[GES] General Santos International Airport - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 2

chevy_boy

September 15th, 2009, 04:52 PM

Cebu Pacific Adds Flights to GenSan :banana::banana:

Starting 25 October 2009, Cebu Pacific will be flying 2x Daily between Manila and GenSan from 10x Weekly

5J 993 Departs MNL at 0700H Arrives GES at 0850H Daily A320
5J 994 Departs GES at 0920H Arrives MNL at 1110H Daily A320

5J 995 Departs MNL at 1230H Arrives GES at 1420H Daily A320
5J 996 Departs GES at 1450H Arrives MNL at 1640H Daily A320

New GES-CEB-GES Schedule

5J 249 Departs CEB at 1000H Arrives GES at 1105H M-W-F-Sa A319
5J 250 Departs GES at 1135H Arrives CEB at 1240H M-W-F-Sa A319

:banana::banana:

earlat

September 15th, 2009, 04:55 PM

chevy_boy

September 16th, 2009, 04:32 PM

GENERAL SANTOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

FLIGHT SCHEDULE

Manila Flights

5J 993 Departs MNL 0700H Arrives GES 0850H Daily A320
5J 994 Departs GES 0920H Arrives MNL 1110H Daily A320

PR 453 Departs MNL 0700H Arrives GES 0900H Daily A330/A343/B747
PR 454 Departs GES 1000H Arrives MNL 1155H Daily A330/A343/B747

5J 995 Departs MNL 1230H Arrives GES 1420H Daily A320
5J 996 Departs GES 1450H Arrives MNL 1640H Daily A320

Cebu Flights

5J 249 Departs CEB 1000H Arrives GES 1105H M-W-F-Sa A319
5J 250 Departs GES 1135H Arrives CEB 1240H M-W-F-Sa A319

PR 295 Departs CEB 1140H Arrives GES 1300H T-Th-F-Su Q400
PR 296 Departs GES 1325H Arrives CEB 1425H T-Th-F-Su Q400

marlowe_cano

September 17th, 2009, 10:07 AM

arianespace

September 17th, 2009, 10:24 AM

If the President doesn't use the F28, then who does?

The Presidential Management Staff (PMS). The last president to ride that plane as Kalayaan one was Joseph Estrada.

The little girls plane is this little jet leased from a Singapore-based aircraft lessor.

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/1/7/4/8/98234_1072994847.jpg

marlowe_cano

September 17th, 2009, 10:29 AM

^^

HELLO ARIANE. ANY NEWS REGARDING THE BIG 3'S PLANS IN ZAMBOANGA'S AIRPORT? LIKE INT'L AND THE EXPECTED OF TWI-ZAM FLIGHTS?!? UPDATE PLS... RE-FORWARD TO ZIA THREAD.. HEHE.. THANKS! :okay:

dashalvin

September 17th, 2009, 10:43 AM

This is another step of dev't for GenSan's airport with daily use of PR of their wide bodies A330,A340 and B747. Wow...

chevy_boy

September 17th, 2009, 10:48 AM

This is another step of dev't for GenSan's airport with daily use of PR of their wide bodies A330,A340 and B747. Wow...

^^
Actually PAL have been using their wide bodied jets in GenSan Daily since July of 1996.... 13 years na po... and from May 2000 to January 2002, they have been fielding their B747-200 almost everyday...

bcanieso

September 18th, 2009, 02:29 AM

maybe it serves as a decoy... or maybe PGMA is just scared to ride her aging plane...:D
hmm, now that arianespace has said it, the security details of the president (when flying) has been compromised...:lol::nuts:

:cheers:

I believe that the Vice President somestimes use this plane, its a waste that the Phil government spent a lot during the last heavy maintenance of this aircraft, we even have to pay for storage fees coz of delay in payment for the said service in Singapore. It might be a bit old, but a reliable one at that:)

Sky Harbor

September 18th, 2009, 03:33 AM

^^
Actually PAL have been using their wide bodied jets in GenSan Daily since July of 1996.... 13 years na po... and from May 2000 to January 2002, they have been fielding their B747-200 almost everyday...

So this basically means that since the year this airport opened, PAL has been fielding widebodies on the route (though they initially used 737s), first with A300s, then with 742s, then now with the motley of A330s, A340s and 744s.

Does this have anything to do with the fact that these planes don't need to refuel in GES just to get back to MNL?

chevy_boy

September 18th, 2009, 10:25 AM

So this basically means that since the year this airport opened, PAL has been fielding widebodies on the route (though they initially used 737s), first with A300s, then with 742s, then now with the motley of A330s, A340s and 744s.

Does this have anything to do with the fact that these planes don't need to refuel in GES just to get back to MNL?

Sometimes they do field two A320's in a day if ever these wide bodied jets are not available. GES has a refueling facility to support jets which are not capable of flying from MNL to GES and GES to MNL without refueling in GenSan... Cebu Pacific flies their A320's from MNL and refuels in GenSan before going back to MNL same with their A319 to Cebu....

arianespace

September 18th, 2009, 11:39 AM

I believe that the Vice President somestimes use this plane, its a waste that the Phil government spent a lot during the last heavy maintenance of this aircraft, we even have to pay for storage fees coz of delay in payment for the said service in Singapore. It might be a bit old, but a reliable one at that:)

It is. They went also to Indonesia for another D-check and was out early this year. I think it was March when the aircraft feels brand new again before GMA rode the plane to Bacolod as Kalayaan one sometime in May.

Personally, I would rather have this plane provided regular maintenance is there. Look, the United Kingdom, rich as they are, still maintains the old BAE-146 for Royal flights. Why can't we not do the same? Anyway, that is just me.:)

chevy_boy

September 18th, 2009, 12:03 PM

GenSan Airport is SMART Bro Hotzone now!

Great news to all outbound and inbound travellers using the General Santos City International Airport!

The GenSan International Airport which is to undergo a major rehab this year is now a WIFI HotZone!

We got this piece of information from an email from SMART Communications’ Haydee Bernabe. She further explained that the pre-departure and arrival terminals of the airport already have FREE Internet Access through SMART Bro, effective yesterday, September 17, 2009!

Wow! This means, passengers can surf the internet, check their email, chat, update their Facebooks with their laptops, PDAs or cellphones while waiting for their flights at the pre-departure areas or while waiting for their luggage at the arrival area. We just hope that the 2nd floor coffee shop run by Family Country Hotel and Convention Center is also within the range of Smart Bro’s Wifi Hotzone.

SMART Bro, a major supporter of the recently concluded 2009 GenSan Tuna Festval Xperience is also responsible for making the GenSan City Hall Lobby the first government WIFI Hotzone in Region 12 in March of last year.

With this development, plus the major rehab it will undergo this year, there is no doubt that the GenSan International Airport is well on its way to becoming one the country’s “Most Passenger Friendly Airports” in the coming months.

Again, thanks to the generosity of SMART Bro who keep on springing surprises for the people of GenSan.

---------- Bariles Republic

Sky Harbor

September 18th, 2009, 12:05 PM

^^ So that makes it three airports that have Wi-Fi (MNL not included since it doesn't work). Hopefully ILO and BCD will have Wi-Fi facilities in the future, and perhaps ZAM as well.

marlowe_cano

September 18th, 2009, 01:08 PM

^^ So that makes it three airports that have Wi-Fi (MNL not included since it doesn't work). Hopefully ILO and BCD will have Wi-Fi facilities in the future, and perhaps ZAM as well.

:lol: hopefully.. and to think, the festival in the city will be celebrated next month... and to also compete with Globe's putting up of a WiMax facility in ZC's economic zone.. :)

chevy_boy

September 18th, 2009, 01:42 PM

^^ So that makes it three airports that have Wi-Fi (MNL not included since it doesn't work). Hopefully ILO and BCD will have Wi-Fi facilities in the future, and perhaps ZAM as well.

I guess this developments show that GenSan is truly one of the most important airports in the country and a rumor says that the Airport will be equipped with aerobridges which will be included in the 2010 budget for the airport's upgrade...

earlat

September 18th, 2009, 04:52 PM

I guess this developments show that GenSan is truly one of the most important airports in the country and a rumor says that the Airport will be equipped with aerobridges which will be included in the 2010 budget for the airport's upgrade...

^^ That's great to hear.. :)

TheAvenger

September 20th, 2009, 02:48 PM

Maayong gabii sa tanan from Gensan. I arrived here in Gensan last friday for some business and I will post here some photos from GES Airport and later photos of downtown Gensan and barangay Tambler.

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You can view more photos of Gensan Airport in Jibrael Angel Blog at

http://jibrael.blogspot.com/2009/09/cebu-pacifics-flight-to-general-santos.html

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marlowe_cano

September 20th, 2009, 02:53 PM

TheAvenger

September 20th, 2009, 03:10 PM

nkita ko rin sa wakas ang loob ng terminal ng airport sa Gensan. Thanks! :okay:

nywei, ang ganda ng stewardess sa second pic, ung may hawak na telepono... :lol:

Yes, she is pretty, parang may kaunting spanish mixed sya.

Ph Man

September 20th, 2009, 04:06 PM

malapit ba ang GES sa dagat? mukhang mahangin.

nkita ko rin sa wakas ang loob ng terminal ng airport sa Gensan. Thanks! :okay:

nywei, ang ganda ng stewardess sa second pic, ung may hawak na telepono... :lol:

dude there's no need to quote all the photos. :)

TheAvenger

September 20th, 2009, 04:22 PM

malapit ba ang GES sa dagat? mukhang mahangin.

dude there's no need to quote all the photos. :)

malapit talaga. I estimated na less than 1 kilometer the straight distance from
Airport to the beach / shore of Sarangani Bay.

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz111/emmanuel_e/tamblertobuayan.jpg

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz111/emmanuel_e/saranganibay1.jpg

mwg12a

September 20th, 2009, 05:49 PM

Ph Man

September 21st, 2009, 07:58 AM

malapit talaga. I estimated na less than 1 kilometer the straight distance from
Airport to the beach / shore of Sarangani Bay.

man...I wanna visit this place.

earlat

September 22nd, 2009, 05:16 PM

GenSantos airport doesn't look too bad outside, I think the interior like I mentioned before needs a bit of a facelift, you can tell it's getting old. I can spot some areas where the wall paint expecially that one post in the baggage claim area is fading out already and those wooden divider, together with the bamboos isn't helping any.

^^ I agree. The airport needs a facelift.. Kahit unahin na lang nila sa loob. Dagdagan ng counters and you waiting lounge and arrival area sana ma-renovate.. :D

kalbongdad

September 23rd, 2009, 03:06 AM

i keep hearing things about gensan becasue of pacman pero parang walang destination dyan na popular....mukhang hindi well promoted ang province na yan....

Fraulein

September 23rd, 2009, 03:40 AM

i keep hearing things about gensan becasue of pacman pero parang walang destination dyan na popular....mukhang hindi well promoted ang province na yan....

How about Tuna Capital of the Philippines?

Yre

September 23rd, 2009, 06:32 AM

i keep hearing things about gensan becasue of pacman pero parang walang destination dyan na popular....mukhang hindi well promoted ang province na yan....

FYI, it's not a province. It's only a city.

How about Tuna Capital of the Philippines?

Yup, you could even say in Asia as most of the catch goes to Asian markets.

earlat

September 23rd, 2009, 07:15 PM

i keep hearing things about gensan becasue of pacman pero parang walang destination dyan na popular....mukhang hindi well promoted ang province na yan....

^^ Well the popular tourist destination would have to be outside the city namely South Cotabato and Sarangani.. :D If food trip ang hanap ng isang tourist, well Gensan could be the best place in the Southern Mindanao area. :D

chevy_boy

September 24th, 2009, 04:45 AM

i keep hearing things about gensan becasue of pacman pero parang walang destination dyan na popular....mukhang hindi well promoted ang province na yan....

it's not a province, it's a city.... :lol:

earlat

September 24th, 2009, 08:42 PM

it's not a province, it's a city.... :lol:

I agree, it's a city.. :D

mwg12a

September 25th, 2009, 03:13 PM

Iba ang concept ng province ng mga pinoy ano? Sa akin, pagsinabing province, yuong buong area or district, halimbawa, sa Canada, Ontario - province, first major city Toronto, windsor smaller town or city, Toronto ang parang capital nila. Winnepeg - Manitoba capital. Iba siguro ang usapan pag sinabing ang GenSan ay bario kase hindi siya bario kung hindi isang Ciudad or City.

TheAvenger

October 3rd, 2009, 04:47 AM

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PAL jet plane as seen from Cebu Pacific Airway Flt 954

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I left Gensan yesterday the 2nd of October.

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nj_than

October 3rd, 2009, 05:22 AM

^^salamat sa pag upload ng pic... so maganda po.. good job

mwg12a

October 3rd, 2009, 08:06 AM

TheAvenger

October 3rd, 2009, 01:18 PM

Ang ganda ng FA ng Cebu Pacific diyan sa flight mo Mr Avenger a.

Nice photos of the airport as well. I guess the departure lounge isn't too bad, just a bit old already. Maybe it's just the quality of the picture that didn't do justice on the pics, but man, it did a very good job on the FA and PAL's plane.

Oh, the concessionaire inside the predeparture lounge looks bad I think. They do needed some new chairs and repaint the walls with new flooring as well.

Are there any regular international service in and out of GenSan? I noticed that you wrote Gen San International Airport.

I guess the interior light in the departure lounge is not enough hence the pictures is not so nice.

Anyhow Gensan Airport really needed a facelift. I have seen the Tambler Airport in the year 2000 when I first visited Gensan, and that time the Airport Terminal looks so nice. Well it just need some minor repairs and some
full coat of paint and it will look new as before.

According to Wikipedia, the Tambler Airport is a secondary International Airport.

General Santos International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Heneral Santos, Cebuano: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Heneral Santos) (IATA: GES, ICAO: RPMR) is an airport serving the general area of General Santos City, located in the province of South Cotabato in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a secondary international airport by the Air Transportation Office, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Santos_International_Airport

Sky Harbor

October 3rd, 2009, 01:58 PM

^^ That needs to be updated. There is now no distinction between international airports in the CAAP system of airport classification.

chevy_boy

October 4th, 2009, 05:22 PM

^^ According to CAAP, GenSan Airport is already considered an International Airport and no longer an alternate International Airport... :)

Nice Pictures heheh

earlat

October 19th, 2009, 06:23 PM

^^ What's the latest regarding the General Santos Airport renovation? :D

STRAYCATXIII

October 23rd, 2009, 06:08 AM

^^ namingaw na..

chevy_boy

October 24th, 2009, 06:39 PM

^^ No updates yet regarding the renovation and I guess it's still in the planning stage... This renovation would require structural works as they will be expanding the terminal and install aerobridges....

chevy_boy

October 24th, 2009, 06:39 PM

BTW, starting today, Cebu Pacific now flies twice daily between Manila and GenSan...

chevy_boy

October 30th, 2009, 06:25 PM

30 October 2009
PAL evacuates airplanes, cancels flights due to Santi

Philippine Airlines is evacuating its airplanes or putting them on hold at their destinations to escape typhoon Santi that is expected to hit Metro Manila early tomorrow morning.

A total of 50 domestic and international flights departing and arriving in Manila are being cancelled starting tonight until noon tomorrow when the typhoon is forecast to exit Luzon.

Flights scheduled to depart tonight will be put on hold at their destinations until weather improves in Manila. All trans-Pacific flights for tonight will depart according to schedule.

A number of PAL airplanes are also being evacuated to Cebu, Bacolod, General Santos, Puerto Princesa and Davao.

All domestic and international flights scheduled for tomorrow morning are also being cancelled.

Passengers of cancelled flights are advised not to proceed to the airport and await further announcement of resumption of operations tomorrow. For flight rebookings and other concerns, PAL Reservations is available 24-hours – 855-8888 ...

Or log on to http://www.philippineairlines.com

I wonder if how many planes were evacuated to GenSan.. I guess it's mostly wide-bodied jets..

lochinvar

October 31st, 2009, 06:21 PM

Excellent airport with less than spectacular economic activity.

earlat

November 1st, 2009, 06:53 PM

Excellent airport with less than spectacular economic activity.

^^ Actually, the economic activity in the area has picked up. In fact it has become one of the fastest growing regions of the country (2nd in Mindanao area).. :D

nj_than

November 2nd, 2009, 09:34 AM

^^nice ha...

earlat

November 2nd, 2009, 01:17 PM

^^nice ha...

^^ I hope lang jud sustainable ang economic growth sa SocSkSarGen Region para tuloy-tuloy na sad ang progress sa Gensan.. And ma-improve na pud ang infrastructure sa atong lugar.. :D

Ph Man

November 2nd, 2009, 01:49 PM

Waw...ganda naman ng flght attendant.

I'm also glad to see an A340 alternating with A330 on PAL's GES route. Or has it always been a 340/B744?

earlat

November 2nd, 2009, 02:19 PM

marlowe_cano

November 2nd, 2009, 02:56 PM

:applause:

go GENSAN!! :)

chevy_boy

November 2nd, 2009, 04:02 PM

Dghan na diay flights ang Gensan Airport:
Mon 02-Nov-2009
5J 993 CEBU Pacific Air (MNL) Manila 08:50 AM
PR 453 Philippine Airlines (MNL) Manila 09:00 AM
5J 249 CEBU Pacific Air (CEB) Cebu 11:05 AM
5J 995 CEBU Pacific Air (MNL) Manila 02:20 PM

:banana::banana::banana:

Yung 5J 250 to Cebu M-W-F-Sa lang pero A319 ang aircraft... may PAL Ex pa from GenSan to Cebu every T-Th-F-Su.... So every Friday, may 5 flights ang GenSan........ :)

chevy_boy

November 6th, 2009, 12:12 PM

CEB begins double daily flights to General Santos

The Philippines’ leading airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) started twice daily flights last October 25 to offer more alternatives to travelers in the South Cotabato area.

This new frequency gives passengers a choice between morning flights that leave General Santos every 9:20am and leaves Manila every 7:00am, and afternoon flights that depart General Santos at 2:50pm and departs Manila at 12:30pm.

CEB also flies from General Santos to Cebu every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

The lowest possible year-round ‘Go Lite’ fare for the General Santos-Manila route is P1,988. For the General Santos-Cebu route, it’s P1,188. Passengers with check-in luggage will just add P100 upon booking.

“Cebu Pacific offers the most routes and destinations in the Philippines. By increasing the frequencies of our General Santos flights, we hope to stimulate the market in the SOCCSKSARGEN region, especially with our trademark low fares. Hopefully, the tourism and economy of General Santos and surrounding areas can be boosted with our new twice daily flights,” said Candice Iyog, CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution.

“Passengers who wish to book online but don’t have credit cards may still do so and pay through our partner banks via ATM or over-the-counter transactions. We encourage our passengers to book early so they can get the lowest possible fares for their desired CEB flights,” she added.

For more information, visit the website at www.cebupacificair.com or call the reservation hotline (02)7020-888 or (032)230-8888.

Gokongwei-owned CEB flies to 32 domestic and 14 international destinations, using one of the youngest fleets of aircraft in Asia. Since its inception in 1996, it has flown over 36 million passengers, making it the third largest low-cost carrier in Asia.

earlat

November 16th, 2009, 07:01 PM

waah, i'll be going home this Friday... I'm excited to see some changes in Gensan.. Especially the airport... Hopefully naa nay changes... :D

nj_than

November 17th, 2009, 06:52 AM

^^ wow naman... balik ka na talaga sa pinag lakihan mo lat... kita2x lang ta diri sa gensan lat... ingat

TheAvenger

November 17th, 2009, 03:44 PM

i return to Gensan this afternoon in transit to a place far away from Gensan

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Other photos I will post in Gensan City thread.

chevy_boy

November 17th, 2009, 04:54 PM

earlat

November 18th, 2009, 12:47 AM

hala kalain, wla pa gyud diay renovation.. Unsaon na lang nato pag attract ug mga tourists.. :ohno: :ohno:

nj_than

November 18th, 2009, 08:48 AM

^^hulat2x lang gud mo.. maabut lang lagi na... wow na ang airport nato diri sa gensan

nj_than

November 18th, 2009, 08:50 AM

chevy_boy

November 19th, 2009, 09:20 AM

Sana PAL will use it's B777-300ER dito sa GenSan....

zoroethgenre_003

November 21st, 2009, 08:42 AM

Sana PAL will use it's B777-300ER dito sa GenSan....

accordingly, they will just use it in International destinations..

zoroethgenre_003

November 21st, 2009, 08:44 AM

^^puede man actually, pero the frequency of PAL flights to GenSan must be reduced..

Fraulein

November 21st, 2009, 10:57 AM

^^puede man actually, pero the frequency of PAL flights to GenSan must be reduced..

I don't think so. Puno lagi ang flights at cargo ang Gen San.

chevy_boy

November 21st, 2009, 07:19 PM

^^puede man actually, pero the frequency of PAL flights to GenSan must be reduced..

I don't think so too! PAL have been serving the GenSan - Manila route for 13 years using wide-bodied jets. Nag B747-200 na regular service and seasonal na B747-400 na mas mataas ang capacity kesa sa B777-300ER....

earlat

November 24th, 2009, 12:17 PM

^^puede man actually, pero the frequency of PAL flights to GenSan must be reduced..

^^ I disagree too.. Puno jud ang mga flights sa gensan.. and not to mention ang Cargo .. hehehe.. :D

kiretoce

December 12th, 2009, 09:17 AM

This hardly looks like an airport terminal.

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3478424.jpg

jpdm

December 12th, 2009, 11:20 AM

^^^^^^
honestly, I agree...sana they put some new paint on the edifice...:)

Blueleo

December 12th, 2009, 03:51 PM

Parang entrance ng lumang stadium hehe :bash: :ohno:

kiretoce

December 12th, 2009, 03:53 PM

Parang entrance ng lumang stadium hehe :bash: :ohno:

I agree. Or, the entrance to a dilapidated and rundown movie theater. :lol:

Sky Harbor

December 12th, 2009, 03:57 PM

This hardly looks like an airport terminal.

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3478424.jpg

The weird thing about this is that although GES is an international airport (even in the old ATO classification), its name on the terminal building does not reflect that.

mwg12a

December 13th, 2009, 05:38 AM

Sad isn't it? From the previous pics we got before, the whole structure itself is not really in very bad condition, it just needed simple maintenance such as repainting and minor repairs. Why is it hard for any airport management in the Philippines to keep these up?

WawaY[625]

December 13th, 2009, 05:56 AM

whoa, ok naman pala ang entrance ng airport, konting ayos lang..interesting i ID ang airport na ito, andaming skylight..sarap gawin parang changi T3 with grass walls as feature walls etc :)

chevy_boy

December 13th, 2009, 09:05 AM

To be expanded and renovated naman tong airport terminal na to next year! Sa 2nd floor na ang pre-dep area...

mwg12a

December 13th, 2009, 09:25 AM

Ayon naman pala! May article ka pa diyan para naman magkaroon ng inspirasyon ang mga taga General Santos? Malay natin? Para i-please din sa Pacquiao... he he

chevy_boy

December 13th, 2009, 10:59 AM

Ayon naman pala! May article ka pa diyan para naman magkaroon ng inspirasyon ang mga taga General Santos? Malay natin? Para i-please din sa Pacquiao... he he

Naku, andaming articles na regarding jan and ilang taga airport na nakausap ko regarding the expansion.. early next year daw mag start...

Thursday, 18 June 2009
P40-million upgrade of GenSan airport to start in two months

R. S. Sarmiento
BusinessWorld
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW061809/content.php?id=053

GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The General Santos City International Airport is set to get a major facelift worth P40 million, with work to start in the next two months, a ranking aviation official said yesterday.

This will be the first major improvement for the facility since it started operating 13 years ago, said Nathaniel Y. Nazareno, the Civil Aviation Authority’s chief here.

He said announcement of the winner of the bidding for this project is expected in 30 days.

The airport gets just P2 million monthly for its upkeep, including allocation for personnel salary, Mr. Nazareno said, adding they have not increased the P40 terminal fee charged to flyers.

President Gloria M. Arroyo said during her visit in nearby Koronadal City last week that renovation work at the airport here would cost at total of P121 million. Some P40 million of that was included in the 2009 budget of the Department of Transportation and Communication and the P81 million would be included in the department’s 2010 budget, the President said.

Mr. Nazareno said the P40 million would be used to expand the floor area of the passenger terminal and the perimeter fence of the airport as part of the security precautions.

http://bayan-natin.blogspot.com/2009/06/p40-million-upgrade-of-gensan-airport.html

Long_mane

December 13th, 2009, 11:10 AM

This hardly looks like an airport terminal.

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3478424.jpg

Hope they would renovate this soon.

Blueleo

December 13th, 2009, 06:31 PM

Ayaw ni Manny Pacquiao ng lumang airport ... kapag siya ang nainis sa lumang airport diyan, Naku po !!! baka magtayo siya ng bagong GenSan airport hehe :bash: :ohno: :lol:

kiretoce

December 13th, 2009, 06:33 PM

^^ And probably name it in his honor too. Manny Pacquiao International Airport, has a nice ring to it. :lol:

pi_malejana

December 14th, 2009, 06:57 AM

GenSan pa rin ba si manny?? diba sa sarangani na siya kakandidato??

chevy_boy

December 14th, 2009, 06:24 PM

^^ yup pero taga gensan talaga siya....

Sky Harbor

December 14th, 2009, 11:41 PM

GenSan pa rin ba si manny?? diba sa sarangani na siya kakandidato??

He's running in Jinky's province. :D

chevy_boy

December 15th, 2009, 02:56 PM

Sana may update na doon regarding sa actual plans for the terminal...

mwg12a

December 15th, 2009, 06:39 PM

Kaya na siguro ni manny na mabackup ang pagrenovate atleast ng Airport diyan, pero may article na nagsasabi gagawain na ito at malapit na.

earlat

December 16th, 2009, 02:05 AM

looy kaayo ang airport.. :ohno:

Long_mane

December 17th, 2009, 10:53 AM

looy kaayo ang airport.. :ohno:

Looy mo lang!! pirting looya sa katanan.:ohno:

Hope naa nay update ani. Usahay makakatawa man sad ta ug tan-aw ani.

TheAvenger

December 17th, 2009, 07:29 PM

Photos I have taken last 16th Dec 2009 and I posted in Gensan Travel and Tourism Thread.

View of Gensan and Sarangani Bay from General Santos City International Airport

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss259/lemuel123/DSC00323.jpg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss259/lemuel123/DSC00324.jpg

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TheAvenger

December 17th, 2009, 07:29 PM

Other photos taken inside the Airport Terminal and onboard the Cebu Pacific's Flight 5J - 996 will be posted later tonight.

By the way, yesterday afternoon in the Gensan Airport their was a heavy police and military security to (a passenger) or passengers boarding a small private Jet or a government Jet plane ?

16 December 2009

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TheAvenger

December 17th, 2009, 07:29 PM

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These photos I oriignally posted in Gen. Santos Travel and Tourism Thread

mwg12a

December 18th, 2009, 08:15 AM

Looks so dry around Gen Santos even during this time of the year?

The terminal building needs some rehabilitation and facelift badly. The backside at the tarmac end and the surrounding area looks alright but the facade and most of the interior looks like in a real bad shape. The are planning to renovate sometime soon right? I hope it will push through.

nj_than

December 18th, 2009, 09:48 AM

nj_than

December 18th, 2009, 09:53 AM

TheAvenger

December 20th, 2009, 10:56 PM

http://jibrael.blogspot.com/2009/12/cebu-pacific-air-flight-5j-995-from.html

mwg12a

December 20th, 2009, 10:59 PM

The Avenger, ikaw ba yuong mga nasa picture? Thanks for sharing these pics, they are all nice.

TheAvenger

December 21st, 2009, 12:34 AM

The Avenger, ikaw ba yuong mga nasa picture? Thanks for sharing these pics, they are all nice.

Wala ako sa picture, ako ang may hawak ng Camera. Yaong 2 na nasa photos ay guide ko na taga Maguindanao province, the other one is Muslim and the other is Cristian). Yaon namang 2 Army troopers sa Gensan Airport ay galing ng Maguindanao at na re-assigned sa Gensan Airport.

TheAvenger

December 21st, 2009, 12:57 AM

Some videos and postings about NAIA Terminal 3, Gensan Airport and Gensan City.

http://jibrael.blogspot.com/2009/12/cebu-pacific-air-flight-5j-995-from.html

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chevy_boy

December 21st, 2009, 12:14 PM

Save GenSan! Join this group in facebook..

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=213164248397&ref=mf

The Ampatuans must be transferred somewhere else...

kalbongdad

December 21st, 2009, 03:34 PM

di ko'g ganahan sa ilahang airport terminal....di man nindot...

nj_than

December 22nd, 2009, 09:05 AM

di ko'g ganahan sa ilahang airport terminal....di man nindot...

^^manindot lang gihapun na ang gensan airport pag ma renovate na ang air port.. yan ang aabangan natin

chevy_boy

December 22nd, 2009, 01:06 PM

di ko'g ganahan sa ilahang airport terminal....di man nindot...

Mas ok na di gaano maganda terminal basta world class ang runway... Kesa naman maganda ang terminal, pangit naman ang runway... Saka next year na mag start ang renovation and expansion ng terminal ng gensan..

WawaY[625]

December 22nd, 2009, 02:24 PM

^^ paano ba ang basehan mo ng world class na runway? ang haba ng runway or ang navigational facilities?

kasi aanhin ang runway kung ang support facilities eh olats?

chevy_boy

December 22nd, 2009, 03:40 PM

pareho......

WawaY[625]

December 22nd, 2009, 03:49 PM

Are the navigational aids and the small things likelights, markings etc on the runway at par with the new airports such as ILO and BCD?

Im not an experts on airports pero id rather na within standards lang ang runway length pero maganda ang equipment sa airport rather than a runway na sobra sa standard pero kulang sa kagamitan ang airport..kasi aanhin ko naman ang extra few hundred meters or so if the shorter runway will do diba?

like in the case of ILO, mas gusto ko pang gamitin ang airport ng iloilo kahit mas mahaba ang runway ng gensan kasi ang sa iloilo kahit mas maikli ang runway eh tama lang din naman ang haba nito sa requirements ng mga eroplano na ginagamit dun

Long_mane

December 23rd, 2009, 04:47 AM

Mas ok na di gaano maganda terminal basta world class ang runway... Kesa naman maganda ang terminal, pangit naman ang runway... Saka next year na mag start ang renovation and expansion ng terminal ng gensan..

How do you define a world class runway? by its length? or unsa?

mwg12a

December 23rd, 2009, 10:23 AM

^^^^ LMAO :rofl:
Maybe a runway that is made up of glass material with a dome like covers that open and closes for an aircraft that is landing or taking off LMAO

Pati runway, pinatulan na gamitan ng word "world class" basta lang may masabing worldclass.. he he

WawaY[625]

December 23rd, 2009, 10:58 AM

masyado kasi tayo mahilig sa mga titulong "world class" "classy" "high end" etc :P

jogavilz

December 23rd, 2009, 11:02 AM

^^a lot of things in our country are dubbed as world class, even if they are substandard or even obsolete

earlat

December 23rd, 2009, 04:48 PM

^^a lot of things in our country are dubbed as world class, even if they are substandard or even obsolete

^^ I agree. And that's disturbing.. :(

Long_mane

December 24th, 2009, 03:35 AM

How do you define a world class runway? by its length? or unsa?

^^^^ LMAO :rofl:
Maybe a runway that is made up of glass material with a dome like covers that open and closes for an aircraft that is landing or taking off LMAO

Pati runway, pinatulan na gamitan ng word "world class" basta lang may masabing worldclass.. he he

:lol::lol::hahaha::rofl:

chevy_boy

December 25th, 2009, 04:13 AM

;48897547']Are the navigational aids and the small things likelights, markings etc on the runway at par with the new airports such as ILO and BCD?

Im not an experts on airports pero id rather na within standards lang ang runway length pero maganda ang equipment sa airport rather than a runway na sobra sa standard pero kulang sa kagamitan ang airport..kasi aanhin ko naman ang extra few hundred meters or so if the shorter runway will do diba?

like in the case of ILO, mas gusto ko pang gamitin ang airport ng iloilo kahit mas mahaba ang runway ng gensan kasi ang sa iloilo kahit mas maikli ang runway eh tama lang din naman ang haba nito sa requirements ng mga eroplano na ginagamit dun

Unfortunately, just like ILO and BCD, GenSan Airport is also equipped with the same navigational aids as GenSan can also do handle night flights. Also, GenSan Airport is 10 and 11 years older than Ilo Ilo and Bacolod Airports resp. Which means that the navigational equipments in GenSan is older than those installed in BCD and ILO. However, GES will undergo a major facelift and new nav. equips. will also be installed... I guess after the modernization, GenSan Airport will live up to it's official name - General Santos International Airport.

At sa length ng runway, oo ok naman na maikli yung runway basta kumpleto sa navigational facilities at maganda ang terminal pero mas madaling magpagawa ng terminal at mag lagay ng navigational equipments such as ILS, runway lights etc kesa magpa haba ng runway kung kailanganin na...

Swerte lang ata talaga nating mga taga GenSan sa Airport natin.. hehehehe

:bash::bash:

Remeber, the first B747-200 and -400 landing in Mindanao was in GenSan...

Ang runway ba na 3,244 meters ay beyond standards na??? :bash::bash:

WawaY[625]

December 25th, 2009, 06:07 PM

Unfortunately, just like ILO and BCD, GenSan Airport is also equipped with the same navigational aids as GenSan can also do handle night flights. Also, GenSan Airport is 10 and 11 years older than Ilo Ilo and Bacolod Airports resp. Which means that the navigational equipments in GenSan is older than those installed in BCD and ILO. However, GES will undergo a major facelift and new nav. equips. will also be installed... I guess after the modernization, GenSan Airport will live up to it's official name - General Santos International Airport.

At sa length ng runway, oo ok naman na maikli yung runway basta kumpleto sa navigational facilities at maganda ang terminal pero mas madaling magpagawa ng terminal at mag lagay ng navigational equipments such as ILS, runway lights etc kesa magpa haba ng runway kung kailanganin na...

Swerte lang ata talaga nating mga taga GenSan sa Airport natin.. hehehehe

:bash::bash:

Remeber, the first B747-200 and -400 landing in Mindanao was in GenSan...

Ang runway ba na 3,244 meters ay beyond standards na??? :bash::bash:

oh well kanya kanyang preference lang naman yan, basta ako id rather have an airport like Iloilo's with its modern terminal and 2500m runway than an airport with a 3000+ runway but dilapidated terminal :lol: isa pa, aanhin ko namanm ang mahabang runway kung kokonti lang naman ang flights :lol:

im sure if we made a poll mas marami ding same ang choice sa akin :lol:

xzibit31

December 26th, 2009, 02:01 AM

Unfortunately, just like ILO and BCD, GenSan Airport is also equipped with the same navigational aids as GenSan can also do handle night flights. Also, GenSan Airport is 10 and 11 years older than Ilo Ilo and Bacolod Airports resp. Which means that the navigational equipments in GenSan is older than those installed in BCD and ILO. However, GES will undergo a major facelift and new nav. equips. will also be installed... I guess after the modernization, GenSan Airport will live up to it's official name - General Santos International Airport.

At sa length ng runway, oo ok naman na maikli yung runway basta kumpleto sa navigational facilities at maganda ang terminal pero mas madaling magpagawa ng terminal at mag lagay ng navigational equipments such as ILS, runway lights etc kesa magpa haba ng runway kung kailanganin na...

Swerte lang ata talaga nating mga taga GenSan sa Airport natin.. hehehehe

:bash::bash:

Remeber, the first B747-200 and -400 landing in Mindanao was in GenSan...

Ang runway ba na 3,244 meters ay beyond standards na??? :bash::bash:

yes we all remember that. but what is the use of a very long runway, when d naman gaano ka rami ang flights. that runway becomes a white elephant.

i agree with waway, i would choose ILO and BCD anytime over GES.

TheAvenger

December 26th, 2009, 02:19 AM

yes we all remember that. but what is the use of a very long runway, when d naman gaano ka rami ang flights. that runway becomes a white elephant.

i agree with waway, i would choose ILO and BCD anytime over GES.

Gensan airport was built by US Agency for International Developments with long and very thick hardened runway that can accomodate very heavy US military jets or heavy passenger jets. It is not actually a white elephant because the Americans envision it for their future use, incase of war in the Southeast Asian region.

For the meantime, we can use the runway and just needed to upgrade or built another Flight Terminal.

WawaY[625]

December 26th, 2009, 06:58 AM

For the meantime, we can use the runway and just needed to upgrade or built another Flight Terminal.

yeah maybe when the airport passenger movement reaches mga 500k annual passengers baka ma prioritize ang Gensan terminal renovation..

So for now, yeah id rather have a good terminal and standard runway than a "world class" runway pero dilapidated ang terminal :yes:

1. Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila)- 22,253,918

2. Mactan-Cebu International Airport (Cebu)- 3,642,862

3. Francisco Bangoy International Airport (Davao) – 1,692,877

4. Iloilo International Airport (Iloilo) – 1,073,907

5. Lumbia Airport (CDO) – 902,184

6. Bacolod-Silay International Airport (Bacolod)- 843,488

7. Godofredo Ramos Airport (Caticlan) – 761,961

8. Daniel Romualdes Airport (Tacloban) – 627,201

9. Puerto Princesa Airport (Puerto Princesa) – 481,756

10. Zamboanga International Airport (Zamboanga) – 469,540

nj_than

December 26th, 2009, 10:55 AM

^^ maganda talaga ang iloilo airport walang duda... pero ang aabangan natin ang pag babago ng gensan airport sa 2010. baka matalbugan pa ang iloilo airport.. idea ko lang yan ha.. wala ma offend..hehehe

earlat

December 26th, 2009, 11:44 PM

;49060241']yeah maybe when the airport passenger movement reaches mga 500k annual passengers baka ma prioritize ang Gensan terminal renovation..

So for now, yeah id rather have a good terminal and standard runway than a "world class" runway pero dilapidated ang terminal :yes:

^^ Cguro nga. Naka-abot na ba ng 500K ang annual passenger volume ng Gensan? Knowing na major domestic airlines increased their flight frequencies to the city??

Well to increase the volume is synonymous to increasing the economic activity of the area - to create a demand for flying in to the city.. :D (my two cents worth lang)

xzibit31

December 28th, 2009, 03:48 AM

Gensan airport was built by US Agency for International Developments with long and very thick hardened runway that can accomodate very heavy US military jets or heavy passenger jets. It is not actually a white elephant because the Americans envision it for their future use, incase of war in the Southeast Asian region.

For the meantime, we can use the runway and just needed to upgrade or built another Flight Terminal.

yeah i know that since time-in-memorial. but until that time comes when the americans actually use that runway that they built extensively, its still a white elephant.

also, dont forget that all international airports in this country have long ang very thick hardened runway like GES. its just that some are just a tad shorter and actually have more flights that GES.

kalbongdad

December 28th, 2009, 04:52 AM

oo naman maganda ang ilo ilo airport.....ramdam ang kaunlaran...

earlat

December 28th, 2009, 07:27 PM

^^ Saan ba natin makikita ang data ng volume of passengers for each airport? Yung pinaka-latest? :D

Pao_hotiee_20

December 29th, 2009, 06:43 AM

oo naman iloilo is one of the most beautiful airport in this country.... and we deserved it.... due to iloilo's booming economy.....

tunatuna

December 29th, 2009, 11:41 PM

Unfortunately, just like ILO and BCD,GenSan Airport is also equipped with the same navigational aids asGenSan can also do handle night flights. Also,GenSan Airport is 10 and 11 years older than Ilo Ilo and Bacolod Airports resp. Which means that the navigational equipments inGenSan is older than those installed in BCD and ILO. However, GES will undergo a major facelift and new nav. equips. will also be installed... I guess after the modernization,GenSan Airport will live up to it's official name - General Santos International Airport. At sa length ng runway, oo ok naman na maikli yung runway basta kumpleto sa navigational facilities at maganda ang terminal pero mas madaling magpagawa ng terminal at mag lagay ng navigational equipments such as ILS, runway lights etc kesa magpa haba ng runway kung kailanganin na... Swerte lang ata talaga nating mga tagaGenSan sa Airport natin.. hehehehe :bash::bash: Remeber, the first B747-200 and -400 landing in Mindanao was inGenSan... Ang runway ba na 3,244 meters ay beyond standards na??? :bash::bash:

Might I also emphasize na ang runway ng gensan is capable of landing WIDE-bodied jets... :-) B747 and A380 kaya... :-) Renovation and expansion of terminal lang kulang... gensan airport is also strategic in its location... bound by sarangani and south cotabato provinces... this is a gateway to southern mindanao... Pag naPromote pa ang Gensan tourism sa kapitbahay na Indonesia and Brunei..... Tingnan natin kung di magiging busy ang airport. :-)

tunatuna

December 29th, 2009, 11:51 PM

;48894573']^^ paano ba ang basehan mo ng world class na runway? ang haba ng runway or ang navigational facilities?

kasi aanhin ang runway kung ang support facilities eh olats?

longer runway means safer landing and take-off for HUGE planes. Shorter runways like in other cities can only accomodate A319, A320, B737. Gagmay ...

Ug mas mahal ang gasto sa runway kaysa pagpatukod sa terminal.

:-) terminal sa gensan daan na pero huwat lang ig marenovate na... Nindot na ang ang terminal... international standard pa ang runway.

WawaY[625]

December 30th, 2009, 07:50 AM

longer runway means safer landing and take-off for HUGE planes. Shorter runways like in other cities can only accomodate A319, A320, B737. Gagmay ...

Ug mas mahal ang gasto sa runway kaysa pagpatukod sa terminal.

:-) terminal sa gensan daan na pero huwat lang ig marenovate na... Nindot na ang ang terminal... international standard pa ang runway.

pagbuhat kaha ug poll which airport would people like to have sa ilang city, ang iloilo/bacolod airport ba or ang gensan airport :lol:

my point mas ganahan ko na nindot ang terminal unya sakto lang ang runway for the current needs than have a runway nga sobra pa sa actual needs pero dilapidated naman ang terminal :lol:

kay ako kung musakay ko ug erpolano, id spend more time man sa terminal :lol:

and as far as expaning runway or building a new terminal goes, murag same same ra man ang time needed hehe

Pao_hotiee_20

December 30th, 2009, 10:30 AM

;49241165']pagbuhat kaha ug poll which airport would people like to have sa ilang city, ang iloilo/bacolod airport ba or ang gensan airport :lol:

my point mas ganahan ko na nindot ang terminal unya sakto lang ang runway for the current needs than have a runway nga sobra pa sa actual needs pero dilapidated naman ang terminal :lol:

kay ako kung musakay ko ug erpolano, id spend more time man sa terminal :lol:

and as far as expaning runway or building a new terminal goes, murag same same ra man ang time needed hehe

^^^^ Tama Yan Waway... Bro... ilonggo kita...... Maisog ang mga ilonggo..... hehehe........ Ipaglaban mo karapatan natin.... bakit sila lang ba ang may karapatang lumigaya sa mundong ito.... hehehehehehe....:lol:

marlowe_cano

December 30th, 2009, 10:35 AM

oo naman iloilo is one of the most beautiful airport in this country.... and we deserved it.... due to iloilo's booming economy.....

sinong presidente ant bise presidente ang llamado sa Iloilo?!?

Pao_hotiee_20

December 30th, 2009, 10:40 AM

sinong presidente ant bise presidente ang llamado sa Iloilo?!?

Um.... I can't tell yet....:) kasi halo dito eh......

WawaY[625]

December 30th, 2009, 10:41 AM

nj_than

December 30th, 2009, 10:43 AM

Pao_hotiee_20

December 30th, 2009, 10:46 AM

^^cno ba kaaway mo...?
^^^^^^^^ kaw naman joke lang yun..... hehehehe... patawa lang....:)

kalbongdad

December 30th, 2009, 10:56 AM

kinawawa nyo naman ang gensan....kung si mani pakyaw sana binoto ninyo na congresista.....ba....bago na terminal nyo ngayon.....courtesy of pgma...pinili nyo si custodio....eh :lol:

Pao_hotiee_20

December 30th, 2009, 10:58 AM

^^cno ba kaaway mo...?

^^^^^^ wala naman akong ina-away ha......:lol: feeling mo lang yun bro.....:lol:

Noize_320

December 30th, 2009, 11:11 AM

longer runway means safer landing and take-off for HUGE planes. Shorter runways like in other cities can only accomodate A319, A320, B737. Gagmay ...

huge planes doesn't always mean there are a lot of passengers...one widebody could be equal to 2 or 3 narrowbody (gagmay) aircrafts...so a small airport having 3 narrowbody flights is equal to like 1 widebody flight...

nj_than

December 30th, 2009, 11:12 AM

^^^^^^ wala naman akong ina-away ha......:lol: feeling mo lang yun bro.....:lol:

^^ganon bah.. ehh galit ka ata tol...:nuts::nuts:

Pao_hotiee_20

December 30th, 2009, 11:13 AM

^^ganon bah.. ehh galit ka ata tol...:nuts::nuts:

di kAYA......:lol:

nj_than

December 30th, 2009, 11:22 AM

di kAYA......:lol:

^^^ganyan nga tol... makakapatid lang tayo dito..sa pinas lang din pinag usapan natin...

Pao_hotiee_20

December 30th, 2009, 11:27 AM

^^^ganyan nga tol... makakapatid lang tayo dito..sa pinas lang din pinag usapan natin...

may private message ako sayo bro...:)

nj_than

December 30th, 2009, 11:28 AM

ano kaya kung ganito ang design ng propose renovation ng gensan airport

world class na ni kung tawagin..?

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6081/hangzhou03580.jpg (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/hangzhou03580.jpg/)

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9819/hangzhou01580.jpg (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/hangzhou01580.jpg/)

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/8861/hangzhou02580.jpg (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/hangzhou02580.jpg/)

Pao_hotiee_20

December 30th, 2009, 11:33 AM

nj_than

December 30th, 2009, 11:42 AM

malay natin tol.. ehh mg lalakas ang economy ng gensan sa susunod na taon... di natin alam tol.. kung ano mangyayari sa isang city..

Mars Uy

December 30th, 2009, 11:47 AM

Tama ka dude. Who knows diba? Malay natin.. :)

WawaY[625]

December 30th, 2009, 11:49 AM

^^ malay din natin next year biglang maging pinaka mayamang bansa ang pilipinas noh? then malay natin lahat ng tao nakatira na sa mansion and wala nang mahihirap..in fact sa sobrang yaman ng pilipinas lahat ng blue collar workers natin eh foreigners..yeah malay natin..

Pao_hotiee_20

December 30th, 2009, 11:51 AM

;49246249']^^ malay din natin next year biglang maging pinaka mayamang bansa ang pilipinas noh? then malay natin lahat ng tao nakatira na sa mansion and wala nang mahihirap..in fact sa sobrang yaman ng pilipinas lahat ng blue collar workers natin eh foreigners..yeah malay natin..
^^^^^^^^ BASKOG KA TOLL.... HEHEHEHEHE//.....:lol:

cebuboi

December 30th, 2009, 11:55 AM

^^with the rate our country leads no wonder years of years before we reach that period...nope im just being realistic...

tunatuna

December 30th, 2009, 12:14 PM

^^^^ Tama Yan Waway... Bro... ilonggo kita...... Maisog ang mga ilonggo..... hehehe........ Ipaglaban mo karapatan natin.... bakit sila lang ba ang may karapatang lumigaya sa mundong ito.... hehehehehehe....:lol:

:-) Kataw anan man mo duha ui. Gakampihanay. Of course it doesnt mean na pabayaan nalang sa government na mabulok ang gensan airport. Marenovate lagi nang ginaingun ni waway na dilapidated. Awa lang...

Tas kanang mga bag-o na airport run... madugay mudaan ra sad na... dilapidated nasad na pareha sa gensan. ug dugay sad na ila hulatun para tagaan ug allocation from national budget para marenovate... :-)

BCD and ILO must celebrate their airport glory days just as gensan did in the 90's... its time for BCD and ILO airport to shine... Pilipino gud ta tanan... dapat maski asa ta adto sa pinas, nindot jud airport.

nj_than

December 30th, 2009, 12:28 PM

:-) Kataw anan man mo duha ui. Gakampihanay. Of course it doesnt mean na pabayaan nalang sa government na mabulok ang gensan airport. Marenovate lagi nang ginaingun ni waway na dilapidated. Awa lang...

Tas kanang mga bag-o na airport run... madugay mudaan ra sad na... dilapidated nasad na pareha sa gensan. ug dugay sad na ila hulatun para tagaan ug allocation from national budget para marenovate... :-)

BCD and ILO must celebrate their airport glory days just as gensan did in the 90's... its time for BCD and ILO airport to shine... Pilipino gud ta tanan... dapat maski asa ta adto sa pinas, nindot jud airport.

^^ tama ka diyan.. karapdap ka ehh klap2x:applause::applause::applause::applause:

cebuboi

December 30th, 2009, 12:30 PM

:-) Kataw anan man mo duha ui. Gakampihanay. Of course it doesnt mean na pabayaan nalang sa government na mabulok ang gensan airport. Marenovate lagi nang ginaingun ni waway na dilapidated. Awa lang...

Tas kanang mga bag-o na airport run... madugay mudaan ra sad na... dilapidated nasad na pareha sa gensan. ug dugay sad na ila hulatun para tagaan ug allocation from national budget para marenovate... :-)

BCD and ILO must celebrate their airport glory days just as gensan did in the 90's... its time for BCD and ILO airport to shine... Pilipino gud ta tanan... dapat maski asa ta adto sa pinas, nindot jud airport.

^^nike ka bai....saon man sad ning kinaiya sa pinoy dili gyud mawagtang just celebrate be happy, contented and treasure on what you have now...for you also dream for it long back before ....:)

WawaY[625]

December 30th, 2009, 02:51 PM

:-) Kataw anan man mo duha ui. Gakampihanay. Of course it doesnt mean na pabayaan nalang sa government na mabulok ang gensan airport. Marenovate lagi nang ginaingun ni waway na dilapidated. Awa lang...

Tas kanang mga bag-o na airport run... madugay mudaan ra sad na... dilapidated nasad na pareha sa gensan. ug dugay sad na ila hulatun para tagaan ug allocation from national budget para marenovate... :-)

BCD and ILO must celebrate their airport glory days just as gensan did in the 90's... its time for BCD and ILO airport to shine... Pilipino gud ta tanan... dapat maski asa ta adto sa pinas, nindot jud airport.

pasensya na, my recent attitude against GES was just a reaction to this post

Mas ok na di gaano maganda terminal basta world class ang runway... Kesa naman maganda ang terminal, pangit naman ang runway... Saka next year na mag start ang renovation and expansion ng terminal ng gensan..

which i felt was full of bias and bitterness lang..but yes lets move on :yes:

SamwiseGamgee

December 30th, 2009, 03:13 PM

When I was in Gensan way back in 2003, I considered its airport terminal as much better and beautiful than the rest of the country's airports, especially Iloilo's, which was still in Mandurriao.

The view from the departure lounge was beautiful - I presume it still is. But judging from the discussions here, it is sad to know that the Gensan airport was not maintained properly. I hope the new Iloilo airport - which is the most beautiful now in the country (pardon my bias ;) ) - will not suffer the same neglect.

tunatuna

December 31st, 2009, 08:24 AM

huge planes doesn't always mean there are a lot of passengers...one widebody could be equal to 2 or 3 narrowbody (gagmay) aircrafts...so a small airport having 3 narrowbody flights is equal to like 1 widebody flight...

:-) youre right... but my point is about safety...

earlat

December 31st, 2009, 10:14 PM

:nuts::lol::lol:
Now this thread is ALIVE..
Oh diba..
:lol::lol::lol:

tunatuna

January 2nd, 2010, 12:29 AM

Unsa kahay design sa GES' terminal? Maglakaw ra ba gihapon ta ani padung sa eroplano? o naa nay bridges?

nj_than

January 2nd, 2010, 08:20 AM

^^ano kaya?

nj_than

January 2nd, 2010, 08:23 AM

tunatuna

January 2nd, 2010, 10:38 AM

^^yan pa ang di natin alam sa ngayon kung ano talaga ang hitsura ng terminal ng gensan airport... sana mag lagay na cla ng picture sa hitsura ng terminal. para malalaman natin kung mg babago ba talaga...

ampo rata nga nindot unta... Ug maprovide na unta ug carts para sa passengers... Kanang libre ba...

nj_than

January 7th, 2010, 07:47 AM

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac6/nj_than/5-tianjin-binhai-airport.jpg

nj_than

January 7th, 2010, 07:48 AM

ano sa palagay nyo.. kung ganito ang gensan airport.. nice no...?

earlat

January 7th, 2010, 11:01 PM

ano sa palagay nyo.. kung ganito ang gensan airport.. nice no...?

^^ Wishful thinking kaayo cya. hehehe.. Pero unta lang jud.. driven by demand and passenger volume why not diba??? :D :D :D If investors would start pouring in their money in our place, then that would jump start the sleepy economic atmosphere.. :D

WawaY[625]

January 8th, 2010, 09:36 AM

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac6/nj_than/5-tianjin-binhai-airport.jpg

jakarta airport pa rin pinakagusto kong gayahin para sa Mindanaoan airports :D

http://www.anna.aero/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/soekarno-hatta-airport.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/6827/IAA0690.jpg

not necessarily the scale but the design lang

or the Koh samui airport

http://www.samuiairportonline.com/images/samuiairport1.jpg

kiretoce

January 8th, 2010, 09:37 AM

;49703923']jakarta airport pa rin pinakagusto kong gayahin para sa Mindanaoan airports :D

:yes: I concur! :okay:

xzibit31

January 8th, 2010, 09:49 AM

;49703923']jakarta airport pa rin pinakagusto kong gayahin para sa Mindanaoan airports :D

http://www.anna.aero/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/soekarno-hatta-airport.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/6827/IAA0690.jpg

not necessarily the scale but the design lang

or the Koh samui airport

http://www.samuiairportonline.com/images/samuiairport1.jpg

wow! kung naghahabol ka ng flight na nasa other end of the airport, and you are at the oposite end, maiiwan ka talaga. hahahahaha!

nj_than

January 8th, 2010, 12:23 PM

wow! kung naghahabol ka ng flight na nasa other end of the airport, and you are at the oposite end, maiiwan ka talaga. hahahahaha!

^^tumpak...:bash::bash::nuts::nuts::nuts::nuts::banana:

jogavilz

January 8th, 2010, 06:35 PM

;49703923']

http://www.samuiairportonline.com/images/samuiairport1.jpg

nice point you raised up here. IMO this airport is a good example that boarding bridges are not "required" to make an airport fully functional. :)

WawaY[625]

January 9th, 2010, 03:37 AM

^^ ay pero gusto ko pa rin ng may boarding bridge hehe...but I hope DOTC emphasizes uniqueness din sa mga new airports natin esp sa mga major cities and wag yung generic designs..

it pains me to see na they are missing the opportunity to come up with something good sa mga planned new airport and instead they went for similar looking airports (ie NBSA, TAC and Laguindingan) sayang na sayang talaga

Sana pag-isipan nilang mabuti and the design should have something to do with the city's character/soul/culture or whatever

I hope if and when they do decide to renovate GES terminal eh i take into consideration nila ang character ng Gensan (tuna perhaps?)

kiretoce

January 9th, 2010, 04:01 AM

^^ One problem I foresee about building an airport like CGK in the Philippines, is the issue of land shortage alloted. Most Philippine cities' existing airports are already fenced-in by urban/suburban development and have limited room for expansion. Now, unless they totally build a whole new airport complex like that of the new airports of ILO and BCD, then there is a chance that an airport complex like CGK can be implemented, replete with lush gardens and other environmental accoutrements that compliments the overall airport complex's design and function.

But with regards to GES, I think they do have ample space to do this. :colgate:

WawaY[625]

January 9th, 2010, 04:44 AM

wow! kung naghahabol ka ng flight na nasa other end of the airport, and you are at the oposite end, maiiwan ka talaga. hahahahaha!

ganyan naman talaga problems pag malaking airports diba? even sa changi lets say im from Budget tapos lilipat ako ng T1 eh kailangan pang sumakay ng bus (30 minute interval) then mag skytrain pa hehe

but what im saying is the "character"..yung sa Jakarta mararamdaman mo talagang nasa Indonesia ka..

nung pumunta kami ng batam ganun din..ferry terminal lang yun ha pero may indonesian character talaga which makes you feel nasa indonesia ka na nga..

So i hope the next batch of terminals will have a mindanaoan character and wag generic lang ang dating plus a few pockets of greens would be nice too :D

tunatuna

January 15th, 2010, 03:32 AM

;49757039']ganyan naman talaga problems pag malaking airports diba? even sa changi lets say im from Budget tapos lilipat ako ng T1 eh kailangan pang sumakay ng bus (30 minute interval) then mag skytrain pa hehe

but what im saying is the "character"..yung sa Jakarta mararamdaman mo talagang nasa Indonesia ka..

nung pumunta kami ng batam ganun din..ferry terminal lang yun ha pero may indonesian character talaga which makes you feel nasa indonesia ka na nga..

So i hope the next batch of terminals will have a mindanaoan character and wag generic lang ang dating plus a few pockets of greens would be nice too :D

dont generalize my friend... Hong Kong and Incheon are big airports but di man layo ang lakaw... Tas convenient pa kay naay LRT sa sud... Changi kay libog ang set up... naa bitaw monorail d man sad muagi sa tanan terminal.

mwg12a

January 15th, 2010, 09:39 AM

You must have not transfered to a much further gate in HK tunatuna because if you did, you're know that you would have to walk that far, although, they do provide a train inside I heard? That makes it feel a bit shorter. In MN-StPaul airport, had it not due to trolleys inside the terminal, I'm sure i'd be like a puppy walking around with tongue sticking out due to exhaustion, most especially if you have to carry on luggage, even if it has rollers, it's a pain in the neck to the max. he he

WawaY[625]

January 16th, 2010, 06:30 AM

dont generalize my friend... Hong Kong and Incheon are big airports but di man layo ang lakaw... Tas convenient pa kay naay LRT sa sud... Changi kay libog ang set up... naa bitaw monorail d man sad muagi sa tanan terminal.

Changi's monorail connects T1, T2 and T3..budget ra ang dili agi-an pero naay free bus from T2 to Budget

As for Changi, I did experience sa T2 na antagal ng nilakad ko from the boarding bridge ng Silkair to immigration (kahit may moving walk/people mover pa)

tunatuna

January 17th, 2010, 06:48 AM

;50201051']Changi's monorail connects T1, T2 and T3..budget ra ang dili agi-an pero naay free bus from T2 to Budget

As for Changi, I did experience sa T2 na antagal ng nilakad ko from the boarding bridge ng Silkair to immigration (kahit may moving walk/people mover pa)

TAMA!!! Connected bitaw tanan terminal pero dugay man muabot. Turns out na mulakaw ra japon.

yeah... I dont think I like Changi... The Jakarta terminal theyre showing here looks very very very INTERESTING...

tunatuna

January 17th, 2010, 06:50 AM

Peng Hok

January 18th, 2010, 07:34 AM

mwg12a

January 18th, 2010, 12:29 PM

OH yeah DFW is huge also. pain in the butt to get around in sometimes.

kiretoce

January 18th, 2010, 03:38 PM

^^ DFW was a pain to transit in before, but now they have the Skylink which makes transfers between terminals a helluva lot easier.

tunatuna

January 18th, 2010, 06:07 PM

I realize were slowly distancing away from our topic... :-) lets go back to gensan airport shall we? :-)

greenhills_kid

January 21st, 2010, 08:11 AM

earlat

January 24th, 2010, 02:45 AM

i was in gensan airport december last year and the structure isn't that bad. it the drop-off point is under renovation na yata when i was there. konting repair lang and paint and it's all good again.
passenger traffic isn't that high din naman so i don't think it's wise to expand the airport.
but one thing i am amazed with this airport is that sobrang smooth ng run way. whenever i travel, gsc airport and bechmark ko pag runway. runway lang ha.hehe

^^totoo. Runway na lang talaga ang advantage ng Gensan.. Ang terminal building is in poor state. And i'm wondering what the administrator of the airport is planning to do with this.. Calling Mr. Nazareno.. Paging.. :D

zoroethgenre_003

January 24th, 2010, 03:16 AM

^^i guess GenSan IA has the longest runway sa lahat ng airport with the exception of NAIA. What's the history of the airport, was it a military base before?

Sky Harbor

January 24th, 2010, 05:40 AM

^^ CEB's runway is also longer than GES.

bongskie09

January 24th, 2010, 06:20 AM

^^ same with DMIA...

but one thing's for sure... GES has one of the longest runways in the country! :okay:

Sky Harbor

January 24th, 2010, 06:34 AM

^^ Actually, the runways at GES are slightly longer (3,227 m) than the ones at CRK (3,200 m).

earlat

January 25th, 2010, 02:59 AM

Ang terminal building sa Gensan kay init.. wlay aircon not until you reach the departing area (lounge). :D Mabasa sad ka when it's raining when you board the aircraft..

habagatcentral1

January 27th, 2010, 10:16 AM

Speaking of GES, I was wondering if someone has an updated photo of the old Dadiangas airport at Barangay Buayan. Do military planes still land at the old airport? Thanks! :)

nj_than

January 28th, 2010, 03:55 AM

^^maganda pa man ang buayan airport nice pa ang runway nya.. sayang nga at napag iwanan na....

tunatuna

January 29th, 2010, 05:06 AM

^^maganda pa man ang buayan airport nice pa ang runway nya.. sayang nga at napag iwanan na....

Gani man... Pero magastusan na man pud ang city kung mag operate pa ang buayan...

nj_than

January 30th, 2010, 04:09 AM

^^sana lang... kung mg operate na talaga ang buayan airport ehh nice na 2 airport na ang gensan...

kiretoce

January 30th, 2010, 04:40 AM

^^ It's a waste of resources if there isn't that much traffic to warrant two operational airports when one will suffice.

xzibit31

January 30th, 2010, 07:21 AM

^^totoo. Runway na lang talaga ang advantage ng Gensan.. Ang terminal building is in poor state. And i'm wondering what the administrator of the airport is planning to do with this.. Calling Mr. Nazareno.. Paging.. :D

i agree with the runway thing.

but what is the use of a long runway if there are only limited flights?

kiretoce

January 30th, 2010, 07:29 AM

^^ GES can be used as an alternate airport in the likelihood a widebodied aircraft needs to make an emergency landing, so a longer runway is needed.

litigs

January 30th, 2010, 07:38 AM

xzibit31

January 30th, 2010, 11:07 AM

GES runway not only intended for commercial flights but also US military flights under the visiting forces agreement.It was USAID funded and constructed by an American company as well;same as the port which was engineered and designed to accomodate aircraft carriers!

we already know that as that is common information.

but as it is the americans are concentrating themselves in zamboanga and not gen san.

can anybody give me the exact number of american military flights that used the gen san airport since this airport was finished?

xzibit31

January 30th, 2010, 11:10 AM

^^ GES can be used as an alternate airport in the likelihood a widebodied aircraft needs to make an emergency landing, so a longer runway is needed.

i do agree with you on this.

but does the gensan airport have the necessary emergency equipment to service the emergency landing of a widebody aircraft?

arianespace

January 30th, 2010, 03:59 PM

^^we already know that as that is common information.

but as it is the americans are concentrating themselves in zamboanga and not gen san.

can anybody give me the exact number of american military flights that used the gen san airport since this airport was finished?

You are asking a classified information. US Military flights to Zamboanga is not even posted much more included in the statistics other than as part of the Philippine military traffic. EAAB has the data and I've seen one. Unfortunately, they are not for disclosure. Same thing applies to other airports in the Philippines where they land. What I can tell you is that they used Davao and Cotabato too.

xzibit31

February 1st, 2010, 10:25 AM

^^

You are asking a classified information. US Military flights to Zamboanga is not even posted much more included in the statistics other than as part of the Philippine military traffic. EAAB has the data and I've seen one. Unfortunately, they are not for disclosure. Same thing applies to other airports in the Philippines where they land. What I can tell you is that they used Davao and Cotabato too.

are these flights treated as special flights of top secret flights?

chevy_boy

February 1st, 2010, 11:07 AM

are these flights treated as special flights of top secret flights?

Kuyaw! Heheh

anyways, at least when traffic comes in the future, the structure in GenSan is ready. :) pag over crowded na Tambler, open ang Buayan for commercial flights.. hehehe :)

nj_than

February 1st, 2010, 02:38 PM

^^tama ka dyan...

arianespace

February 1st, 2010, 05:48 PM

are these flights treated as special flights of top secret flights?

Di ra pod kuyaw. It is just a military flight. You just can't distinguish if its PAF or USAF. But if you have keen eyes you can identify some of them by the Nxxxxx registry of their covert civilian planes. Others however have distinct markings like USAF or United States of America. Except for Clark, Cebu and Zamboanga, those with markings often land at night in some of Mindanao's airport.

litigs

February 2nd, 2010, 05:53 AM

Di ra pod kuyaw. It is just a military flight. You just can't distinguish if its PAF or USAF. But if you have keen eyes you can identify some of them by the Nxxxxx registry of their covert civilian planes. Others however have distinct markings like USAF or United States of America. Except for Clark, Cebu and Zamboanga, those with markings often land at night in some of Mindanao's airport.
USAF planes(turboprops)used for intelligence gathering are painted in non-descript colours(normally all grey)with no unit markings except their registrations.Its interesting arianspace that you mentioned "covert civilian planes".I can not help but mention that "covert operations" are synonimous with the CIA.While the presence of US forces are meant for an "advisory capacity" only, one can wonder why the amount of logistics?
Also, the involvement of US forces in training exercises may justify the issue of the legitimacy of their presence yet we do get unconfirmed reports of UAV's crashed or disabled somewhere or shot down as claimed by local insurgents.Gensan may or may not be the staging point of these covert or special ops flight but for sure its being used as a transit point. The hive of all military flights is Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga but lets note Western Mindanao command is in Davao. The USAF should at least offer courtesy flights to the Filipino commanders; maybe Maj.Gen. Lacson will be spared.

xzibit31

February 2nd, 2010, 08:21 AM

USAF planes(turboprops)used for intelligence gathering are painted in non-descript colours(normally all grey)with no unit markings except their registrations.Its interesting arianspace that you mentioned "covert civilian planes".I can not help but mention that "covert operations" are synonimous with the CIA.While the presence of US forces are meant for an "advisory capacity" only, one can wonder why the amount of logistics?
Also, the involvement of US forces in training exercises may justify the issue of the legitimacy of their presence yet we do get unconfirmed reports of UAV's crashed or disabled somewhere or shot down as claimed by local insurgents.Gensan may or may not be the staging point of these covert or special ops flight but for sure its being used as a transit point. The hive of all military flights is Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga but lets note Western Mindanao command is in Davao. The USAF should at least offer courtesy flights to the Filipino commanders; maybe Maj.Gen. Lacson will be spared.

a little correction western command is in zamboanga. eastern command is in davao.:)

kalbongdad

February 2nd, 2010, 08:26 AM

wawa naman pinas walang magawa...payag lang ng payag....kahit palipad lipad mga ibon ng kano......minsan when i was crossing sa matnog...meron isang malaking submarine na nakasabay namin....siguro mga submarino ng kung ano anong bansa padaan daan lang sa atin na hindi natin alam... :(

arianespace

February 2nd, 2010, 11:11 AM

xzibit31

February 2nd, 2010, 11:25 AM

arianespace

February 2nd, 2010, 11:47 AM

True. But the old timers still call it that way. And I'm one of them. Besides, its easier to say in two syllables.:)

xzibit31

February 2nd, 2010, 01:17 PM

True. But the old timers still call it that way. And I'm one of them. Besides, its easier to say in two syllables.:)

good point.:)

chevy_boy

February 2nd, 2010, 02:49 PM

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Airbus A330-300 in GenSan

nj_than

February 2nd, 2010, 03:11 PM

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Airbus A330-300 in GenSan

^^bago lang ba itu kinunan...

dashalvin

February 2nd, 2010, 03:18 PM

Parang kasi A330 na ginagamit ng PAL for GES.

litigs

February 2nd, 2010, 03:56 PM

a little correction western command is in zamboanga. eastern command is in davao.:)
my apologies, I got disoriented.Of course SouthCom was split in two.Western Command in Zambo, whereas Eastern Command in Davao.Thanks.

chevy_boy

February 2nd, 2010, 04:13 PM

^^bago lang ba itu kinunan...

yup... mga december...

chevy_boy

February 2nd, 2010, 04:16 PM

Parang kasi A330 na ginagamit ng PAL for GES.

Actually since 1998 pa.. after nag close ng PAL... so since September 1998 A330 na... A300 naman from July 1996 to Sep 1998....

Tapos naging mix na A343 and A330.. then nung 2000 mix ng A330/A343 and B742 tapos seasonal B744 since 2002....

dashalvin

February 2nd, 2010, 04:28 PM

Nope, what I mean sa latest timetable ng PAL hindi na EQV kundi A330/A340.

chevy_boy

February 2nd, 2010, 04:33 PM

Nope, what I mean sa latest timetable ng PAL hindi na EQV kundi A330/A340.

ahhh yeah... kahit naman nung EQV dati A330, A343 or B744.. pero pinaka madalas ang A343 kasi less pax than A330 and B744 and 1 ton more cargo than A330 - according sa PAL website...

litigs

February 3rd, 2010, 06:47 AM

^^
Its interesting you brought this up because in Southcom, there is a military base within a military base. In EAAB, there is also an airforce base within an airforce base. The irony is that the US facilities are off limits to AFP. Even the camp or base commander are not allowed to go inside without permission. At first, this was a source of friction until the DFA intervened. Our nobled Generals forgot that US military installations are extensions of their territory, so too are their aircraft and vessels that setting foot on it means you are no longer on Philippine territory legally even if in reality you were, and there you will be under the jurisdiction and protection of the United States of America. In fact, the currency there is US dollars. This has been the military protocol whether you are in Australia, Europe or Japan. So if a PAF General wants to ride their plane he has to get permission from a Colonel who can always deny it. While at PAF, it is his discretion when and where to go as he is the one approving it. See the difference? By the way, the UAV that crashed in Maguindanao was flown in Awang and was brought by a USAF C-130J from Zamboanga. Imagine, the intercepted drone was denied coming from them until pictures surfaced of it having USAF tag.
C-130j's are typical fixtures in "intra-theatre" operations. C-17Globemasters are for strategic airlifts.If we add the UAV's, there's a good complement for counter insurgency operations(include the King Air 300s with sensor pods).Now I remember,Benito Ebuen AB(Mactan) of course is linked to this as well.Yes, that Chinook that crashed in Dumaguete was on its way to EAAB,unfortunately at the expense of a Navy SEAL unit or marines I believe.Therefore, this C-130j will be trotting bet. Zamboanga,Cotabato,GenSan,Davao, or Cebu to deliver equipment in these so called "training missions", while the Globemasters bring in heavy payload from Okinawa,Guam,or Hawaii.As for military protocol, even US officers forget themselves.This former Manila PAFSECOM chief told me, once a visiting USAF captain requested a subordinate to ask the chief to pay him a visit at some VIP lounge in the terminal.The Filipino colonel felt insulted and reminded the subordinate he holds a higher rank! so it should be the other way around.Of course this USAF captain didn't bother.

chevy_boy

February 5th, 2010, 12:21 PM

After 13 years of operating MNL-GES-MNL, PAL will be adding three additional flights this Summer season......

PR 455 MNL-GES 1220H - 1415H T-TH-SA A320
PR 456 GES-MNL 1445H - 1620H T-TH-SA A320

So, para sa summer 4 flights na ang MNL-GES-MNL kapag T-TH-SA

5J 994 GES-MNL 0920H A320
PR 454 GES-MNL 1000H A330/A343
PR 456 GES-MNL 1445H A320
5J 996 GES-MNL 1450H A320

Thebawenyo

February 5th, 2010, 07:36 PM

Some gensan passengers used via Davao flights then take a bus. and vice versa...

chevy_boy

February 5th, 2010, 08:14 PM

^^ which means that GenSan really has a growing market among travelers...

Thebawenyo

February 5th, 2010, 09:06 PM

Kung dadami na flights sa GSN ano na lng kaya sa Metro Manila,Cebu at Davao..hehehe..

chevy_boy

February 6th, 2010, 07:58 AM

DJdanz

February 6th, 2010, 08:34 AM

Some gensan passengers used via Davao flights then take a bus. and vice versa...

Yes! kapag na fullybook ung flight sa gensan then wala ka ng choice kaya via davao ka nlng, twice na nga nangyari sa akin yan eh. lalo na kng biglaan ung byahe.:ohno:

kiretoce

February 6th, 2010, 09:12 AM

GES ang GenSan hindi GSN.

OT: GSN is the airport code for Mount Gunson, Australia.

Thebawenyo

February 6th, 2010, 10:18 AM

GES ang GenSan hindi GSN.... anyways, it's a good sign for GenSan... :)

Cebu and Manila are expanding... Cebu now gets 4 daily flights to Incheon - 2 from Asiana, 1 from korean Air and 1 from Cebu Pacific..

Air China is coming in to Manila... But Davao, only Silk Air ever since.. hehehehe

Weeeeh ...wel...Im not talking on International Flights brad..At list meron since 1997 pa yan ang Silk Air sa Davao. eh kung yan lang sa Davao pa eh ano lng kaya jan sa inyo..Admit nman na malayo pa ang Davao sa Manila at Cebu in terms sa number ng flight .hmmm eh.ano na lng din kaya jan sa inyo din..:nuts:..

Ok din naman...jan..at list meron emergeny landing airpot ang Davao Airport..:cheers:

Thebawenyo

February 6th, 2010, 10:18 AM

OT: GSN is the airport code for Mount Gunson, Australia.

My mistake sir dapat GSC yan...

chevy_boy

February 6th, 2010, 10:41 AM

5J 250 GES-CEB last February 3,2010.... Airbus A319

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chevy_boy

February 6th, 2010, 10:47 AM

Weeeeh ...wel...Im not talking on International Flights brad..At list meron since 1997 pa yan ang Silk Air sa Davao. eh kung yan lang sa Davao pa eh ano lng kaya jan sa inyo..Admit nman na malayo pa ang Davao sa Manila at Cebu in terms sa number ng flight .hmmm eh.ano na lng din kaya jan sa inyo din..:nuts:..

Ok din naman...jan..at list meron emergeny landing airpot ang Davao Airport..:cheers:

:bash::bash:

Then just be happy about your airport's development... hehe because we're happy about ours.... :lol::lol:

And an emergency landing is not something we would wish to welcome in an airport. Those are very unlikely event that we would not wish to happen anywhere... cheers....

Thebawenyo

February 6th, 2010, 11:13 AM

:bash::bash:

And an emergency landing is not something we would wish to welcome in an airport. Those are very unlikely event that we would not wish to happen anywhere... cheers....

hmmm..cheers to..u have the longest runway in Mindanao..then why not,nevermind? cheers :runaway::runaway:

chevy_boy

February 6th, 2010, 11:22 AM

hmmm..cheers to..u have the longest runway in Mindanao..then why not,nevermind? cheers :runaway::runaway:

Yeah.. at least both our airports are doing good... Sa apat na airport na ginagamitan ng PAL ng wide-bodied jets eh Davao at GenSan yung dalawa dun.. magkakatabi lang... :):)

earlat

February 7th, 2010, 01:05 AM

Yes! kapag na fullybook ung flight sa gensan then wala ka ng choice kaya via davao ka nlng, twice na nga nangyari sa akin yan eh. lalo na kng biglaan ung byahe.:ohno:

Yeah I agree.. Last month I had to go to Davao to catch a flight kasi mas flexible ang schedules kasi maraming flights sa Davao.. It's very inconvenient kasi kung marami kang dala, it's hard to take a bus ride.. :ohno:

Thebawenyo

February 7th, 2010, 08:17 AM

O nga..My gf also encountered on that situation shes from Ges buti na lng tga Davao ako naging porter ako sa kanya.:lol: Well,Unlike in other country may Train connecting to other airport..:lol: Much better if you would ride YBL non stop service pra mas madali then ride a taxi from sM to DVO airport...:righton:

habagatcentral1

February 7th, 2010, 09:47 AM

Question: What time is the first trip from GES to DVO na YBL bus? I am thinking of a multiple airport entry when I go back at SouthCentral Mindanao.

DJdanz

February 7th, 2010, 12:06 PM

Question: What time is the first trip from GES to DVO na YBL bus? I am thinking of a multiple airport entry when I go back at SouthCentral Mindanao.

di ko sure what time ang first trip ng YBL but ang na try ko is 4am meron na.

Thebawenyo

February 7th, 2010, 03:08 PM

Question: What time is the first trip from GES to DVO na YBL bus? I am thinking of a multiple airport entry when I go back at SouthCentral Mindanao.

4 am sir..alternate ang trip ng non stop and one stop service of their AC units.

earlat

February 8th, 2010, 02:54 AM

litigs

February 8th, 2010, 04:18 PM

^^ i heard about it as being built for military purposes richard, but here's the twist, it was not for abu sayaf. the first time i heard about it was 1996 (abu sayaf was a much smaller force then), the version i had was it was as an alternative base from subic and clark. now i'm just realizing this, the u.s. was thinking of probably 10-20 years ahead. so now they have this balikatan exercises somewhere in mindano. this i don't want push as a fact, just what i heard a decade ago.
Gensan, again was funded by USAID including its deep sea port(contracted by American companies to make sure the standard is applied).All educated people of South Cotabato who has a penchant for history and politics know these. You need to read a bit of the VFA (Visiting Forces Agreement) between the Phils and American Forces.The whole story summarizes to this: While the Americans are no longer allowed to establish fixed bases, they are still allowed to use facilities designed to accomodate all their aircraft and or vessels in their inventory for the "purpose of military exercises"(of course this can mean anything).Way back then, before the advent of so called terrorist, Gensan was expanding and has all this available land and suitable terrain for this kind infrastracture.Yes, the airport is designed to accomodate the b-52 and c-5a(largest aircraft in US inventory);thus the unique turn-around taxiway, and of course the port can handle an aircraft carrier.

nj_than

February 18th, 2010, 04:09 AM

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earlat

March 1st, 2010, 10:53 AM

unsay latest sa rehabilitation or expansion sa Gensan airport?

chevy_boy

March 1st, 2010, 10:58 AM

According sa S.O. ng Cebu Pacific sa GenSan, anytime na daw mag start kasi nandun na daw ibang materials

According pala sa isang pilot ng Cebu Pacific na nakausap ko GenSan daw ay isa sa safest airport sa Pilipinas... :)

xzibit31

March 1st, 2010, 12:04 PM

chevy_boy

March 4th, 2010, 02:21 AM

^^ in terms of everything... :) anyways, lahat naman ng pilot na nakausap ko yun yung sabi. Malakas nga lang daw yung hangin sa paligid....

xzibit31

March 4th, 2010, 04:05 AM

^^ in terms of everything... :) anyways, lahat naman ng pilot na nakausap ko yun yung sabi. Malakas nga lang daw yung hangin sa paligid....

ah ok. it should be. airport kasi yan. kung hindi sya safe, then it has no business being an airport. pero malakas talaga ang crosswind jan. potentially dangerous...

nj_than

March 19th, 2010, 03:53 AM

GenSan International Airport Terminal’s P20million expansion commences[/B]

In what is to be the most simple blessing rites Bariles has ever come across with, the General Santos City International Airport was blessed and prayed over this morning of March 18, 2010 by Diocesan Priest Fr. Joseph Benitez to mark the start of its renovation and expansion.

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Present during the blessing and the ribbon cutting plus the wall-wrecking ceremonies which followed were Representative Darlene Antonino-Custodio of the 1st District of South Cotabato and General Santos City Mayor Jun Acharon. Playing host was Air Transport Office Manager for GenSan Nathaniel Nazareno.

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"FR. JOSEPH BENITEZ BLESSES THE WALL TO BE TORN DOWN TO GIVE WAY TO THE BIGGER AND WIDER ARRIVAL AREA AND BAGGAGE CONVEYOR"

The renovation includes the improvement and renovation of the baggage area and the welcome area.

Accoring to ATO Manager Nathaniel Nazareno, the FIRST PHASE of the renovation work which will last from three to four months, and to cost P20million, includes the following:

The Improvement, widening and renovation of the BAGGAGE CLAIM and WELCOME AREA. A longer carousel to handle more incoming baggage and luggage and checked-in cargo from as many as two planes at once will replace the old one.
The improvement, widening and renovation of the CHECK-IN AREA which will include the setting up of a CONVEYOR behind the counters to immediately transport the luggage of departing passengers to the build-up area where they will be brought to the cargo compartment of the plane.
The improvement, widening and renovation of the PRE-DEPARTURE AREA to accommodate more seats for a projected surge in the volume of traffice in the coming months.

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Representative Darlene Custodio and GenSan Mayor Jun Acharon cut the ribbon to signal the start of the expansion work on the GenSan Airport terminal building while ATO Manager Nathaniel Nazareno looks on.

The funds for the improvement of the GenSan International Airport which totals P121 million (READ BLOG POST HERE) was mainly through the efforts of Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio. This will be her legacy to the people of the Soccsksargen Area even as she leaves her seat after the May 2010 elections for a new mandate closer to her people.

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"Mayor Jun Acharon perform the ceremonial wall-breaking of one of the walls of the old Baggage-Claim and Welcome Area of the GenSan International Airport."

All these mean a more aesthetically beautiful and functional airport and as GenSan Mayor Jun Acharon quipped, “Now everyone who flies in and sees the new GenSan International Airport will really declare as soon as they alight from their planes, “WOW! MAGANDANG GENSAN NGA TALAGA!”

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