 2007, 09:04 AM

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/davaoeagle/dia.jpg

pi_malejana

October 21st, 2007, 09:34 AM

^^
simple lang pala ang look diyan sa part na yan.. sa harap may "style"..:)

dinabaw

October 21st, 2007, 10:39 AM

^^ old photo lang yan here's the new look

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5417/pic201kc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8561/diapo0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

KulasKusgan

October 21st, 2007, 04:49 PM

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/air/ceb.jpg

kiretoce

October 21st, 2007, 05:16 PM

^^ That map is confusing. It looks to me that DVO is the main hub and that all flights transit there before continuing to its final destination (ie. CEB-DVO-CRK).

KulasKusgan

October 21st, 2007, 06:08 PM

^^ dont be confused. pinindot ko lang ang davao at yan ang lumabas. actually, most of them are connecting flights cebu or manila. yang clark, via cebu. para di ka malito heto na lang may ticket price pa:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/air/fl.jpg

heto naman pag pindutin mo ang clark sa mapa:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/air/clark.jpg

cebu:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/kulaskusgan/air/cebu.jpg

kiretoce

October 21st, 2007, 06:11 PM

Ahh....I see! :doh: Thanks Dave! :okay: Although, it would be nice if DVO had all those direct connections too, maybe someday soon. :colgate:

xxpmrong

October 22nd, 2007, 09:16 PM

it would be nice if Davao is the hub and Philipines is that large! hehe

pi_malejana

October 23rd, 2007, 06:11 AM

^^ :lol: i didn't see that!! bigger than thailand, malaysia, taiwan and (most of) indonesia COMBINED!! :lol:

-exaggerated to emphasize RP.. ;)

kiretoce

October 24th, 2007, 01:50 AM

Air travelers hit terminal fee hike (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2007/10/24/news/air.travelers.hit.terminal.fee.hike.html)

The current average number of airline passengers departing from the Davao International Airport to various domestic destinations, the DIA will be earning more than P150 million in terminal fees instead of just P30 million in one year.

This is because the terminal fee for domestic passengers has been increased from P40 to P200.

Post your comments on the explosion at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City.

Last September, the first month during which the increased fee took effect, the Air Transportation Office collected a total of P12.5 million in terminal fees from 62,083 departing passengers taking the Philippine Airlines (24,517 passengers), Cebu Pacific (30,568), Air Philippines (6,998) and Asian Spirit (estimated to be 700) flights.

However, majority of the passengers are not happy about the increase.

Seven of every 10 surveyed by this paper by text message last Saturday and Sunday said they have not seen any improvement in the DIA's facilities and services since the ATO imposed the 500-percent increase in terminal fee on September 1.

Majority of the 100 Dabawenyos surveyed expressed anger that the ATO imposed the increase without first informing the public.

"The increase is crazy and abusive on the part of the agency which imposed it," civil engineer-contractor Remigio "Boy" Salanatin said.

"Even if they only doubled the terminal fee from the old P40 to P80, the 100 percent increase still smacks of insensitivity to public opinion," Salanatin said, adding that "this blatant and crude abuse of public trust must not go unchallenged."

He said increasing the fee five times without notice and public hearing is tantamount to tyranny.

Lawyer Israelito Torreon complained that despite the "astronomical rise" in the fee, there is no perceptible improvement in the facilities and service of the airport.

"The increase may even be characterized as arbitrary as it was implemented right away without legal and factual basis disregarding established procedures and the law," Torreon said.

"I wouldn't mind paying P200 but let it (airport terminal) live up to expectation that it's a world class airport owing to its gigantic cost," lawyer Ramon Edison Batacan said. "However, it is fast deteriorating - soiled carpet, defective comfort rooms, defective escalator, pushcart with oblong, long queues, waiting areas for non-passengers wanting, Mabuhay lounge too small, only big people can park cars at the exit gates, etc., etc," said Batacan who is the current governor for Eastern Mindanao of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.

"From P40 to P200 is an exorbitant increase with no noticeable improvement to justify. Not even to replenish a simple liquid soap in the washroom," added Dr. Roy Barcinas, a heart specialist.

"No improvement. In fact, it's deteriorating. The toilets are stinking; some faucets are not working' parking attendants booth is dilapidated. They should change management," Mito Aviles, bank manager, said.

"They should have activated the toilet in the original waiting area outside the arrival exit. Right now, it is a dressing room for porters," businessman Raoul Hilario, for his part, said.

"Maybe you should ask what they do with the money," said Dr. Ed Prantilla, retired University of Southeastern Philippines president.

"Do you suppose we should expect any (improvement)? Travel tax is remitted to the national coffers to be subsequently appropriated...unless it is in the budget, no improvement will happen," said Ann Victoria Silvosa, former city budget officer.

At least three people thought that the increase is due.

Journalist Tony Figueroa said the new rate is fit for an international airport.
Businessman Doy Balbuena said security is now more and alert.

"The x-ray machine not clogged anymore because there are two operating. The bathrooms are well-maintained," Balbuena said.

He also recommended that the facade alongside the big welcome sign near Pastor Quiboloy's school be filled with flowers of Davao's big flower business firms, adding this will give visitors a lasting positive impression of the city.

Rotary leader Arlene Aportadera said that the Davao Aiprort terminal is much better than the terminals in Cebu and Manila whose terminal fees are the same.

Former IGaCoS Mayor Rogelio Antalan said he noticed the improved security arrangements and the courtesy of the airport personnel.

The opinion survey was inspired by Director Rey Magno Teves of the Development Bank of the Philippines, who also expressed surprise over the sudden imposition of the increase.

tj_brewed

October 24th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Philippines: Davao Has World's Most Modern Airport
October 24, 2007 14:21 PM
Malaysia National News Agency (http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_world.php?id=291760)

DAVAO CITY, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- "Even if you have a crippled aircraft with one engine flying while trying to land in the middle of a strong typhoon, you can still land safely at your Davao international airport," says William D. Krelle, 76, an Australian engineer.

Krelle, one of the foreign engineering consultants who helped built the Davao International Airport in 1995, said this airport here in the south is "undoubtedly the safest airport in the world" and was surprised to learn that very few people know this fact.

"Without any doubt, I can say now that the Davao International Airport is the most modern airport in the world---it's far better than Hong Kong airport," the Philippines news agency (PNA) reported Wednesday quoting Krelle as saying.

Krelle, who now runs seafood's export company in Davao with Filipino partners and commutes regularly between Davao and Darwin, Northern Territory and Melbourne, Australia using a long flight route that takes him to Singapore and Manila for two days before reaching Davao.

What made the Davao airport "the world's most modern airport" according to Krelle, are the new modern landing facilities and state-of-the-art computerised equipment installed by a Norwegian airport systems engineer that are used today by some of the world's biggest airports.

Krelle explained that the unusual mound that curves upward in the middle of the Davao runway is a deliberate engineering design that helps propel an aircraft into the air during take-off and also helps an aircraft land smoothly.

The length of the Davao airport's runway at 3,300 meters is also at par with the lengths of the country's international airports as Mactan at 3300 meters, Clark airbase at 3200 meters and Manila (Ninoy) international airport at 3700 meters, almost the same as the General Santos international airport runway.

-- BERNAMA

WawaY[625]

October 24th, 2007, 10:37 AM

baka lasing sya nung ininterview siya :lol:

pati figures nya mali eh, siba 3000m kang ang runway ng DIA

CarloPlyr440

October 24th, 2007, 10:40 AM

Will Davao Intl. Airport Expand so that CX (Cathay), TG (Thai), etc. So that will Make some more Intl. Flights?

tj_brewed

October 24th, 2007, 10:41 AM

;16075794']baka lasing sya nung ininterview siya :lol:

pati figures nya mali eh, siba 3000m kang ang runway ng DIA

:lol: ehehehehhehe.....nahanap ko lang ang news na to sa isang Malaysian e-news portal...

xzibit31

October 24th, 2007, 11:02 AM

;16075794']baka lasing sya nung ininterview siya :lol:

pati figures nya mali eh, siba 3000m kang ang runway ng DIA

actually pre, the take-off distance of the runway of DIA is almost 3300m..parang 3120m ata....landing distance of the runway of DIA is 3000m

here is the link to it...
http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?runway=RP5354523

so in a sense he is almost correct....:cheers:

kiretoce

October 24th, 2007, 06:57 PM

Davao Has World's Most Modern Airport (http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_world.php?id=291760)

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- "Even if you have a crippled aircraft with one engine flying while trying to land in the middle of a strong typhoon, you can still land safely at your Davao international airport," says William D. Krelle, 76, an Australian engineer.

Krelle, one of the foreign engineering consultants who helped built the Davao International Airport in 1995, said this airport here in the south is "undoubtedly the safest airport in the world" and was surprised to learn that very few people know this fact.

"Without any doubt, I can say now that the Davao International Airport is the most modern airport in the world -- it's far better than Hong Kong airport," the Philippines news agency (PNA) reported Wednesday quoting Krelle as saying.

Krelle, who now runs seafood's export company in Davao with Filipino partners and commutes regularly between Davao and Darwin, Northern Territory and Melbourne, Australia using a long flight route that takes him to Singapore and Manila for two days before reaching Davao.

What made the Davao airport "the world's most modern airport" according to Krelle, are the new modern landing facilities and state-of-the-art computerised equipment installed by a Norwegian airport systems engineer that are used today by some of the world's biggest airports.

Krelle explained that the unusual mound that curves upward in the middle of the Davao runway is a deliberate engineering design that helps propel an aircraft into the air during take-off and also helps an aircraft land smoothly.

The length of the Davao airport's runway at 3,300 meters is also at par with the lengths of the country's international airports as Mactan at 3300 meters, Clark airbase at 3200 meters and Manila (Ninoy) international airport at 3700 meters, almost the same as the General Santos international airport runway.

===========================================================================

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

tj_brewed

October 24th, 2007, 08:01 PM

^^ I saw this news kanina sa NBN tv network din.......

davaoeagle

October 24th, 2007, 08:08 PM

It's so nice to hear an airport expert have this pronouncement on DIA. A big "thank you" to Mr. Krelle.. :cheers:

normandb

October 24th, 2007, 11:57 PM

wow...that was a short take off......

yeah it was a short take off. The A380 took off along the intersection of primary and secondary runway of NAIA

CarloPlyr440

October 25th, 2007, 01:29 AM

When will DVO Airport Extend Like London Heathrow, Washington Dulles, LAX, Tokyo-Narita and Denver International Airport, When it will Be Extended?

kiretoce

October 25th, 2007, 02:56 AM

^^ Once it has overextended its existing capacity to handle passengers, aircraft movements, and cargo services I guess. That also depends on pending aproval from the central government and the appropriation of funds.

dinabaw

October 25th, 2007, 03:08 AM

good news 4 airlines will be serving Davao ,Royal Brunei Airlines will be flying Bandar Seri Begawan-Kuching-Davao route this coming December and 3 LCCs will be operational next year!:cheers:

kiretoce

October 25th, 2007, 03:16 AM

^^ Do you have the names of the three LCCs? :dunno: That's cool that BI will commence BWN-KCH-DVO services. :okay:

dinabaw

October 25th, 2007, 03:42 AM

^^i forgot , i only knew it from our local tv but i think one of LCC is Pearl of the Pacific(?) it's local and 1 from Malaysia, damn i forgot !

kiretoce

October 25th, 2007, 04:04 AM

^^ I thought Pacific Pearl Airways tanked and folded? :dunno:

dinabaw

October 25th, 2007, 04:26 AM

^^is that so? but i heard they will open flights even in Zamboanga /Kota Kinabalu , i'll get the article if it's already in print .

Sinjin P.

October 25th, 2007, 05:42 AM

dinabaw

October 25th, 2007, 12:15 PM

habagatcentral1

October 25th, 2007, 12:19 PM

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3415/73230419ynlvffhj1026031ph6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Uy, a Merpati! Do they still serve Davao? The last time that I saw one was 2 years ago when I was there. Afternoon flight to Manado right?

WawaY[625]

October 25th, 2007, 01:48 PM

When will DVO Airport Extend Like London Heathrow, Washington Dulles, LAX, Tokyo-Narita and Denver International Airport, When it will Be Extended?

:rofl: nice one :D

dinabaw

October 25th, 2007, 04:28 PM

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6739/dvotowerte8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

tough

October 25th, 2007, 09:04 PM

Davao airport cited as most modern, safest (http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV20071025106795.html)

Aurelio A. Pena

DAVAO CITY — "Even if you have a crippled aircraft with one engine flying, trying to land in the middle of a strong typhoon, you can still land safely at your Davao international airport," says William D. Krelle, 76, an Australian engineer.

Krelle, one of the foreign engineering consultants who helped build the Davao International Airport in 1995 said this airport here in the south is "undoubtedly the safest airport in the world" and was surprised to learn that very few people know this fact.

"Without any doubt, I can say now that the Davao International Airport is the most modern airport in the world. It’s far better than Hong Kong airport," Krelle said.

Krelle now runs a seafoods export company in Davao with Filipino partners and commutes regularly between Davao and Darwin, Northern Territory and Melbourne, Australia using a long flight route that takes him to Singapore and Manila for two days before reaching Davao.

What made the Davao airport "the world’s most modern airport" according to Krelle, are the new modern landing facilities and state-of-the-art computerized equipment installed by a Norwegian airport systems engineer that are used today by some of the world’s biggest airports.

Krelle explained that the unusual mound that curves upward in the middle of the Davao runway is a deliberate engineering design that helps propel an aircraft into the air during take-off and also helps an aircraft land smoothly.

The length of the Davao airport’s runway at 3,300 meters is also at par with the lenghts of the country’s international airports as Mactan at 3,300 meters, Clark airbase at 3,200 meters and Manila (Ninoy) international airport at 3,700 meters, almost the same as the General Santos international airport runway.

Friday, October 26, 2007
Dad disputes claims DIA is world's 'most modern'
By Grace L. Plata

DAVAO City Councilor Peter Laviña rebuffed the statement of an Australian engineer saying the Davao Airport is "the most modern" and the "safest" in the world.

"Thanks, but no thanks!" Laviña said in an e-mailed letter to Sun.Star, adding "this fallacy should not get into the head of Dabawenyos because it is not true."

According to Laviña, that was a personal opinion of Australian William Krelle who is here for the BIMP-Eaga Senior Ministers Meeting and the Davao Trade Expo 2007. Kreller was one of the foreign engineering consultants who helped build the Davao International Airport in 1995.

Lavina, having flown to many airports in Asia, North and South America, and Europe, said the Davao airport is a good one but definitely not the best or the safest in the world.

Author of the Davao (Bangoy) International Airport Safety Ordinance of 2007, Laviña said if the Australian's claim was true then there would not have been a need to pass this ordinance.

He said airline and tourism industry publications and trade associations worldwide have consistently named the airports at Hong Kong and Singapore as among the "best" in the world.

"It is not good to boast of something that is not true," Laviña said.

Sun.Star Davao (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2007/10/26/news/dad.disputes.claims.dia.is.world.s.most.modern..html)

Sino ba sa kanilang dalawa dito nagsasabi ng totoo? :dunno:

WawaY[625]

October 25th, 2007, 09:11 PM

peter lavina is such a tool

obvious naman na di serious yung comment...its more of a papuri lang than an actual pronouncement...

davaoeagle

October 25th, 2007, 09:15 PM

Peter Laviña was never an expert at building airports while Mr. Kreller has a wide range of experience behind him as far as this type of facility is concerned. Take your pick..

dinabaw

October 26th, 2007, 03:54 AM

^^ I think Lavina's ordinance stresses more on "outside" activities like banniing kite flying near the airport and the abundance of birds hovering the airport.

kiretoce

October 26th, 2007, 03:59 AM

^^ :shocked: I just noticed that both you (dinabaw) and davaoeagle have the same avatars! :colgate: Why is that? I must say that I got curious all of the sudden. :okay:

dinabaw

October 26th, 2007, 04:14 AM

^^ we don't like what GMA did to erap ;) btw before we are 4 some :colgate:

kiretoce

October 26th, 2007, 04:18 AM

^^ I see....your own way of protesting. Cool beans! :okay: Now back to the topic at hand. :colgate:

xxpmrong

October 26th, 2007, 07:31 AM

always thought that hump helps... dunno if thats for sure though.. any other airports having these humps?

davaoeagle

October 26th, 2007, 07:35 AM

^^ I think Lavina's ordinance stresses more on "outside" activities like banniing kite flying near the airport and the abundance of birds hovering the airport.

Well of course we know where Mr. Kreller is coming from and so do we with Pete Lavina. On the whole, Mr. Kreller spoke on some specific parts of the airport being the best in the world and that could easily point to the unique design of the runway and some communication facilities in use. Pronouncing the whole airport as the best in the globe is short of being ignorant.

Rajah_Soliman

October 26th, 2007, 10:27 PM

^^ yoon din ang pagkakaintindi ko... imo.... some of the features of the dia may be considered the best in the world.... but nonetheless dia cannot compete with the sophistication of hk and sq airports ..... :cheers:

MtApoStandard

October 27th, 2007, 08:17 AM

no pilot or airline company has come forward so far(afai could remember) to complain on the hazard of runway engineering. and i guess the aussie expert was misunderstood/misinterprteed for what it was supposed referring to the technology employed aspect of the word “best”

davaoeagle

November 6th, 2007, 06:18 AM

Tuesday, 06 November 2007
PAL says lower airfare got the firm more passengers (http://www.mindanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3201&Itemid=54)
Walter I. Balane/MindaNews
Monday, 05 November 2007 22:30

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 November) -- The Philippine Airlines’ decision to lower the fare for travel to and from Mindanao has actually earned their firm more passengers as those who used to travel by land and sea could now afford to fly.

"We got a portion of that market because our airfare is now almost equal to that of surface travel," Philippine Airlines’ vice president for Mindanao Dominguo Duerme said.

Duerme said the cheapest one-way ticket from Davao to Manila before was P3,900. "Now we have a promo package of P648 one way ticket, plus taxes, which could sum up to around P2,200.”

Cebu Pacific, PAL's competitor, earlier lowered its fare, even offering promos on advanced booking for as low as a peso for a one-way ticket to Manila from here, exclusive of taxes.

Duerme told business reporters Monday at the Kapehan sa SM City at the Pizza Hut Restaurant that PAL, which flies to seven cities in Mindanao, has reached its Mindanao gross sales targets from January to October this year.

He said they reached sales targets both for passenger and cargo, citing 80 percent loading average so far for the first 10 months of the year. Duerme is also the incumbent president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The increase in passenger traffic due to decrease in fare helped ensure the firm would not experience a 6 per cent dip in sales for the supposed lean months of the year from August to November. He cited no figures.

Duerme said the increasing number of conventions and events held in Davao City has boosted its sales.

Aside from Davao, PAL flies from Manila to Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Dipolog, Cotabato and Butuan.

At present, PAL flies five times daily to Manila. But Duerme announced they would add one more flight by December 1 to accommodate more passengers during the Christmas holidays.

PAL uses two 302-seater A330 planes, two 150-seater A320 planes and a 136-seater A319 plane for its existing flights. Duerme vowed to give updates as soon as the Air Transportation Office is finished with its investigation on a PAL flight that overshoot the runway in Butuan airport last month.

He said they have attended to the passengers in the accident, including those who needed hospitalization. (Walter I. Balane/MindaNews)

jogavilz

November 11th, 2007, 11:26 AM

sino si francisco bangoy? bakit hindi "francisco bangoy international airport" ang nakalagay sa terminal building?

normandb

November 11th, 2007, 05:51 PM

sino si francisco bangoy? bakit hindi "francisco bangoy international airport" ang nakalagay sa terminal building?

Myembro yata yan ng sikat na pamilya sa Davao like the Ayala of Metro Manila or Local "hero" that was assasinated in that area like Ninoy.

dinabaw

November 12th, 2007, 02:39 AM

sino si francisco bangoy? bakit hindi "francisco bangoy international airport" ang nakalagay sa terminal building?

he donated(?) the land where the current airport is. :)

dinabaw

November 12th, 2007, 01:36 PM

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1364/1978306552a1e31a228dzw4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1900/197749093782d6cb3cb8ot7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

davaoeagle

November 12th, 2007, 07:38 PM

Let's give kudos to Cebu Pacific Air and the bustling Davao Region for this development.. :applause:

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Cebu Pacific opens 3rd hub in Davao
By Nelson C. Bagaforo
Sunstar Davao

DABAWENYOS traveling to Singapore and Hongkong do not have to go to Manila or Cebu to get access to air service to reach their destination.

Cebu Pacific (CEB), the country's leading domestic airline, is set to expand its operations in Davao by making it the third hub after Manila and Cebu by May 8, next year.

The airline will base an A-319 aircraft and its necessary crew and support at the Davao International Airport (DIA) to service direct flights from Davao City to Singapore, HongKong and Iloilo.

Such move is expected to boost Davao Region's economy, with the future influx of tourists and prospective investors from both neighboring Asian countries.

"This is part of our commitment to develop Davao as a gateway into the Philippines and make Philippines, particularly Davao or Mindanao, a more attractive destination for tourism and trade," said Lance Gokongwei, CEB president and chief executive officer, in Monday's press conference at DIA.

The decision to make Davao as the airline's third hub is in preparation for a more expansive inter-island connectivity, as they plan to acquire more aircraft in the next few years.

He said their direct service from Cebu to Singapore and HongKong have been "very successful and there's no reason we can't do it in Davao."

"We recognize Davao as very attractive in terms of promoting trade and tourism... Davao offers the same potentials as Cebu," Gokongwei said.

Gokongwei said about 30 percent of the 75 percent traffic for direct international service to HongKong and Singapore comes from Davao.

New jobs for Dabawenyos will also be generated, he said, adding that support crew is needed for the maintenance of the aircraft.

"From our 40-man ground crew at present, we will increase it to about 60 as we need engineering support to the aircraft," he said.

The airline will also offer direct domestic flight to Iloilo.

Both services from Davao to Singapore and Iloilo will start on May 8 next year while service to HongKong on May 9. These new services will be introduced with a seat sale from November 13-20 this year.

"We will continue to expand our operations to achieve our goal of flying more travelers. And, with our continuous aircraft acquisition and base expansion, we hope to boost the country's tourism and trade agenda in the region," Gokongwei stated.

The airline also continues to pursue a 4th operational hub in Clark as soon as all the necessary government approvals to operate to Bangkok, Macau, Taipei, HongKong and Singapore are granted.

xxpmrong

November 12th, 2007, 09:06 PM

wow! good news for me! kaso march ko gusto umuwi ng davao -sa grad ng sis ko..

abskess

November 13th, 2007, 04:05 AM

^^WOW! good news...yaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhoooooooooooo

:banana::banana::banana:

bustero

November 13th, 2007, 04:50 AM

Finally Great news for Davao! Mabuhay.

Mojacko

November 13th, 2007, 05:57 AM

davaoeagle

November 13th, 2007, 08:50 AM

Similar story, this time replete with flight schedules and rates

City identified as new hub
By Carmelito Q. Francisco
Mindanao Times

CEBU PACIFIC has announced its plan of making the city as its hub as it opens three new routes involving the city next year.

Lance Y. Gokongwei, president and chief executive officer of the company, said the flights will start in May with the destinations as Hong Kong, Singapore and Iloilo.

In doing this, the company will station an A319 aircraft, a 150-seater plane, complete with crewmembers, ground personnel and other incidental human resources, Gokongwei said in a press conference at the Davao International Airport.

Cebu Pacific is already the biggest airline serving Davao City with the most flights, most destinations and most routes and the lowest year-round fares. This encouraged us to set up our third base of operations here and development it into another gateway for the country,” he said, pointing out at the company has stationed 12 aircraft in Manila and another three in Cebu.

With these new routes being served, the airline company will have six domestic direct domestic flights from the city and two international flights. This will also mean 23 connecting domestic flights and seven international flights.

Asked on why the company decided to fly Davao to Hong Kong and Singapore, Mr. Gokongwei said the company, has an average of 75 percent load factor in its Cebu-Hong Kong and Cebu-Singapore flights, with about 30 percent coming from Davao City.

Its flight between Davao and Singapore, which starts on May 8, will be a three times a week schedule every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Its four times a week Davao-Hong Kong flight will start on May 9 with the Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday schedule. The Davao-Iloilo flight will also start on May 8 on a thrice-a-week schedule every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Seat rates for the three destinations are P999 each for Singapore and Hong Kong for those seats put on sale, and P98 for the Iloilo flight. The company is selling the tickets between November 13 to 20 for flights on May 8 to July 31.

Regular seat rates will be P288 for the Davao-Iloilo route, P1,499 for the Davao-Hong Kong route and P1,999 for the Davao-Singapore route. All rates exclude fuel and tax charges.

The making of the city into a hub of the airline means that it will be “developed into a gateway” into the Philippines, particularly Mindanao and that this will result in additional inter-island connectivity, he added. “This will make the Philippines, and more specifically Mindanao,” a more attractive destination,” he said, adding that what has prevented the company from implementing more flights in the island is the lack of aircraft, he said.

From its 15 aircraft this year, the company is increasing the number to 19 next year, including the aircraft that it will place in the city, he said.

davaoeagle

November 13th, 2007, 08:53 AM

Families of Samal AirPhil crash victims to get $1.2M each
Walter I. Balane / MindaNews
Tuesday, 13 November 2007 06:37

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 Nov) – Families of victims of the crash of Air Philippines Flight 541 would be indemnified, lawyers of the United States-based Nolan Law Group told victims today in one-to-one meetings at The Marco Polo. Cotabato Vice Gov. Emmanuel Piñol, whose relatives were among 131 passengers and crew of the plane, announced that the aviation company that leased the Boeing plane to Air Philippines have agreed to a settlement of at least US$157 million (P6.6 Billion) after finding it would lose in finality the suit filed by the group in behalf of the victims. He estimates that each family would get around $1.2 million even though he admitted it will be for the courts to decide on the actual amount.

The announcement came more than seven years after the plane crashed into a coconut plantation in the Island Garden City of Samal at around 7:45 a.m. on April 19, 2000.

The families sued aviation firm AAR and Fleet, which leased planes to the fleet of Air Philippines, including the Boeing 737 aircraft used in Flight 541.

Piñol, in a press conference at the Pizza Hut Restaurant in SM City Davao, said the plane was substandard even if it was just renovated.

The Illinois State Supreme Court was towards the completion of the case when the firms' insurance firm, Lloyds of London, decided on an amicable settlement, Piñol said.

He cited that during the hearings of the case at the courts in the State of Illinois, it was found out that the Air Philippines pilots who manned the aircraft did not undergo a training course required by Boeing.

Piñol cited that the discovery of a conspiracy among the firm's smaller insurers was among the turning point in the settlement plan.

He said workers reportedly paid by insurance firms covered the crash site with concrete to conceal evidences.

Piñol said he has to rub elbows with then President Joseph Estrada just to gain access to the plane's maintenance manual as the Air Transportation Office reportedly kept the manual from the public.

He said investigations also revealed the ATO control tower did not communicate with Flight 541 after the touchdown at the Davao International Airport was aborted.

All of the flight's passengers and crew, including the wife and two children of Piñol's brother, perished in the crash.

Piñol noted that while the Air Philippines crash was among the worst in the Philippines, if the indemnification pushes through, it will also be the biggest settlement in the country's aviation history.

"It should make air travel in the Philippines much safer," he said.

He said indemnification should be processed before the year ends after the settlement agreement would be finalized at an identified Chicago court.

Piñol said he was authorized by the American law firm to speak to media on the updates.

He said the one-to-one meetings were meant to get the families' consent to the settlement.

Only 56 families choose Nolan Law Group to represent them in the law suit, Piñol said.

But he assured that the settlement applies to all families of the 131 victims "regardless if they have received anything in the past". He said the American firm was the lead law group, but those who choose to be represented by other firms would benefit in the decision.

Nolan Law Group, who specializes in aviation law suits, would get 33 percent of what each family would receive, Piñol said.

He said it is a justifiable percentage as the firm took a risk in defending the victims and did not bill the families while the case was in progress.

Piñol noted, however, that a lower settlement was offered to the families a few years back. The victims backed off when they found out the proposed indemnification was much lower compared to those offered to families of the victims, mostly Caucasians, of another plane crush.

"Filipino lives are just as valuable as those Caucasians," he stressed.

Piñol also announced the families of the victims are compiling stories to publish a book about their ordeal to be launched in time for the eighth anniversary of the crash next year.

"It would be about the crash, the lives lost, lessons learned, struggles against the judicial and air transportation system and struggle against conspiracy," he said.

xzibit31

November 13th, 2007, 09:01 AM

habagatcentral1

November 13th, 2007, 11:13 AM

City identified as new hub

By Carmelito Q. Francisco

Mindanao Times

CEBU PACIFIC has announced its plan of making the city as its hub as it opens three new routes involving the city next year.

Lance Y. Gokongwei, president and chief executive officer of the company, said the flights will start in May with the destinations as Hong Kong, Singapore and Iloilo.

^^ Will this be non-stop flights to SIN, HKG and ILO? If yes, I'm happy for DVO! :D

Hay salamat if this will be a non-stop flight to DVO from here in ILO. It would bring convenience to the Ilonggos and Davaoeños flying between to cities of Visayas and Mindanao, especially SOCCKSARGEN-Davao area (where most Ilonggos in Mindanao are located)! :banana:

After all, even SuperFerry has greatly declined its passenger service due to competition. Traveling time from ILO-DVO has now increased dramatically.

Maybe they have realized that the ILO-CEB flights are always jampacked with passengers going to Mindanao and unfortunately, they haven't got the seat because they are competing with CEB bound passengers in just a 100+ seater aircraft.

Good news to Davao! :banana:

For the Info:
Direct Flights - referring to flights that would have a stop but will still be using the same equipment/aircraft.
Non-Stop Flights - referring to flights that would have no stop and will go straight to its destination.

ashton

November 13th, 2007, 11:37 AM

So Expedia.com huh, Bernie.. Reminds me of ARNK. :)

For the Info:
Direct Flights - referring to flights that would have a stop but will still be using the same equipment/aircraft.
Non-Stop Flights - referring to flights that would have no stop and will go straight to its destination.

habagatcentral1

November 13th, 2007, 11:39 AM

^^ Haha!! So Expedia kaau. :lol:

xzibit31

November 13th, 2007, 12:36 PM

^^ Will this be non-stop flights to SIN, HKG and ILO? If yes, I'm happy for DVO! :D

Hay salamat if this will be a non-stop flight to DVO from here in ILO. It would bring convenience to the Ilonggos and Davaoeños flying between to cities of Visayas and Mindanao, especially SOCCKSARGEN-Davao area (where most Ilonggos in Mindanao are located)! :banana:

After all, even SuperFerry has greatly declined its passenger service due to competition. Traveling time from ILO-DVO has now increased dramatically.

Maybe they have realized that the ILO-CEB flights are always jampacked with passengers going to Mindanao and unfortunately, they haven't got the seat because they are competing with CEB bound passengers in just a 100+ seater aircraft.

Good news to Davao! :banana:

For the Info:
Direct Flights - referring to flights that would have a stop but will still be using the same equipment/aircraft.
Non-Stop Flights - referring to flights that would have no stop and will go straight to its destination.

all these flights mentioned are non-stop flights.....

this is just the tip of the iceberg...

i heard that cebupac will revive its dvo cdo route and will introduce a dvo-caticlan route, a dvo-gensan-cotabato-dvo route...:banana:

also in the pipeline is a dvo-darwin route....:banana:

bustero

November 13th, 2007, 03:42 PM

yup with another dozen or so A320's plus ATR72 I think we'll some more planes based in Davao. Makes sense to base at least one ATR me thinks perhaps even up to 2 to fly to places like bislig and hub to Davao to mla.

abskess

November 13th, 2007, 05:42 PM

all these flights mentioned are non-stop flights.....

this is just the tip of the iceberg...

i heard that cebupac will revive its dvo cdo route and will introduce a dvo-caticlan route, a dvo-gensan-cotabato-dvo route...:banana:

also in the pipeline is a dvo-darwin route....:banana:

this is great, this is great...:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

Di na gyud ko magbus padulong Cotabato...:banana::banana::banana::banana:

habagatcentral1

November 14th, 2007, 07:22 AM

^^ Lagi. Kay dili ko magsakay sa Weena ug People's ai, hehe!!! :D

davaoeagle

November 14th, 2007, 11:21 PM

Thursday, November 15, 2007
PAL mulls opening of Davao-HK flights
By Joy Romares-Sevilla
Sunstar Davao

PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) senior assistant vice president for Mindanao Domingo Duerme said Wednesday that flag carrier is also looking at the possibility of opening direct international service to Hong Kong from Davao.

This developed after Cebu Pacific announced Monday its decision to expand operations in Davao by making it the third hub after Manila and Cebu by May next year.

"As far as tourism is concerned, the more flights we have, the more we can draw tourists to visit Davao City," Duerme said in Wednesday's edition of the Club 888 press forum, adding the announcement of the Cebu Pacific is a very welcome development in the city.

Duerme said that aside from the Davao-Hong Kong route, which PAL is closely considering for tourism development, two more destinations in China will be proposed by PAL.

"Aside from the one more flight from Davao to Manila that PAL will open this December, two more destinations in China are still on the study stage," Duerme said.

Duerme, on the other hand, failed to mention as to when the service flights from Davao City to China will be made available.

Meanwhile, Mary Ann Montemayor, chair of the Bimp-Eaga Tourism Council and one of the guests at the same forum, lauded the announcement of the Cebu Pacific to service direct flights from Davao City to Singapore, Hong Kong, and Iloilo.

"Bimp-Eaga Tourism Council has been encouraging airlines to service air routes, this is a very laudable move," she said.

Montemayor recently returned from Kuching in Malaysia where the 3rd Bimp-Eaga Travel Exchange was held.

"The Kuching airport is very nice, but Davao International Airport is not left behind," she concluded.

davaoeagle

November 14th, 2007, 11:26 PM

Thursday, November 15, 2007
RP, Malaysia ink partnership to boost tourism
By Joy Romares-Sevilla

THE chair of the BIMP-Eaga Tourism Council in the Philippines reported they have inked partnership with Sabah Tourism Association in Malaysia to boost promotion of tourism destinations in the two countries.

Mary Ann Montemayor, BIMP-Eaga Tourism Council chair, said the signing of the partnership, was among the highlights of the 3rd BIMP-Eaga Travel Exchange held recently in Kuching, Malaysia where 120 delegates from the Philippines were in attendance.

"We were able to ink a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sabah Tourism Association. We entered the MOU to make sure that the two countries will continue to promote tourism destinations," Montemayor said.

She said the BIMP-Eaga Tourism Council welcomes the announcement of one of the local carriers, which she failed to identify, that would start to service flights from Davao City to some states in Malaysia by first quarter next year.

"By then, we can connect to Kuching. The good thing about Malaysia's states is that Sarawak has three million foreign arrivals annually, while Sabah has 2.8 million foreign arrivals," Montemayor said.

"They have a huge number of foreign arrivals, while here in the Philippines, DOT only targets three million foreign arrivals in 2007," she added.

Montemayor further said the MOU could help in the arrangements of good prospects between Malaysia and the Philippines in terms of tourism development.

kiretoce

November 14th, 2007, 11:51 PM

It's about time for DVO-HKG flights from PR. Although it kinda is an attempt to save face since 5J announced it's plans to service that route much earlier.

WawaY[625]

November 15th, 2007, 12:19 AM

di ba last year pa nila sinabi yan tapos walang nangyari, tapos ngayon sasabihin nila ulit..

KulasKusgan

November 15th, 2007, 12:48 AM

Thursday, November 15, 2007
PAL mulls opening of Davao-HK flights
By Joy Romares-Sevilla
Sunstar Davao

ows? ten years ago yan na ang sabi ng pal. :lol:

Ex!lE

November 15th, 2007, 02:27 AM

Cebu Pacific makes Davao its 3rd hub (http://http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=49&type=2&sec=27&aid=2007111410)
By Mary Ann Ll. Reyes
Thursday, November 15, 2007

Gokongwei-owned Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading domestic airline, is expanding its operations in the Southern Philippines by making Davao its 3rd hub, after Manila and Cebu, starting May 8, 2008.

Lance Y. Gokongwei, CEB president and chief executive officer, said in a press conference at the Davao International Airport, that Cebu Pacific has become the biggest airline serving Davao City with the most flights, most destinations, most routes and the lowest year-round fares.

“This encouraged us to set up our third base of operations here and develop it into another gateway for the country. This third hub is in preparation for more expansive inter-island connectivity, as we acquire more aircraft. We are initially dedicating a 150-seater A319 aircraft to operate from this hub,” he said.

CEB will initially offer direct international services from Davao to Hong Kong and Singapore and a direct domestic service to Iloilo, making it the only airline to operate to Hong Kong and Iloilo and the only Philippine carrier to operate to Singapore.

Direct services from Davao to Singapore and Iloilo will commence on May 8, 2008 while the service to Hong Kong will start on May 9, 2008. These new services are introduced with a seat sale that will run from Nov. 13 to 20, 2007 only.

The Davao-Singapore non-stop service will fly three times weekly — Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays — while the Davao-Hong Kong direct service will operate four times weekly — every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

The one-way seat sale fare for the international services is P999 exclusive of taxes and surcharges. After the seat sale, the lowest year round “Go” fare Davao-Hong Kong is P1,499, while Davao-Singapore is at P1,999.

The Davao-Iloilo direct domestic service flies every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and is introduced with a one-way seat sale fare of only P98. After the seat sale, the lowest year round “Go”fare from Davao to Iloilo starts from P288.

“We will continue to expand our operations to achieve our goal of flying more travelers. And, with our continuous aircraft acquisition and base expansion, we hope to boost the country’s tourism and trade agenda in the region,” Gokongwei stressed.

CEB also confirmed that it will still continue to pursue a fourth operational hub in Clark as soon as all the necessary government approvals to operate to Bangkok, Macau, Taipei, Hong Kong and Singapore are granted.

dinabaw

November 15th, 2007, 04:19 AM

ows? ten years ago yan na ang sabi ng pal. :lol:

natakot ang PAL :lol: eh btw this means it's the start of an open sky policy?

davaoeagle

November 15th, 2007, 05:34 AM

^

Hopefully it would spark up that idea of open skies but with just CEB and PAL ( and a few others) in the Davao skies, it's still a bit far being one.

xzibit31

November 15th, 2007, 07:16 AM

^

Hopefully it would spark up that idea of open skies but with just CEB and PAL ( and a few others) in the Davao skies, it's still a bit far being one.

the problem with PAL is that they are afraid to take risks....

what is good about cebupac is that they are not afraid to take risks....

now that cebupac is announcing direct flights to hongkong and singapore from davao, here comes PAL again announcing the same thing....grabe...

and to think my uncle, who is a captain and chief instructor of the a320 sa PAL, said that PAL management is very suprised on the load factor of their flights to davao from manila and vice versa...its always almost full or its full always....:ohno:

so i dont understand the hesitation of PAL...

kudos to cebu pacific....

sana the fares between davao and singapore will go down....at least may competition na ang silk air...imagine silk air has been monopolizing that route for the past 10 years....

davaoeagle

November 15th, 2007, 09:48 AM

You're right xzibit and I have to echo what Kiretoce has said on this..that PAL is now doing their own press release on the same subject to save face. What PAL has been so blind to see all along is a gem of opportunity for CEB. CEB is more foolhardy and is keen at jumping on the opportunity. It won't be a big surprise if CEB became the biggest and most profitable airline company in the country.....or they already do fit the bill now.

Kudos to Cebu Pacific Air whose founder John Gokongwei is a symbol of humility and compassion. :applause:

dinabaw

November 15th, 2007, 11:17 AM

^^ Will this be non-stop flights to SIN, HKG and ILO? If yes, I'm happy for DVO! :D

Hay salamat if this will be a non-stop flight to DVO from here in ILO. It would bring convenience to the Ilonggos and Davaoeños flying between to cities of Visayas and Mindanao, especially SOCCKSARGEN-Davao area (where most Ilonggos in Mindanao are located)! :banana:

After all, even SuperFerry has greatly declined its passenger service due to competition. Traveling time from ILO-DVO has now increased dramatically.

Maybe they have realized that the ILO-CEB flights are always jampacked with passengers going to Mindanao and unfortunately, they haven't got the seat because they are competing with CEB bound passengers in just a 100+ seater aircraft.

Good news to Davao! :banana:

For the Info:
Direct Flights - referring to flights that would have a stop but will still be using the same equipment/aircraft.
Non-Stop Flights - referring to flights that would have no stop and will go straight to its destination.

btw wala bang flight from Iloilo to Gensan even it's not a direct flight? Mas mura kaya yung CebuPac Iloilo to Davao ?

habagatcentral1

November 15th, 2007, 02:18 PM

^^ Naa pud, through AirPhil connecting at Cebu. Maayo to sa una kay ang PAL nagaserve sila direct flight padung Gensan gikan Iloilo vice versa.

xxpmrong

November 15th, 2007, 08:33 PM

^^ hope the new bupak dvo-sng will bring down the price of silk air hehe para makatikim naman ako international airline!

davaoeagle

November 15th, 2007, 10:21 PM

Friday, November 16, 2007
Regional airlines to form consortium
By Joy Romares-Sevilla
Sunstar Davao

A PROPOSAL to form a consortium among airlines operating in the BIMP-Eaga economic sub-region to avoid duplication of flights was taken up during the 3rd Bimp-Eaga Travel Exchange recently held in Kuching, Malaysia.

This was bared by Philippine BIMP-Eaga Tourism Council chair Mary Ann Montemayor, saying the proposal is an essential undertaking to further boost tourism in the four countries comprising the sub-region. These are the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malyasia and the Philippines.

"The proposal is important. The region can lay its respective plan and can look into other routes to avoid duplication of flights," Montemayor said Wednesday.

She said that BIMP-Eaga tourism players will meet in February next year in Davao City to finalize service flight packages.

"We scheduled to meet on the first quarter next para maibenta natin ang packages for the rest of the year," she said.

Montemayor also said the language problem is not a stumbling block for tourism development.

"The failure could be on the connection, and destination promotion that's why the BIMP-Eaga Tourism Council's strategy is to exert more time, resources, and effort to push the partnership with other countries so that we can see progress," she said.

davaoeagle

November 15th, 2007, 10:42 PM

CEB eyes 1-M passengers
By Carmelito Q. Francisco Published : 2007-11-15
Mindanao Times

CEBU Pacific Air is expecting to increase to one million that it will fly next year when it opens three more direct flights at the Davao International Airport.

Lance Y. Gokongwei, president and chief executive officer of the airline, said this expectation is anchored on the plan of the company to turn the city into its third hub after Manila and Cebu .

“We will do whatever it takes to make this successful,” Gokongwei said Monday during a press conference where he announced the plan of the company to make the city a hub.

By May next year, the company will place an Airbus A-319 aircraft, a 150-seater plane at the Davao International Airport as it attempts to intensify the promotion of the city as a third hub.

But he said there is still a need for the company to station more aircraft in the city because of its potentials as a destination.

“We think Davao can potentially grow the size of Cebu. The only thing stopping us we need additional aircraft,” he said, pointing out that the company will add five more aircraft next year to increase its fleet to 23 aircraft.

With more aircraft, he said, the company can explore possible destinations between the city and the rest of the country and the Asian region.

Earlier, Councilor Peter Lavina said there is a need to excite the travel in the city to maximize the use of the airport which was built to accommodate wide-bodied aircraft.

Lavina even proposed the imposition of the open skies policy for the airport to allow more airline companies to service the city. Under this policy, any airline can serve the city based on the approval of the government.

At present, direct flights between the city are for Cebu City , Manila and Zamboanga. In May next year, the company will launch three more direct flights with city as one of the end points. The other destinations that will be opened next year are Hong Kong , Singapore and Iloilo .

The company, Gokongwei said, decided to open more routes with the city as end point because of its potentials. At present, flights between Davao and Hong Kong and Davao and Singapore are all via Cebu.

He said that based on the figures of the company, of the 75 percent load factors in the flights between Cebu and Hong Kong and Cebu and Singapore , 30 percent of the passengers are from Davao .

He said that by increasing more domestic flights, the company has excited the local tourism industry. “It (the airline company) has made the local tourism more vibrant,” he said, pointing out that more people have been traveling after the company launched its discounted fare rate

davaoeagle

November 16th, 2007, 06:57 AM

PIA Press Release
2007/11/16
Sabah, Southern Mindanao tourism link forged
by Prix D Banzon

Davao City (16 November) -- A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was forged between the Sabah Tourism Council and the Southern Philippines Tourism Council to ensure that both sectors support each other's tourism linkages.

Mary Ann Montemayor, chairperson of the BIMP EAGA Tourism Council told Davao reporters that at the Travel Exchange (Travex) held in Kuching, Malaysia allowed both councils to strengthen their partnership.

She said with the continuing collaboration between the tourism industry players there is a plan to converge again in Davao on February 2008 for the airlines sectors and other players to finalize their tourism packages.

Montemayor said that after the holding of the 1st BIMP EAGA Airlines Forum there were already airline companies that considered opening new routes within the sub region, one of these companies is the Pacific Airways. The companies if pushed through will be among the existing airlines that are serving the EAGA routes like the Silk Air, Asian Spirit and Sriwi Jaya.

"Servicing the routes regularly would allow tourists to come because they often with look at connection," she said.

But she stressed that the airline companies must also study the routes so that there will be no duplication even as she said that the entry of new airlines within the BIMP EAGA would improve the traffic.

"In Kuching alone their tourists' arrivals in 2006 was about 3 million and that figure was already the country's target for this year," she said.

She said given the connections it is already a big boost to the industry if a small portion of that number be lured to come to us.

Among the island in the sub region she said Mindanao offers a lot of activities to tourists and businesses firstly because the Davao Region has been known as the convention center of the south.

The island is hosts to many of its uniqueness with Zamboanga Peninsula for its flowers and beautiful sunsets, splendors of Northern Mindanao, SOCKSARGEN exotic nature and culture, adventure in Caraga, Palawan's last frontier and cultural enchantment in ARMM.

She said with the sub region pushing for tourism there has now an in-country support measures such as the unilateral implementation of an incentive programmed for the transport sector for a 50 percent discount of some airport transport fees and charges, the extension of travel tax exemption from 2006-2008, and the unilateral application of the BIMP EAGA UPT Rate between RP-Malaysia shipping services.

During the 1st BIMP EAGA Airlines Forum, the tourism sector came up with recommendations in order to maximize borderless travel in BIMP-EAGA for the small and low cost airlines are encouraged to operate along the sub region, promote code-sharing with national flag carriers, encourage formalizing with own stop-over rights and joint-venture investments.

The following priority routes for air services were also recommended as follows between Bandar Seri Begawan-Kota Kinabalu-Davao City, Bandar Seri Begawan-Kuching-Pantianak, Bandar Seri Begawan-Kota Kinabalu, Bander Seri Begawan-Kuching. (PIA) [top]

davaoeagle

November 16th, 2007, 09:11 AM

DIA Passenger Terminal Building

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bustero

November 16th, 2007, 10:46 AM

looks like air asia may be flying to davao from kuching too

well I hope 5j will not restrict the growth just because they are hubbing davao, we still need that davao seoul flight and I'm not sure it's economical with their narrow bodies because of the distance! Perhaps if they got a A321 baka ok.

xzibit PR is run by a finance guy now so sigurista ang dating plus they don't have the planes anyway so they need to have a true business plan that is fairly aggressive if they want to lead in this market. I think they're basically afraid to go head to head with 5J or anyone for that matter as this means lowered RASM due to competition.

In the meantime I'm very happy that a hub is finally developing in Davao if only with one airline and one plane muna!!! This develops the market and the more it's developed the more it grows!

Mojacko

November 16th, 2007, 11:39 AM

Hello, everyone.

I was just wondering: does anybody have a departure / arrival passenger walkthrough map of the Davao International Airport Terminal? With an increasing number of flights arriving and departing from it, and now with PAL, Cebu Pacific, and other Asian airlines due to start direct international flights into and out of Davao, I've been curious: where in the terminal are their immigration desks? I've seen a few pictures of the terminal's arrival area - and even these show the facilities handling only domestic flights, so far as I've seen. (I am aware that DVO has been designated as an "alternate" international airport as far back as the 1980s, and was upgraded into a "regular" international one as recently as 2003, when the new terminal opened.)

Pictures anyone may have of DVO's immigration facilities will be greatly appreciated, as will be my original request above, seeing that I myself have never yet been to Davao (well, at least not this new terminal; the last time I've been there was back in 1998 - at the old one).

Thanks... :)

Peng Hok

November 16th, 2007, 11:59 AM

dinabaw

November 16th, 2007, 02:19 PM

Yre

November 16th, 2007, 06:53 PM

The lack of pictures showing an immigration desk in the DIA could be attributed to the fact that most forumers (or photographers for that matter) only have the chance to pass the airport to or from a local destination. There is an immigration desk located in the international wing of the airport terminal. In the advent of more direct international flights to and from the city, I am sure that the international wing of the DIA will be given as much exposure as its domestic counterpart. And yes, including the immigration desk. :)

Last time I got through the international wing in Davao airport was last year and there's nothing much to desire there. Also, toilets has no water and was emitting a foul stench, a complete turnaround when it was still fairly new last 2005.

I hope it isn't like that anymore when I return home this coming December..

Peng Hok

November 16th, 2007, 11:45 PM

I hope so too.

:ohno:

dinabaw

November 17th, 2007, 03:04 AM

Last time I got through the international wing in Davao airport was last year and there's nothing much to desire there. Also, toilets has no water and was emitting a foul stench, a complete turnaround when it was still fairly new last 2005.

I hope it isn't like that anymore when I return home this coming December..

so your a dabawenyo , what tribe? :)

Sinjin P.

November 17th, 2007, 06:12 AM

^ Meron palang tribe-tribe ang mga Dabawenyo?

MtApoStandard

November 17th, 2007, 08:36 AM

^ Meron palang tribe-tribe ang mga Dabawenyo?
meron po. bagobo at mandaya at bagoboid at mandayoid:D

MtApoStandard

November 17th, 2007, 08:44 AM

Last time i got through the international wing in Davao airport was last year and there's nothing much to desire there. Also, toilets has no water and was emitting a foul stench, a complete turnaround when it was still fairly new last 2005.

I hope it isn't like that anymore when I return home this coming December..
* airport operation is i guess under ato.
* and as eported in news the airport had been generating revenue more than enough to cover its operational costs.
* but under government control, a roll of toilet paper request would take forever to process under bureaucratic run around. lucky if prayer is answered.
* i understant the city government of davao had been extending financial help to buy some necessities the national government failed to provide.

dia does not deserve to rot under government hands!

KulasKusgan

November 17th, 2007, 09:25 AM

* airport operation is i guess under ato.
* and as eported in news the airport had been generating revenue more than enough to cover its operational costs.
* but under government control, a roll of toilet paper request would take forever to process under bureaucratic run around. lucky if prayer is answered.
* i understant the city government of davao had been extending financial help to buy some necessities the national government failed to provide.

dia does not deserve to rot under government hands!

dia is under miaa http://www.ops.gov.ph/records/eo_no341.htm

section 1.a...# Act directly on any matter involving the management, operation, maintenance or development of any of the international airports in the Philippines;

MtApoStandard

November 17th, 2007, 10:05 AM

dia is under miaa http://www.ops.gov.ph/records/eo_no341.htm

section 1.a...# Act directly on any matter involving the management, operation, maintenance or development of any of the international airports in the Philippines;
okay thanks but i thought cebu airport is on its own separate administrave body whatever that is called. mactan airport authority

Yre

November 17th, 2007, 12:37 PM

so your a dabawenyo , what tribe? :)

Sorry I don't belong to any local tribe in Davao but have lots of friends like the bagobo-clata clan and some mandayas and manobos.

Naa ba sa inyo dire who belongs to a certain tribe?

dinabaw

November 17th, 2007, 12:39 PM

Sorry I don't belong to any local tribe in Davao but have lots of friends like the bagobo-clata clan and some mandayas and manobos.

Naa ba sa inyo dire who belongs to a certain tribe?

:) mugat ug sogid tribe

Yre

November 17th, 2007, 01:08 PM

:) mugat ug sogid tribe

:cheers: to sogid tribe, was my birthplace actually... :)

Back to topic, is it not possible for the local government to take over the maintenance of DIA? anyway it seems that it is the local police now who is taking responsiblility of the security there, so why not take over the whole airport.

Siguro sab mao di kaayo nila gipa nindot pag ayo ang international wing kay tungod nga gamay ra ang mangagi dinhi?

With regards to the security it was very impressive, the security people were very courteous and 4 or 5 times yata ko naghubo ug sapatos before reaching the departure lounge...

dinabaw

November 18th, 2007, 05:24 AM

:cheers: to sogid tribe, was my birthplace actually... :)

Back to topic, is it not possible for the local government to take over the maintenance of DIA? anyway it seems that it is the local police now who is taking responsiblility of the security there, so why not take over the whole airport.

Siguro sab mao di kaayo nila gipa nindot pag ayo ang international wing kay tungod nga gamay ra ang mangagi dinhi?

With regards to the security it was very impressive, the security people were very courteous and 4 or 5 times yata ko naghubo ug sapatos before reaching the departure lounge...

ok kung sodig ka natawo .......ihna norak december? (pupunta ka ngayong december?)

well our ssc forumer abskess said that the international wing is now very clean

wa man ka kasabot kay nganong ka 4 ka gipahubo ug sapatos kay ila tung pangayuon :nocrook:

abskess

November 18th, 2007, 05:19 PM

Ive posted some pix showing part of the immigration desk during one of my travels before...:)

Oll try to retrieve them kung nasa archive k pa :)

abskess

November 18th, 2007, 05:29 PM

Haaay salamat, nandito pa

DIA from the International Wing

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Abskess/IMG_0038.jpg

Immigration Desk (photo taken with permission)showing the Immigration Office

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Abskess/IMG_0039.jpg

A Shopping Store inside International Wing

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Abskess/IMG_0043.jpg

Free internet access

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Abskess/IMG_0045.jpg

:banana::banana::banana:

tj_brewed

November 18th, 2007, 06:02 PM

great pix! :okay

davaoeagle

November 19th, 2007, 09:57 AM

DIA

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/vivc28/041%20-%20Davao%20Assignment/a9d8.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/vivc28/041%20-%20Davao%20Assignment/386f.jpg

franz235

November 19th, 2007, 11:05 AM

^^ that is not in DIA...the airbridge is in NAIA 2....

Yre

November 19th, 2007, 12:03 PM

^^ that is not in DIA...the airbridge is in NAIA 2....

Duh? what airbridge are you talking about? Do you mean the tube?
As far as I can tell the pics above is in Davao airport but anyway i'll try to get some pics on the arrival area in the international wing when I get home this December (via Singapore).

jogavilz

November 19th, 2007, 12:09 PM

the windows of DIA don't have those squares

WawaY[625]

November 19th, 2007, 03:09 PM

the windows of DIA don't have those squares

and the plants :)

parang di nga DIA yan :D

Mojacko

November 19th, 2007, 04:10 PM

Mojacko

November 19th, 2007, 04:13 PM

DIA

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/vivc28/041%20-%20Davao%20Assignment/a9d8.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/vivc28/041%20-%20Davao%20Assignment/386f.jpg

Correction: Actually, davaoeagle, these shots are taken in MNL (at the Centennial Terminal South Wing, to be specific) - and not at DVO.

By the way, please also keep in mind that DIA is not an active 3-letter IATA code of any airport I know (at least according to Flightstats.com); it's just a social abbreviation for any international airport serving any place whose name begins with D, like "Davao, Denver, etc., etc. ... International Airport".

abskess

November 19th, 2007, 05:57 PM

great pix! :okay

Thanks bro Teej :)

Thanks, abskess. These pics are good enough reply to my recent request: I just wanted to get an idea on DVO's immigration facilities (at least in arrival), and now I do. :)

You re welcome man :)

davaoeagle

November 19th, 2007, 09:36 PM

Check Point Building at DIA donated by the Nakayama Group of Companies

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t136/doxemer/Vacation%20and%20Travel/Davao/Day%205%20-%20Homeward%20Bound/IMG_6992.jpg

davaoeagle

November 19th, 2007, 09:38 PM

Suka't Sili Restaurant inside DIA Passenger Terminal Building

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b226/cinemapicadizo/My%20snapshots/DSC00138.jpg

Photobucket

Rall

November 20th, 2007, 04:57 AM

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j303/xzibit31/05022801.jpg

ito klaro... sa davao airport..

does anybody have a photo of an Airbus 340 in davao.... I know PAL uses it sa MNL-DVO-MNL flights...

pero wala pa akong nakitang photos nito sa dvo...

WawaY[625]

November 20th, 2007, 05:05 AM

ako makita ko lang ang A340 pag pa land na siya hehe

siguro kasi di ganun ka frequent ginagamit ang A340? but palagi ko siya nakikita

Yre

November 20th, 2007, 05:41 AM

Thanks, abskess. These pics are good enough reply to my recent request: I just wanted to get an idea on DVO's immigration facilities (at least in arrival), and now I do. :)

The picture looks like the immigration desk in the departure area and not in the arrival area.

Mojacko

November 20th, 2007, 07:28 AM

The picture looks like the immigration desk in the departure area and not in the arrival area.

To be perfectly honest, I myself wasn't sure whether it was at arrival or departure - perhaps we can ask "abskess" to be sure. Nevertheless, whichever it was, it was good enough just to give me an idea on DVO's immigration facilites (my original request didn't really matter whether it was at departure or arrival, anyway).

dinabaw

November 23rd, 2007, 04:07 AM

PGMA catches flight to Davao before typhoon’s onset
By glenrose on Nov 23, 2007 in News

by RG Alama

Davao City- It was around 20 minutes past the hour of 11 in a calm Wednesday (Nov. 21) evening, when President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo arrived at the Davao International Airport aboard a Philippine Airlines aircraft.

Amidst various speculations, the President according to Madeline “Bebot” Dizon Marfori, the President’s consultant on Mindanao Affairs was in a hurry to return home before super typhoon Mina arrives. Marfori said that the President does not want to come to Manila during the onset of the super typhoon.

According to PAG-ASA Super Typhoon Mina (international codename Mitag) is estimated to pack winds of more than 220 kph when it makes a landfall in Manila which is forecasted to be as early as Friday (Nov. 23).

The President arrived in a small party with Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Hermogenes Esperon. She was met at the Airport’s tarmac by Duterte, Marfori, Presidential Peace Process Adviser Jess Dureza and a host of military and police officials led by Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division chief Major-General Ernesto Boac and Philippine National Police Regional Director Chief Superintendent Andres Caro.

The President immediately proceeded to Marco Polo Davao Hotel to spend the night.

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte doused speculations and rumors that the President came because of his ongoing public rift with Davao City First district Congressman Prospero Nograles, who is a staunch President’s ally. Rumors were aplenty in the City that the President made a special trip to patch the squabble between Nograles and Duterte.

The Mayor said that DIA in Mindanao is the only airport with the equipment that can accommodate the President’s night flight, hence the decision to land in Davao. He said that President Arroyo will then proceed to Iligan and Surigao by the morning.

The Mayor said that they have been tipped as early as three days ago that the President is arriving to inspect the damages wrought by heavy rains in Surigao del Norte where seven towns have been put under state of calamity and in Iligan City where three people drowned and 2, 755 families have fled their homes because of very heavy rains.

The President according to Duterte asked a favor to the ASEAN that she would be the first one to sign the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) bilaterals so that she could leave early and her request was eventually granted. (PIA)

http://mindanao.wowphilippines.com/davao/2007/11/23/pgma-catches-flight-to-davao-before-typhoons-onset/

WawaY[625]

November 23rd, 2007, 04:32 AM

Reality check: Earth to davaoeagle, it's pretty obvious to every aviation-loving Filipino (myself included) that these shots are taken in MNL (at the Centennial Terminal South Wing, to be specific) - NOT at DVO!

how old are you? coz i dont know kung ano ang tolerance sa kabastusan kung nasaan ka ngayon but your post (esp the earth to davaoeagle line) could have been written in a more polite manner considering di naman kayo close ni davaoeagle para ganun ang reply mo

davaoeagle

November 23rd, 2007, 05:56 AM

^

Thanks for tackling him for me Boyet.... I have decided not to dole him a dose of my repartee. I must admit I made a mistake about the photos but I have long been away from Davao and there was no way I could identify where those were taken except by the "Davao" tags they had at Flickr.

xxpmrong

November 23rd, 2007, 08:20 AM

To be perfectly honest, I myself wasn't sure whether it was at arrival or departure - perhaps we can ask "abskess" to be sure. Nevertheless, whichever it was, it was good enough just to give me an idea on DVO's immigration facilites (my original request didn't really matter whether it was at departure or arrival, anyway).

looks like departure to me...

abskess

November 23rd, 2007, 08:40 AM

Yup confirm, departure na...:)

Mojacko

November 23rd, 2007, 05:28 PM

;16653319']how old are you? coz i dont know kung ano ang tolerance sa kabastusan kung nasaan ka ngayon but your post (esp the earth to davaoeagle line) could have been written in a more polite manner considering di naman kayo close ni davaoeagle para ganun ang reply mo

I am very sorry about that, and for any offense I've caused. I have edited out the offending line in the aforementioned post before writing this reply.

Both davaoeagle and WawaY[625], my sincerest apologies. It won't happen again.

WawaY[625]

November 23rd, 2007, 05:30 PM

^^^ :cheers:

pasensya na rin, ako kasi ang nainsulto for D.E.

Mojacko

November 23rd, 2007, 05:44 PM

Yup confirm, departure na...:)

So, since it was the departure facility, where were you off to (and what airline did you take) on that particular day?

jogavilz

November 23rd, 2007, 06:14 PM

How to get to Davao International Airport...............the old school way....hehehe

When you reach this intersection, turn left
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/wabbygabby/140567968_daeda765f5.jpg

Follow the road until you reach the Airport Terminals
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/wabbygabby/140567205_ab11b8c375.jpg

There are stores and restaurants outside
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/wabbygabby/olddvo2.jpg

Enter the building to prepare for your flight
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/wabbygabby/set-72057594057510292.jpg

Board the plane
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/wabbygabby/1980306147_8385044aa8.jpg

Thank you for visiting Davao City...Come again

*pictures are gathered from flickr.com

eonynx

November 23rd, 2007, 06:25 PM

davaoeagle

November 23rd, 2007, 07:40 PM

I am very sorry about that, and for any offense I've caused. I have edited out the offending line in the aforementioned post before writing this reply.

Both davaoeagle and WawaY[625], my sincerest apologies. It won't happen again.

Apologies accepted...that's a show of class! :cheers:

davaoeagle

November 23rd, 2007, 07:42 PM

;16662833']^^^ :cheers:

pasensya na rin, ako kasi ang nainsulto for D.E.

A million thanks to you my dear buddy! :okay:

davaoeagle

November 23rd, 2007, 07:44 PM

habagatcentral1

November 24th, 2007, 09:34 AM

^^ What is it there on the old DIA today after they have transferred their operations on the other side?

Peng Hok

November 26th, 2007, 07:18 AM

Narinig ko sa news kanina sa DXAB na nag maiden flight na daw ang Pacific Pearl Airways sa Davao International Airport...

:cheers:

abskess

November 26th, 2007, 07:30 AM

So, since it was the departure facility, where were you off to (and what airline did you take) on that particular day?

to Singapore bro...:)

Raven83

November 26th, 2007, 08:42 AM

Narinig ko sa news kanina sa DXAB na nag maiden flight na daw ang Pacific Pearl Airways sa Davao International Airport...

:cheers:

at last lumipad na rin pala itong airline na ito:cheers:

dinabaw

November 28th, 2007, 06:25 AM

New airline flies Davao skies

A new airline will soon serve travelers to Kalibo, Cebu, Subic and Manila from Davao City. Pacific Pearl Airways will start its operations in December with two Advanced Boeing 737-200 aircrafts with around 112-114 seating capacity.

According to Richard Ryu, vice president of DavKor International Group Corp, initial flights will be to Kalibo and Subic but the plan to serve other destinations in the country is in the pipeline.

International destinations will include Brunei, Kota Kinabalu and Palau. They are still finalizing permits to fly to South Korea from Subic.

Pacific Pearl Airways’ objectives are: provide its customers with efficient service and value for money in airline transportation; offer its employees and associates with professional corporate environment, opportunities for career development and just compensation; enable its stockholders to achieve optimum investment returns; and contribute to the economic, social and cultural advancement of the Filipino Nation.

The company is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission with permits from the Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) and Air Transportation Office.

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=18669

Peng Hok

November 28th, 2007, 10:03 AM

xzibit31

November 29th, 2007, 03:02 AM

^^

sino may sabi?

but i w ould not be surprised kung meron..tagal na kasi abandoned yun eh...you know naman what happens to abandoned buildings....

Peng Hok

November 29th, 2007, 03:33 AM

^^
plus the fact that quite a number died there during the blast...

i saw a halloween special of one of our local shows featuring the old terminal building. they even brought an indian priest with them. may mga nakikita raw syang spirits.

:shifty::shifty:

jogavilz

November 29th, 2007, 11:35 AM

they should make a memorial in the old waiting area to remember those who died on the bombings

Peng Hok

November 30th, 2007, 02:06 AM

dinabaw

November 30th, 2007, 03:36 AM

^^
They should.

Have you tried going to the area at night? Hadlok kaayo!!! You can feel violent emotions amidst the deafening silence!

Hey maypa didto nalang ta mag amul amul sa old airport complex... :)
ikaw jud Darry miski asa na place bas abandoned hadlok jud ..hadlok man gani adto sa Cosmo Villa Abrille :runaway::lol:

jogavilz

December 1st, 2007, 12:43 PM

4 years na ang new DIA....

Peng Hok

December 2nd, 2007, 02:18 AM

ikaw jud Darry miski asa na place bas abandoned hadlok jud ..hadlok man gani adto sa Cosmo Villa Abrille :runaway::lol:

Nakasulod diay ka diba nakabakod man to? Dugay na kaayo for sale tong yuta wala juy mupalit. Hehehe

xoelts

December 3rd, 2007, 08:36 PM

it looks like a warehouse or a mall...nothing special...the govt should build airport thats with "dating" and awesome...

junax

December 4th, 2007, 12:14 PM

^^ ok na yan, hindi naman tayo kasing yaman ng hongkong or singapore kasi eh as long as it's a functioning airport oks na.

davaoeagle

December 4th, 2007, 07:23 PM

^

Maybe he is referring to the old DIA terminal building...:)

WawaY[625]

December 5th, 2007, 04:02 AM

but the old terminal building doesnt look like a mall kuya vic :D
so i guess yung new terminal nga ang tinutukoy niya

well from the inside nga naman it doesnt look too special..nawala ang mindanaoan touch :(

pinaka gusto ko talaga yung terminal ng jakarta

davaoeagle

December 5th, 2007, 09:36 AM

^

I wish I had set foot in the new terminal building to see it for myself...:)

mambo

December 5th, 2007, 06:26 PM

Marami daw mumu sa old airport...

i wonder eht it looks like now i mean from the inside

Peng Hok

December 10th, 2007, 08:35 AM

The premiere airport in Mindanao... where else? DAVAO!

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6748/photo392fj9.jpg

mambo

December 10th, 2007, 09:34 AM

THAT THE OLD ONE

WawaY[625]

December 10th, 2007, 09:42 AM

@darry

even the old DIA can still be considered the best terminal in mindanao (kung wala pa ang new terminal )

jogavilz

December 10th, 2007, 12:59 PM

best in terms of architecture? traffic? management? physical properties like runway length?

habagatcentral1

December 10th, 2007, 01:56 PM

The premiere airport in Mindanao... where else? DAVAO!

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6748/photo392fj9.jpg

I can still see the "Mindanao-ness" or the essence of Mindanao with this new terminal though although modified or modernized ang design.

dinabaw

December 10th, 2007, 01:59 PM

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7264/209710049549b8d4fa3aqo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

WawaY[625]

December 10th, 2007, 07:26 PM

I can still see the "Mindanao-ness" or the essence of Mindanao with this new terminal though although modified or modernized ang design.

sa labas nga lang :( you can barely feel the "mindanao" character sa loob :(

normandb

December 10th, 2007, 10:42 PM

I can still see the "Mindanao-ness" or the essence of Mindanao with this new terminal though although modified or modernized ang design.

Parang maliit sya. Mas malaki pa ba ang Floor space ng Ilo-ilo Airport dito?

Peng Hok

December 11th, 2007, 03:17 AM

^

I have not been to the Iloilo Airport. But the Malay-inspired building that you see is only the "facade" building. Sa likod nyan, may nakakabit na malaking rectangular concrete building that houses the shops, the pre-departure areas, and the aerobridges (not sure with the terminology).

Peng Hok

December 11th, 2007, 03:18 AM

;17008585']@darry

even the old DIA can still be considered the best terminal in mindanao (kung wala pa ang new terminal )

Affirmative. O walang magrereklamo ha. Fact lang to. :D

junax

December 11th, 2007, 06:34 AM

Parang maliit sya. Mas malaki pa ba ang Floor space ng Ilo-ilo Airport dito?

^

I have not been to the Iloilo Airport. But the Malay-inspired building that you see is only the "facade" building. Sa likod nyan, may nakakabit na malaking rectangular concrete building that houses the shops, the pre-departure areas, and the aerobridges (not sure with the terminology).

it's bigger than that of ilo-ilo..

building seen here...
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6748/photo392fj9.jpg

is just the red rectangle seen here. (aerial during the construction period)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i292/naxju/air.jpg

the red rectangle is where the check in counters are located, at the center of the entire building is the retail area, and lastly the lounges before the aerobridges.

WawaY[625]

December 11th, 2007, 06:37 AM

Parang maliit sya. Mas malaki pa ba ang Floor space ng Ilo-ilo Airport dito?

its a lot bigger than NIA :) ive been there :D siguro sa length, nasa 2/3s lang ng DIA ang NIA

habagatcentral1

December 11th, 2007, 08:28 AM

Since NIA is still accommodating initially to domestic travelers. Later on, if we can have our own regular international flights and has reached its saturation point (the capacity of NIA is 1.2 million passengers annually as compared to 700,000+ passengers as of the latest statistics), we still have spaces on both sides of the terminal for expansion.

@Waway and other Davao forumers. Basin man pud. I've been to DIA and yes, modernity and western influences dominate the interiors. If they can put some Mandaya or Ubo or Bagobo or Davao IPs motifs in its interior, then it will be more Mindanaoan, more Davaoeño if using the designs of the abovementioned groups.

However IMO, the most distinct fact that I love about DIA that makes me remind of Mindanao, especially SouthCentral Mindanao...is the smell of durian. I'm quite sensitive to the smell of durian (bisan layu pa pud na, kay nahumutan pud ko sa humot sa durian. :D)