[BXU] BUTUAN-BANCASI AIRPORT [RPME]
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[BXU] Butuan-Bancasi Airport


English: Bancasi Airport
Tagalog: Paliparan ng Bancasi
Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Bancasi

IATA Code: BXU
ICAO Code: RPME

Airport Type: Public/Military
Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves: Butuan City
Location: Barangay Bancasi, Butuan City
Elevation AMSL: 43 m / 141 ft
Coordinates: 08°57′04.76″N 125°28′40.70″E (http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Bancasi_Airport&params=08_57_04.76_N_125_28_40.70_E_type:airport)

Runways:
Direction: 12 / 30
Length: 1,966 m / 6,450
Surface: Partially Asphalt, Concrete

2008 CAAP Statistics:
Passengers: 308,405
Aircraft Movements: 3,294
Metric Tonnes of Cargo: 2,602

Information:
Bancasi Airport (Filipino (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_language): Paliparan ng Bancasi, Cebuano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebuano_language): Tugpahanan sa Bancasi) (IATA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association_airport_code): BXU, ICAO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code): RPME), also known as Butuan Airport, is an airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport) serving the general area of Butuan City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butuan_City), located in the province of Agusan del Norte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agusan_del_Norte) in the Philippines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines). It is the ONLY airport in the province and LARGEST in the Caraga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caraga) region. The airport is classified as a trunkline airport, or a major commercial airport, by the Air Transportation Office (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transportation_Office_%28Philippines%29), a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Transportation_and_Communications_%28Philippines%29) 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.

Airlines


Philippine Airlines (Manila)
Cebu Pacific Air (Manila, Cebu)


BUTUAN-BANCASI AIRPORT TOTAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
The Department of Transportation and Communication and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

a. EXTENSION OF RUNWAY
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php10,000,000 CY 2007 GAA
Project Status: COMPLETED, 30 April 2008

b. IMPROVEMENT OF NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php102,040,000 CY 2007 GAA
Project Status: COMPLETED, 28 August 2008

c. RUNWAY EXTENSION, WIDENING OF RUNWAY AND RESEALING OF JOINTS
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php50,000,000 CY 2006 GAA
Project Status: COMPLETED, 27 September 2008

d. SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF CAROUSEL CONVEYOR
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php5,000,000 CY 2006 GAA realignment from LADP
Project Status: COMPLETED, 26 July 2008

e. ASPHALT OVERLAY OF RUNWAY, EXTENSION OF RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND
COMPLETION OF SHOULDER GRADE CORRECTION
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php135,000,000 CY 2008 GAA
Project Status: ON-GOING*
Timetable: Orig Oct 2008-Sep 2009
Rev 14 Sep 2008-28 Oct 2009

* - Actual accomplishment is 68.67% as against the target of 67.47%, ahead of schedule by 1.20%

f. COMPLETION OF ASPHALT OVERLAY OF RUNWAY, SLOPE PROTECTION FOR RUNWAY EXTENSION, CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN GATE AND IMPROVEMENT OF TERMINAL BUILDING
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php165,500,000 CY 2008 & CY 2009
GOP including Php9,000,000 under CY 2008 (rehab of
Terminal Bldg.)
Project Status: ON-GOING
Timetable: 01 Apr-31 Dec 2009
Rev. Jun 2009-Dec 2009

For issuance of Notice of Award (NOA)

g. ANF (PROVISION OF MET INSTRUMENT)
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php5,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???
Timetable: Sep 2009-Dec 2009

Note: Advertised on 25 April 2009. Opening of bids scheduled on 10 June, 2009

h. UPGRADING/REHABILITATION OF ALS
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php30,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???
Timetable: Sep 2009-Dec 2009

Note: Advertised on 25 April 2009. Opening of bids scheduled on 10 June, 2009

i. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS)
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php70,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???
Timetable: Sep 2009-Dec 2009

Note: Requested to be realigned to purchase of DVOR by CAAP

j. SITE DEVELOPMENT
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php15,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???

Note: Approved POW forwarded to DOTC last 11 March 2009 for appropriate action.

k. SITE ACQUISITION
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php5,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???

Note: Approved POW forwarded to DOTC last 11 March 2009 for appropriate action.

Butuan-Bancasi Airport Photos

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More pics to come...:banana::banana:

Butuan Airport 1960's circa

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Fast Air
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Franz... grabe jud nimo ka resourceful da... hehehe :cheers:

Need nato i post ang status sa rehabilitation sa airport...

Do they have plans to rehabilitate the terminal?

Do they have plans to rehabilitate the terminal?

Yeah. They started to tear down some parts of the airport terminal.

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nice airport in Butuan

More data and photos added above! :)^^^^

Madyaw na Pagkani!!
BUTUAN-BANCASI AIRPORT
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Butuan Airport exterior ^^


English: Bancasi Airport
Tagalog: Paliparan ng Bancasi
Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Bancasi

IATA Code: BXU
ICAO Code: RPME

Airport Type: Public/Military
Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves: Butuan City
Location: Barangay Bancasi, Butuan City
Elevation AMSL: 43 m / 141 ft
Coordinates: 08°57′04.76″N 125°28′40.70″E (http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Bancasi_Airport&params=08_57_04.76_N_125_28_40.70_E_type:airport)

Runways:
Direction: 12 / 30
Length: 1,966 m / 6,450
Surface: Partially Asphalt, Concrete

2008 CAAP Statistics:
Passengers: 308,405
Aircraft Movements: 3,294
Metric Tonnes of Cargo: 2,602

Information:


Airlines


Philippine Airlines (Manila)
Air Philippines PAL Express (Cebu)
Cebu Pacific Air (Manila, Cebu)


BUTUAN-BANCASI AIRPORT TOTAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
The Department of Transportation and Communication and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines

a. EXTENSION OF RUNWAY
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php10,000,000 CY 2007 GAA
Project Status: COMPLETED, 30 April 2008

b. IMPROVEMENT OF NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php102,040,000 CY 2007 GAA
Project Status: COMPLETED, 28 August 2008

c. RUNWAY EXTENSION, WIDENING OF RUNWAY AND RESEALING OF JOINTS
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php50,000,000 CY 2006 GAA
Project Status: COMPLETED, 27 September 2008

d. SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF CAROUSEL CONVEYOR
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php5,000,000 CY 2006 GAA realignment from LADP
Project Status: COMPLETED, 26 July 2008

e. ASPHALT OVERLAY OF RUNWAY, EXTENSION OF RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND
COMPLETION OF SHOULDER GRADE CORRECTION
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php135,000,000 CY 2008 GAA
Project Status: ON-GOING*
Timetable: Orig Oct 2008-Sep 2009
Rev 14 Sep 2008-28 Oct 2009

* - Actual accomplishment is 68.67% as against the target of 67.47%, ahead of schedule by 1.20%

f. COMPLETION OF ASPHALT OVERLAY OF RUNWAY, SLOPE PROTECTION FOR RUNWAY EXTENSION, CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN GATE AND IMPROVEMENT OF TERMINAL BUILDING
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php165,500,000 CY 2008 & CY 2009
GOP including Php9,000,000 under CY 2008 (rehab of
Terminal Bldg.)
Project Status: ON-GOING
Timetable: 01 Apr-31 Dec 2009
Rev. Jun 2009-Dec 2009

For issuance of Notice of Award (NOA)

g. ANF (PROVISION OF MET INSTRUMENT)
Implementing Agency: DOTC
Project Cost: Php5,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???
Timetable: Sep 2009-Dec 2009

Note: Advertised on 25 April 2009. Opening of bids scheduled on 10 June, 2009

h. UPGRADING/REHABILITATION OF ALS
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php30,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???
Timetable: Sep 2009-Dec 2009

Note: Advertised on 25 April 2009. Opening of bids scheduled on 10 June, 2009

i. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS)
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php70,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???
Timetable: Sep 2009-Dec 2009

Note: Requested to be realigned to purchase of DVOR by CAAP

j. SITE DEVELOPMENT
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php15,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???

Note: Approved POW forwarded to DOTC last 11 March 2009 for appropriate action.

k. SITE ACQUISITION
Implementing Agency: CAAP
Project Cost: Php5,000,000 CY 2009 GOP CAAP
Project Status: ???

Note: Approved POW forwarded to DOTC last 11 March 2009 for appropriate action.

WOW! what is the total cost of the renovation of the airport?

International na ba after completion?

CONGRATULATIONS!!! :banana:

KArapat - dapat nga yan iCLAP! CLAP!:applause:

WOW! what is the total cost of the renovation of the airport?

International na ba after completion?

its just a trunkline regional domestic airport pa rin Fhdingding

bravo butuan!

Nice Photos here, thanks for sharing!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! :banana:

KArapat - dapat nga yan iCLAP! CLAP!:applause:

oi, linya ko man yan... hehehe... joke lng... :lol:

A Compilation of Videos...


VIDEOS: Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 Take-off from Butuan to Manila
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VIDEO: Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 Take-off from Butuan to Cebu
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VIDEO: Philippine Airlines Airbus A320 Take-off from Butuan to Manila
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VIDEO: Philippine Airlines Airbus A320 Landing to Butuan
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VIDEO: Philippine Airlines B737 Take-off to Manila
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VIDEO: Landing @ Bancasi Airport
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VIDEO: October 2007--Philippine Airlines RP-C3224 Overshot the Runway due to poor weather conditions
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VIDEO: Philippine Airlines at the tarmac
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VIDEO: Philippine Airlines @ Cruising Altitude bound for Butuan
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VIDEO: PAL Express from Cebu lands @ Butuan airport
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@All:

thank you most kindly for appreciating our airport!

Videos added above! ^^:)

Just a bit of trivia, for those who want to know the meaning of Bancasi Airport's IATA code.

Similar to Los Angeles decades ago, the weather station for what is now Bancasi Airport had a two-letter identifier. For the case of Butuan, this was BU. However, with the rapid expansion of the aviation industry (and with it the corresponding bloom in the number of airports), an additional letter was added for the airport to comply with the requirements. That's why BU became BXU. The "X" in BXU, similar to the "X" in LBX (Lubang Airport in Occidental Mindoro), XSO (Siocon Airport in Zamboanga del Norte) and XCN (a private airport in Coron, Palawan), does not stand for anything.

Just like in LA, I'm surprised to see that at least in SSC, BXU has become synonymous with Butuan. I wonder if that's the case in real life.

Double post. :ohno:

Just a bit of trivia, for those who want to know the meaning of Bancasi Airport's IATA code.

Similar to Los Angeles decades ago, the weather station for what is now Bancasi Airport had a two-letter identifier. For the case of Butuan, this was BU. However, with the rapid expansion of the aviation industry (and with it the corresponding bloom in the number of airports), an additional letter was added for the airport to comply with the requirements. That's why BU became BXU. The "X" in BXU, similar to the "X" in LBX (Lubang Airport in Occidental Mindoro), XSO (Siocon Airport in Zamboanga del Norte) and XCN (a private airport in Coron, Palawan), does not stand for anything.

Just like in LA, I'm surprised to see that at least in SSC, BXU has become synonymous with Butuan. I wonder if that's the case in real life.

Thanks for the trivia, Sky Harbor. Cheers! :okay:
Similar to Roxas Airport's IATA code, RXS.. but Roxas has an X in the name. So, that X in RXS stands for a reason.

^^ Roxas is an exception to that rule.

^^ Roxas is an exception to that rule.

^^Pasingit po. How about CYP for Calbayog? There's no P on it.
And also the WNP in Naga. Dalawa ang wala, W and P wala sa Naga. hehehe :lol:

^^ CalbaYog, Philippines. Same with MPH (Malay, PHilippines) and BPH (Bislig, PHilippines). WNP is a bit tricky. I always thought the N was for Naga and the P was for Pili (where the airport is located). Of course, those are guesses.

^^ OK thanks Sky_harbor.:D

Philippine Airlines
MNL-BXU
Flight: PR 477

Frequency: Daily (Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

Stops: 0

ETD: 11:00 / Manila [MNL] Ninoy Aquino International Airport Centennial Terminal 2, Philippines

ETA: 12:30 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport, Philippines

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Airbus A320/Airbus A319

BXU-MNL
Flight: PR 478

Frequency: Daily (Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

ETD: 13:10 / Butuan Bancasi Airport, Philippines

ETA: 14:40 / Manila [MNL] Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Airbus A320/Airbus A319

[B]Air Philippines PAL Express
CEB-BXU
Flight: PR 289

Frequency: Mon,Wed,Fri,Sat,Sun

ETD: 11:10 / Cebu [CEB] Mactan-Cebu International Airport

ETA: 12:00 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport, Philippines

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Bombardier de Havilland Canada 8 Dash Q300

BXU-CEB
Flight: PR 290

Frequency: Mon,Wed,Fri,Sat,Sun

ETD: 12:30 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport, Philippines

ETA: 13:20 / Cebu [CEB] Mactan-Cebu International Airport

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Bombardier de Havilland Canada 8 Dash Q300

Cebu Pacific
MNL-BXU
Flight: 5J 785

Frequency: Daily (Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

ETD: 9:50 / Manila [MNL] Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3

ETA: 11:15 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Airbus A320/Airbus A319




Flight: 5J 787

Frequency: Daily (Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

ETD: 12:05 / Manila [MNL] Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3

ETA: 13:30 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Airbus A320



BXU-MNL
Flight: 5J 786

Frequency: Daily (Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

ETD: 11:45 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport

ETA: 13:10 / Manila [MNL] Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Airbus A320/Airbus A319



Flight: 5J 788

Frequency: Daily (Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

ETD: 14:00 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport

ETA: 15:25 / Manila [MNL] Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Airbus A320



CEB-BXU
Flight: 5J 223

Frequency: Daily (Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

ETD: 13:40 / Cebu [CEB] Mactan-Cebu International Airport

ETA: 14:25 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Airbus A319

BXU-CEB
Flight: 5J 224

Frequency: Daily (Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat,Sun)

ETD: 14:55 / Butuan [BXU] Bancasi Airport

ETA: 15:40 / Cebu [CEB] Mactan-Cebu International Airport

Stops: 0

Aircraft Type: Airbus A319

There has been a change in the schedule regarding the flight between CEB-BXU v.v. Air Philippines will cease its operations starting September 1st so there's no codeshare between PAL and AirPhils which means only PAL Express will operate.

Effective this September 1st, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, PR 289, a Bombardier de Havilland Canada 8-Q300 will depart from Mactan-Cebu International Airport at exactly 9:20 AM and will arrive in Butuan's Bancasi Airport at approximately 10:10 AM. PR 290 will depart from Bancasi Airport at 10:35 AM and will arrive in Mactan-Cebu Int'l. Airport at 11:25 AM.

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ganda naman ng butuan airport....sana sunod na pics yung butuan downtown mismo...:lol:

ganda naman ng butuan airport....sana sunod na pics yung butuan downtown mismo...:lol:

t.y., kalbongdad.

I want to see the interior of Bancasi Airport. From Check-in to pre-departure. May restaurant or shops ba inside the airport? :)

I want to see the interior of Bancasi Airport. From Check-in to pre-departure. May restaurant or shops ba inside the airport? :)

I have no pics of the interiors and I couldn't find any pic on the net but if you're a first-timer here in Butuan, I'm sure you'll be shocked when you see the airport's interiors. :lol: It looks hideous! :ohno: Sa labas pa, pangit na tingnan, what if kung sa loob pa? hahaha Anyway, the airport is undergoing modernization na but still the size could possibly be small. The budget for this modernization is enormous and they didn't even consider constructing a new and modern airport. :ohno::ohno: There are alot of people complaining about the terminal which is poor in condition.

Ain't it obvious? The airport is too small and that's why PAL has its own building because the terminal is too small and there are no restaurants and shops inside the airport, hence these restos and souvenir shops have their own buildings outside the terminal. :ohno:

@Franz-Bxu, did you noticed the runway is already covered with asphalt, landing and take off is no longer that bumpy compared a year ago. :)

^^I hope that government will do something about it. Ang dami nang tao sa airport na yan. Hindi na kaya ng facilities sa sobrang dami ng tao. :ohno:

@Franz-Bxu, did you noticed the runway is already covered with asphalt, landing and take off is no longer that bumpy compared a year ago. :)

Nope, I haven't rode an airplane yet since birth but I love aviation since childhood.

Others that have flown from MNL-BXU and CEB-BXU said that the runway is now smooth because of the asphalt and yes, its no longer bumpy na. The airport can also handle night flights because lights were installed on the runway, thus making it easier for planes to land. There are flood lights at the tarmac too.

ph_matrix is that you? :nuts:

^^I hope that government will do something about it. Ang dami nang tao sa airport na yan. Hindi na kaya ng facilities sa sobrang dami ng tao. :ohno:

You're right, Frauelin. :okay:

Nope, I haven't rode an airplane yet since birth but I love aviation since childhood.

Others that have flown from MNL-BXU and CEB-BXU said that the runway is now smooth because of the asphalt and yes, its no longer bumpy na. The airport can also handle night flights because lights were installed on the runway, thus making it easier for planes to land. There are flood lights at the tarmac too.

ph_matrix is that you? :nuts:

Since mura na ang pamasahe ngayon? Why don't visit Cebu or even Manila? Para mas masaya ang experience. :) At the same time, mai-share mo na rin.

Since mura na ang pamasahe ngayon? Why don't visit Cebu or even Manila? Para mas masaya ang experience. :) At the same time, mai-share mo na rin.

Maybe...in the future. :lol:

yes, it's my new username. :)

Nope, I haven't rode an airplane yet since birth but I love aviation since childhood.

Others that have flown from MNL-BXU and CEB-BXU said that the runway is now smooth because of the asphalt and yes, its no longer bumpy na. The airport can also handle night flights because lights were installed on the runway, thus making it easier for planes to land. There are flood lights at the tarmac too.

ph_matrix is that you? :nuts:

Renovation for the terminal building has already commenced.
New perimeter fence at the tarmac
PAL deploys their Airbus A320 for MNL-BXU routes and v.v
Runway overlapped with asphalt
New lights added at the tarmac corners.
The Saturday flight of PAL Express CEB-BXU will not operate from September 19, 2009 to October 18, 2009.

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nice picture bai...

Netfind Photos
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I hope there's somebody who can take pics of the terminal interior nga latest, kung naa man gani nausab, hehehe.

Ilang airline company ba ang nag ooperate a BXU Airport?

Ang laki ng budget ng Butuan airport around P1.1B pero bakit di pa narerenovate ang terminal? Hmmh...

Ang laki ng budget ng Butuan airport around P1.1B pero bakit di pa narerenovate ang terminal? Hmmh...

^^ Baka ibinulsa na ang pera para magamit sa 2010 elections hehehe.:bash::bash:

Ilang airline company ba ang nag ooperate a BXU Airport?

Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and PAL Express. :)

Hopefully, may Zest Air soon.

^^ Baka ibinulsa na ang pera para magamit sa 2010 elections hehehe.:bash::bash:

Oo nga. Malapit na nga ang eleksiyon kaya naglabasan na ang mga proyekto. :lol:

Ang laki ng budget ng Butuan airport around P1.1B pero bakit di pa narerenovate ang terminal? Hmmh...

The renovation started a few weeks ago. Until now, they're still working on it. :)

I hope there's somebody who can take pics of the terminal interior nga latest, kung naa man gani nausab, hehehe.

Let's wait for a miracle. :nuts:

The airport is strict. There are airport security guards around. They won't even let us go near the arrival area. :lol:

Don't worry, it's just a matter of months until the said renovation would be complete.

The renovation started a few weeks ago. Until now, they're still working on it. :)

They have to let the funds keep on coming so the work will have to last twice as long. :bash: Hopefully the work will be done before Christmas.:)

Maraming nang flights sa Butuan, do dapat ayusin talaga ang terminal. Parang doon sa Tacloban at Legazpi.

They have to let the funds keep on coming so the work will have to last twice as long. :bash: Hopefully the work will be done before Christmas.:)

Yup, diyan na kasi sa month na yan ang Passenger Season. :)

Maraming nang flights sa Butuan, do dapat ayusin talaga ang terminal. Parang doon sa Tacloban at Legazpi.

Inaayos na nila, don't worry. :okay:

[BXU] BUTUAN-BANCASI AIRPORT UPDATES

PAL will be adding a morning Airbus A320 flight starting December 18.
Widening of access road has already commenced

Wow, congrats Butuanons. Dumadami na ang flights. Ilang flights naba lahat ang sineserve ng 3 airlines?

Wow, congrats Butuanons. Dumadami na ang flights. Ilang flights naba lahat ang sineserve ng 3 airlines?

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, there are a total of 5 flights (3 flights to MNL, 2 flights to CEB)

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, there are only 4 flights (3 flights to MNL, 1 flight to CEB)

:)

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Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, there are a total of 5 flights (3 flights to MNL, 2 flights to CEB)

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, there are only 4 flights (3 flights to MNL, 1 flight to CEB)

:)

Starting Dec 18

MNL-BXU-MNL 4 flights every M-W-F-Sa
MNL-BXU-MNL 3 flights every T-Th-Su
CEB-BXU-CEB 2 flights every M-W-F-Su
CEB-BXU-CEB 1 flight every T-Th-Sa

How many of these MNL frequencies are from PR and 5J? Is CEB-BXU of 5J everyday?

CEB - BXU, 5J, everyday. ang PALEx, everyday except Tth

PR and 5J from Manila, Every day.. ang 5J, there are times na twice a day.

CAAP Office in Butuan City

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PAL A319 BXU Airport bound for Manila
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Brilliant pictures. :applause: Thanks for sharing, invhictus. :bow: :)

PR and 5J from Manila, Every day.. ang 5J, there are times na twice a day.

Sir james,

Cebu Pacific has two (2) MNL-BXU flights everyday.

Cebu Pacific A320 from Manila (Landing Sequence)
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Guess what airline? hehehe

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:nuts:^^

^^

PAL

^^

PAL

korek! haha :lol: ^^

*bump*

NEW Flight Schedules Effective December 18, 2009 - January 31, 2010

Monday
10:10am PAL Express/PR 289/CEB/DH3
10:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 475/MNL/A320
11:15am Cebu Pacific/5J 785/MNL/A319
12:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 477/MNL/A319
01:30pm Cebu Pacific/5J 787/MNL/A320
02:15pm Cebu Pacific/5J 223/CEB/A319

Tuesday
11:15am Cebu Pacific/5J 785/MNL/A319
12:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 477/MNL/A319
01:30pm Cebu Pacific/5J 787/MNL/A320
02:15pm Cebu Pacific/5J 223/CEB/A319

Wednesday
10:10am PAL Express/PR 289/CEB/DH3
10:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 475/MNL/A320
11:15am Cebu Pacific/5J 785/MNL/A319
12:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 477/MNL/A319
01:30pm Cebu Pacific/5J 787/MNL/A320
02:15pm Cebu Pacific/5J 223/CEB/A319

Thursday
11:15am Cebu Pacific/5J 785/MNL/A319
12:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 477/MNL/A319
01:30pm Cebu Pacific/5J 787/MNL/A320
02:15pm Cebu Pacific/5J 223/CEB/A319

Friday
10:10am PAL Express/PR 289/CEB/DH3
10:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 475/MNL/A320
11:15am Cebu Pacific/5J 785/MNL/A319
12:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 477/MNL/A319
01:30pm Cebu Pacific/5J 787/MNL/A320
02:15pm Cebu Pacific/5J 223/CEB/A319

Saturday
10:10am PAL Express/PR 289/CEB/DH3
10:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 475/MNL/A320
11:15am Cebu Pacific/5J 785/MNL/A319
12:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 477/MNL/A319
01:30pm Cebu Pacific/5J 787/MNL/A320
02:15pm Cebu Pacific/5J 223/CEB/A319

Sunday
10:10am PAL Express/PR 289/CEB/DH3
11:15am Cebu Pacific/5J 785/MNL/A319
12:20am Philippine Airlines/PR 477/MNL/A319
01:30pm Cebu Pacific/5J 787/MNL/A320
02:15pm Cebu Pacific/5J 223/CEB/A319

are there any areas here where i can see the planes? :D

are there any areas here where i can see the planes? :D

You want far or close?

^^ mas maganda kung close...thats what a planespotter wants right? :D

^^ mas maganda kung close...thats what a planespotter wants right? :D

Yeah. The plane can be too close once it's in Libertad or Bancasi. You can try the Bonbon road or the sports complex in Libertad.

meron bang area sa tabi ng terminal na makita ang mga aircraft? of course without getting inside the premises which is obviously prohibited~ :D

meron bang area sa tabi ng terminal na makita ang mga aircraft? of course without getting inside the premises which is obviously prohibited~ :D

There's a little road to the right which can be seen through the access road that leads to the runway but there's a guard house without a guard. Don't worry, if you see a guard, just tell the guard that you'll take pictures of airplanes. :lol:

But if you really want to play safe then I recommend the Sports Complex or the Bonbon Access road in Brgy. Libertad, or somewhere in Ideal Homes because those are open areas.

To give you an idea, here's Rwy 30.
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Rwy 12

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nice pics....

i had a great time planespotting here today...pics later din...hanap muna ako ng mem card reader... :D

sa tabi ng cargo terminal ako ng spot...the guards seem kind enough to let me planespot there...marami rin spectators kasi eh :D

DVO planespotters on the prowl...even in BXU :D

i had a great time planespotting here today...pics later din...hanap muna ako ng mem card reader... :D

sa tabi ng cargo terminal ako ng spot...the guards seem kind enough to let me planespot there...marami rin spectators kasi eh :D

DVO planespotters on the prowl...even in BXU :D

Saan banda? Yung sa may PAL bldg.? yung may gate? Hehehe marami talagang tao diyan. Doon din ako magspectate eh. Actually 4 planes of Cebu Pacific landed. 1 PAL Express and 1 PAL. I also had a great time planespotting in Rwy 12. :lol: Minalas din ako dahil low-battery yung camcorder ko kaya I only took pics of the first Cebu Pac plane and PAL Express DH3. :lol:

I'm so excited to see those pics. I hope you took pics of the terminal building too. :)

^^ yung may renovation no? nice to see some improvements... :okay:

Noize, saan na yung mga pics? :nuts:

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^^ stairs for 5J

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^^ Terminal

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^^ Renovation or a bit of extension?

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^^ VOR thingy
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^^ "mini-airplane" :lol:

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^^ 5J RP-C3195 arrives from MNL...

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^^ and several minutes later...ready to depart...

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^^ taxiing for runway 30...

...and thats how i did my planespotting there in BXU...

...anyway, i shall return...next month sana :D

Nice one Noize! :applause: :applause:
Thanx!

Sana babalik ka dito this Christmas at kasama mo na ang mga members ng Davao Planespotters Society. hehehe :)

Airport needs a new terminal... or rehabilitate the existing airport! Maliit lng kc ang airport. sikip pa maxado. even when the terminal expansion is finished, it will still not cater the airport's passenger volume. ok lang cguro kung off peak season... pero if holiday season, grabe! sobrang sikip talaga!

nice...

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^^ 5J RP-C3195 arrives from MNL...

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^^ and several minutes later...ready to depart...

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^^ taxiing for runway 30...

...and thats how i did my planespotting there in BXU...

...anyway, i shall return...next month sana :D

right! need jud og new terminal... :bash:

Airport needs a new terminal... or rehabilitate the existing airport! Maliit lng kc ang airport. sikip pa maxado. even when the terminal expansion is finished, it will still not cater the airport's passenger volume. ok lang cguro kung off peak season... pero if holiday season, grabe! sobrang sikip talaga!

Anong nagngyari sa Air Philippines(PAL Express)? mag-end na service nila this Nov 30 sa BXU.

Anong nagngyari sa Air Philippines(PAL Express)? mag-end na service nila this Nov 30 sa BXU.

Di nila kaya tapatan ang 5J dahil turbofan planes ang kanilang ginagamit compare sa small planes ng 2P. The good news, baka magdaily na soon ang A319 BXU-CEB service.

Anong nagngyari sa Air Philippines(PAL Express)? mag-end na service nila this Nov 30 sa BXU.

Yup, I saw their schedule yesterday. They'll end CEB-BXU this Nov. 30.

Di nila kaya tapatan ang 5J dahil turbofan planes ang kanilang ginagamit compare sa small planes ng 2P. The good news, baka magdaily na soon ang A319 BXU-CEB service.

Matagal na yung CEB-BXU Daily service ng 5J gamit ang kanilang Airbus A319-100.
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BANCASI AIRPORT TERMINAL
Butuan City




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BXU BANCASI AIRPORT PARKING AREA


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AIRPORT WAITING SHED

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So is the airport under renovation right now?

So is the airport under renovation right now?

The renovation started a few months ago. :lol:

Thanks for posting those, ate bunns.

Maraming flights siguro ang delayed or cancelled dahil sa Bagyong Urduja.

The Bancasi Airport is undergoing expansion to accomodate more airbuses. Daily flights from Butuan to Cebu and Manila are being served by Cebu Pacific, Air Philippines and Philippine Airlines. The Bancasi airport is the 12th busiest airport in the country according to the Air Transportation Office. It has various food outlets within the vicinity for pasalubong. During Christmas season, lechon from Butuan are common sight being transported to Manila, for its crispiness and taste.


Source: http://www.butuan.gov.ph/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=65

New Sched of Cebu Pacific for CEB-BXU leg effective December 8, 2009

Cebu - Butuan
5J – 223 Daily A319 Leave Cebu 13:30 Arrive Butuan 14:15
5J – 219 TU/TH/SA/SU ATR Leave Cebu 06:00 Arrive Butuan 06:50

Butuan - Cebu
5J – 224 Daily A319 Leave Butuan 14:45 Arrive Cebu 15:30
5J – 220 TU/TH/SA/SU ATR Leave Butuan 07:10 Arrive Cebu 08:00


I commend the owners of Cebu Pacific who also own the Robinson's Malls and Robinson's Land Corporation for believing that Butuan is a market worth investing for.

New Sched of Cebu Pacific for CEB-BXU leg effective December 8, 2009

Cebu - Butuan
5J – 223 Daily A319 Leave Cebu 13:30 Arrive Butuan 14:15
5J – 219 TU/TH/SA/SU ATR Leave Cebu 06:00 Arrive Butuan 06:50

Butuan - Cebu
5J – 224 Daily A319 Leave Butuan 14:45 Arrive Cebu 15:30
5J – 220 TU/TH/SA/SU ATR Leave Butuan 07:10 Arrive Cebu 08:00


I commend the owners of Cebu Pacific who also own the Robinson's Malls and Robinson's Land Corporation for believing that Butuan is a market worth investing for.

Cheers! and more flights to Butuan! :):)

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Updated schedule for MNL-BXU ^^

Timings change every Wednesday and Saturday using A320.

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^^

As for PAL...

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CEB offers domestic and international seat sale as low as P999

For January-March 2010 travel

The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) entices passengers to travel with a system-wide seat sale for as low as P999. Seat sale period is from December 5-6, 2009, for travel from January 1 to March 31, 2010.
All of CEB’s 32 domestic destinations are up for grabs at the ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare of P999. This includes direct flights from Cebu to Butuan and Surigao, as well as flights from Manila to Kalibo (Boracay), Naga, San Jose (Mindoro) and Laoag. CEB also flies direct from Davao to Zamboanga, Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro.
Passengers can also avail of P999 ‘Go Lite’ seats from Manila to Taipei and Kota Kinabalu, and from Clark to Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Bangkok.
Flights from Manila to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Macau and Guangzhou, and flights to Hong Kong and Singapore from Manila and Cebu are also available for only P1,499.
Meanwhile, for the ‘Go Lite’ fare of P1,999, passengers can fly to Incheon from Manila or Cebu, and to Pusan from Cebu. They can also opt to travel from Manila to Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur or Jakarta. Those with check-in luggage will just add P100 upon booking.
Lastly, Manila-Osaka seats are available at the ‘Go’ fare of P1,999.
“We have the most extensive network in the Philippines, bringing people to their destinations faster and with more convenience. Seat sales like this offering CEB’s trademark low fare alternative give every Juan’s 2010 domestic and international travel an additional boost,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.
“CEB encourages passengers to book early and call (02)7020-888 or (032)230-8888 or visit www.cebupacificair.com (http://www.cebupacificair.com/) for their travel needs. Those still planning to book this December can also check the seat availability on the extra flights we mounted especially for the holiday season,” she added.
Asia’s third-largest low-cost carrier, CEB has the most number of flights, routes and destinations in the country. It uses a fleet of 21 Airbus A320 and 8 ATR72-500 aircraft, which is one of the youngest in Asia.

Bukas na ang maiden flight ng 5J CEB-BXU morning service. :banana:

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MANILA STANDARD TODAY

Airline adding flights

PHILIPPINE Airlines said Thursday it has added flights, new routes, and bigger aircraft to accommodate the expected increase in the number of travelers during the holidays.

In a statement, the Lucio Tan-owned airline said it had launched special charter flights on the following routes and dates:

• Taipei-Kalibo-Taipei: Dec. 16, 2009 to March 27, 2010
• Cebu-Incheon (South Korea)-Cebu: Dec. 24, 2009 onwards
• Manila-Kansai (Japan)-Cebu-Manila: Dec. 30, 2009
• Manila-Cebu-Kansai-Manila: Jan. 3, 2010
• Manila-Haneda (Japan)-Cebu: Dec. 30, 2009
• Cebu-Haneda-Manila: Jan. 2, 2010
• Cebu-Narita-Cebu: Jan. 4, 2010
• Cebu-Narita-Manila: Jan. 8, 2010.

The airline said it will also use bigger aircraft on the following destinations:

• Melbourne-Sydney: Dec. 18 to 19, 2009 (B747-400)
• Guam: Dec. 18 to 19, 2009, and Jan. 2 to 3, 2010 (A330)
• Singapore: Jan. 2 and 3, 2010 (A330)
• Hong Kong: Dec. 20 and 26, 2009, and Jan. 2 and 3, 2010 (B747, A330, and B777-300ER)
• Macau: Dec. 20, 2009, and Jan. 3, 2010 (A330)
• Bangkok: Dec. 26, 29, and 30, 2009, and Jan. 3, 2010 (B747-400).

PAL said it had also increased its frequencies to Vancouver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Sydney, and Melbourne by one or two flights a week, while two to three weekly flights were added to Singapore and Bangkok.

The carrier’s thrice-a-day flights to Kalibo had been increased to 29 flights a week, while the daily service to Butuan was increased to 11 times a week.

Passengers may check flight schedules online or by calling PAL Reservations at 855-8888.










^^
:banana::banana::banana:

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UPDATE: AS OF DECEMBER 20,2009 @ 11:50 AM

RENOVATION & EXTENSION OF TERMINAL BUILDING
BUTUAN BANCASI AIRPORT



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From Butuan City Thread ^^

BUTUAN BANCASI AIRPORT SCENES: DECEMBER 20, 2009







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More pix ^^

bakit di pa nagresume ang butuan to cebu flight ng pal, buti pa ang cebu to ozamiz hindi nila tinanggal, does it mean mas marami pang pasahero sa ozamiz kesa butuan going to cebu, paging pal o air philippines pls. resume your butuan to cebu na, ayoko sa cebu pacific,pag nacancel ang flight theyu dont care pababayaan ka na lang na parang basahan, total nakabyad ka na, di tu;lad sa pal na ikocomfort ka talaga ,

^^ PAL can't compete with Cebu Pacific because they're (5J) using an A319 on the route. One thing is definite here: people prefer to fly jet planes than turboprops.

Repost from Butuan City thread.
UPDATE:


BANCASI TERMINAL BUILDING RENOVATION & EXTENSION
BANCASI
Butuan City

(PHOTOS TAKEN FEB. 6,2010)


ARRIVAL AREA:

SEE PIC BELOW:


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PRE-DEPARTURE & CHECK -IN AREA (Bali once finished, magkakatabi na ang Check-in counters ng PAL & Cebu Pacific)


GOOD NEWS: The whole CHECK-IN AREA will soon be air-conditioned :banana:



See pics below:


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The pinakadulo portion of the building will soon be Cebu Pacific's ticketing Office. Face to face na sila with PAL office :lol:

See Pic below with arrow:


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kagaya pala ang terminal nyo ng kalibo...prototype....yan yung mga terminal na ginawa sa panahon pa ni makoy......well at least may ginagawa palang maintenance.....

kagaya pala ang terminal nyo ng kalibo...prototype....yan yung mga terminal na ginawa sa panahon pa ni makoy......well at least may ginagawa palang maintenance.....


The terminal looks corrupt. Same as the president who realized this under his term... CORRUPT. :bash:

The terminal looks corrupt. Same as the president who realized this under his term... CORRUPT. :bash:
Calm down folks! If the drawings and contract amount is consistent, its hard to see corruption there.By the way, it is "standard" in construction to short-changed some materials so the contractor can compensate for the loss of profit due to the pay-off's being done to rig the bidding process.Unfortunately, this is the cancer of any government infrastructure projects.It's not the ideal improvement you've envisioned but at least something was improved.

Cheers! and more flights to Butuan! :):)
In fairness to PAlex patrons on the shelved Cebu-Butuan route, any disappointments from them? Or I guess Agusan folks don't mind going all out for LowCostCarriers.If PALex has sustained its operations in Ozamiz and Dipolog,whats wrong with Butuan/Agusan?

In fairness to PAlex patrons on the shelved Cebu-Butuan route, any disappointments from them? Or I guess Agusan folks don't mind going all out for LowCostCarriers.If PALex has sustained its operations in Ozamiz and Dipolog,whats wrong with Butuan/Agusan?

Travelers prefer the bigger airplane of Cebu Pacific, an Airbus A319, which is used in the CEB-BXU leg, than the turbo-prop Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 of PAL Express that's why PALex succumbed to 5J. Kaya ayun, wala nang PALex dito. :lol:

Travelers prefer the bigger airplane of Cebu Pacific, an Airbus A319, which is used in the CEB-BXU leg, than the turbo-prop Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 of PAL Express that's why PALex succumbed to 5J. Kaya ayun, wala nang PALex dito. :lol:

Same lang sa GenSan... Sabay nag pull-out sa BXU and GES ang PALEx

Same lang sa GenSan... Sabay nag pull-out sa BXU and GES ang PALEx

Sister Cities talaga ano? hehehe :naughty: :lol:

Travelers prefer the bigger airplane of Cebu Pacific, an Airbus A319, which is used in the CEB-BXU leg, than the turbo-prop Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 of PAL Express that's why PALex succumbed to 5J. Kaya ayun, wala nang PALex dito. :lol:
Thanks, that confirms my previous post.Good to hear it from Butuanon's themselves.

Thanks, that confirms my previous post.Good to hear it from Butuanon's themselves.

Hoping for more flights this summer! :cheers:

There are rumors daw na Zest Air might fly over Butuan airspace pero it's impossible for now. :lol:

Calm down folks! If the drawings and contract amount is consistent, its hard to see corruption there.By the way, it is "standard" in construction to short-changed some materials so the contractor can compensate for the loss of profit due to the pay-off's being done to rig the bidding process.Unfortunately, this is the cancer of any government infrastructure projects.It's not the ideal improvement you've envisioned but at least something was improved.

I must say to some degree...a victim of national government coruption.

the original plan under the Third Airports Development Project (TADP) under the ADB program (which seeks to develop airports of Butuan, Pagadian, Cotabato, Puerto Princesa and Kalibo) into world class standards entails a totally new structures and facilities...but due to government's inaction, the loan went on an expiry and the government was forced to scale down the project...that's why you can see such developments supposedly world class as envisioned ...yet so mediocre in actual..

only the airports project under the Obuchi Fund from JICA (Silay-Bacolod, Iloilo)..went on as planned and built acording to the letter...

marami ng ticketing outlets ang cebu pacific around the city, may we know kung paano magput up ng ticketing outlet, ano ang mga terms and conditions, magkano ang franchise fee, we are interested to put up one here in libertad

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Getting ready for departure to Manila. A Cebu Pacific A319-100 from Cebu was about to land so they stayed for a while before taxiing for takeoff.

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RP, Australia partnership defines strategic nat’l transport network

By EDU H. LOPEZ
March 15, 2010, 3:12pm

The Philippines-Australia Partnership for Economic Governance Reforms (PEGR) has defined a strategic national transport network under the proposed national transport plan for the country.

The strategic national transport network will serve to create a unified, well-integrated economy where people and goods can move and trade swiftly and efficiently both domestically and internationally, according to assistant team leader George Esguerra.

The network would expand capacities and level of service in the inter-regional and inter-provincial transport links based on the emerging concentrations of demand generated by industries and services.

Esguerra stressed that the country’s roads, seaports, airports, and railways have been spotty and many of them are operating beyond asset capacities.

As specified in the plan, the strategic national road network consists of north-south road backbone, east-west laterals, and other roads of strategic national importance which inter-link regional and provincial capitals, growth centers, and defined principal ports and airports of the country.

The plan aims to increase the paved ratio from 21% to 90% of the entire road network by end-2016.

As regards the national port network, it covers the base ports and terminal ports under the jurisdiction of the Philippine Port Authority (PPA) and the Cebu Port Authority (CPA), and ports directly managed by the special economic zones, particularly the Subic Port (SP) and the Mindanao International Container Port (MICP).

The plan targets to improve or construct 15 RORO terminal ports and nine ports for international transport and strengthen port security systems and procedures of all national ports by end-2016.

The national airport network, on the other hand, consists of the international ports under the special airport authorities and the national airports in the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) airport classifications, except the 40 community airports while the road RORO terminal system includes the identified Western, Central and Eastern Nautical Highways.

Under the plan, four international airports (Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Mactan, Cebu and Laoag) will be developed and four intermodal and tourism airports such as Panglao, Caticlan, Puerto Princesa, Butuan and Cotabato – are to be EXPANDED.

The strategic national transport network translates to a seamless, intermodal transport logistics network connecting production hubs, distribution centers and markets to establish high-quality, efficient logistics chains.

Part of the plan is to establish a single transport document for customs, immigration, quarantine and security purposes that can be used in all transport modes and a single access point for administrative processes and procedures to promote the simplification and decentralization of exchanges of freight-related information and to substantially reduce the cost of regulatory requirements.

The proposed NTP is estimated to cost P748 billion or about 1.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), about 69% of which are for road and road transport.

The investment cost is slightly higher than the average actual investment in transport infrastructure during period 1999-2008, which is less than 1% of GDP, but is significantly lower compared to about 4% for other Asian countries.

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great photos...can't wait to come back in May and planespot here again...:cheers:

great photos...can't wait to come back in May and planespot here again...:cheers:

Thanks Noize. :okay: ^^

kelan matatapos ang renovation sa terminal? sana matapos na to before may

uli ka karong mayo james? we'll meet there sometimes on may... :)

kelan matatapos ang renovation sa terminal? sana matapos na to before may

I agree with Bob...

They're posting the proposal with photos saying this and that, but what happen now, turns to unrealistic... yes! there's some renovations on going but not the real proposal anymore... :ohno::ohno::ohno:

I must say to some degree...a victim of national government coruption.

the original plan under the Third Airports Development Project (TADP) under the ADB program (which seeks to develop airports of Butuan, Pagadian, Cotabato, Puerto Princesa and Kalibo) into world class standards entails a totally new structures and facilities...but due to government's inaction, the loan went on an expiry and the government was forced to scale down the project...that's why you can see such developments supposedly world class as envisioned ...yet so mediocre in actual..

only the airports project under the Obuchi Fund from JICA (Silay-Bacolod, Iloilo)..went on as planned and built acording to the letter...

AIRPHIL EXPRESS AIRBUS A-320
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New jets mark Airphil Express relaunch
(March 28, 2010)




Low-cost carrier Air Philippines is re-launching itself under the brand name Airphil Express starting March 28, 2010 with the acquisition of two Airbus A320-200 aircraft.

The two A320s, sporting the new Airphil Express livery and configured mono-class of 177 seats, will fly starting March 28 from Manila to Iloilo, Bacolod, Puerto Princesa and Cagayan de Oro, signaling the resumption of jet service to these domestic points.

The first A320, with registry number RP-C3227, will be formally blessed in a simple ceremony on March 27 at the airline’s hangar at Nichols, Pasay City.

Airphil Express is acquiring a total of 20 new airplanes over the next four years, to be added to the current fleet of eight Bombardier Q400 and Q300 turbo-prop aircraft.

Aside from the two leased narrow-body jets, four brand-new A320s will also be delivered from Airbus’ manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France, between September and November 2010. Four more A320 aircraft will join the fleet next year, five aircraft in 2012 and another five in 2013.

"We want to position Airphil Express as a low-cost carrier offering quality service," said David Lim, President of Airphil Express.. "The modernization of our fleet will hopefully enable us to increase market share while the industry braces for the eventual rebound."

The route network of Airphil Express will continue to expand as it adds to its existing flights to the following domestic destinations: Tuguegarao, Naga, San Jose (Mindoro), Busuanga, Boracay (Caticlan), Catarman, Calbayog, Tacloban, Ormoc, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Surigao, Dipolog, Cagayan de Oro, Ozamiz, Zamboanga, Davao and Masbate.

More domestic points will be added to the route network when more jets join the fleet.

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AIRPHIL EXPRESS ASSURES SAFETY DESPITE EU BAN




Low-cost carrier Airphil Express today (March 31,2010) assured its passengers and the riding public that flying by air is still one of the safest modes of transportation in the Philippines.

Airphil Express issued the statement amidst the recent decision by the European Commission’s air safety committee to ban all Philippine carriers from flying to member-states of the European Union.

“While no Philippine carrier currently flies to any point in Europe, we wish to assure our loyal patrons that our planes are well-maintained and adhere to a strict maintenance policy that puts a premium on passenger comfort and safety, “said Airphil president David Lim.

He explained that while the EC ban has no direct effect on local airlines, it gives the impression that Philippine carriers are unsafe.

“Airphil Express is committed to safety. In fact, that is precisely the reason why we are uncompromising when it comes to aircraft maintenance. We also continue to boost our fleet with the acquisition of new jet aircraft in addition to our well-maintained fleet of turboprop aircraft,” said Lim.

Three days ago, the former Air Philippines re launched itself under the brand name Airphil Express, signaling its entry into the budget airline business.

It took delivery of two Airbus A320s which sport the new Airphil Express livery and configured monoclass with 177 seats. The new jet aircraft began flying from Manila to Iloilo, Bacolod, Puerto Princesa and Cagayan de Oro last March 28.

Taipan Lucio Tan, chairman of Airphil’s sister firm Philippine Airlines, said Airphil Express is acquiring a total of 20 new airplanes over the next four years, in addition to the current fleet of eight Bombardier Q400 and Q300 turbo-prop aircraft.

Aside from the two leased narrow-body jets, four brand-new A320s will also be delivered from Airbus manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France between September and November 2010. Four more aircraft will join the fleet next year, five aircraft in 2012 and another five in 2013. Tan added.
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Cebu Pacific offers P999 all-domestic seat sale

April 7, 2010, 3:04pm


Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’ low-fare airline pioneer, will offer a P999 ‘‘Go Lite’’ seat sale for all domestic destinations on April 7 and 8, 2010, for travel from June 1 to August 31, 2010.

CEB’s 33 domestic destinations include Boracay (Caticlan), Coron (Busuanga), Puerto Princesa (Palawan), Iloilo, Bacolod, Laoag, Tacloban, Cebu, Davao, Pagadian and Cagayan de Oro.The seat sale includes routes serviced by buses and ferries with direct flights from Cebu to Dumaguete, Butuan, Dipolog, Surigao, Siargao, Ozamiz and Pagadian, or from Davao to Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, Iloilo and Cebu.

Passengers with check-in luggage just need to add P100 upon booking.

The airline is also offering ‘Go Lite’ seat sales for Incheon from Manila and Cebu to Incheon, and Cebu to Pusan flights for P2,999 and Manila to Osaka for P2,499. These are for travel from September 1 to November 30, 2010.

“CEB remains consistent with its vision of ‘It’s Time Every Juan Flies.’ With this seat sale, more first-timers and frequent travelers are given the opportunity to travel not only locally but also to Korea and Japan. Leisure and business travelers also get the chance to visit various destinations more often with CEB’s trademark low fares,” CEB vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog said.

“We hope our guests can take advantage of this seat sale to experience the convenience of air travel, using CEB’s Manila, Cebu and Davao hubs’ inter-island direct flights,” she said

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Passenger shipping industry drowns while budget airlines fly high


While overloading used to be an easy culprit in most sea mishaps in the Philippines involving passenger liners, the case of the recently capsized Princess of the Stars shows that traveling by sea is not the primary choice to reach any of the archipelago's over 7,100 islands anymore.

The ill-fated Sulpicio Line ship plying the primary Manila-Cebu route had a capacity of 1,992 passengers, excluding crew members. But when it encountered rough waters during a typhoon and capsized in June 21, it was only carrying over 700 passengers and more than a hundred crew members.

It means the massive 23,824-ton ship was going ahead with an expected business-as-usual day with just about 40 percent load.

Compare that with another ship also owned by Sulpicio Line, the M/V Dona Paz, which sank in 1987 after colliding with a small oil tanker. Its weight was just 2,215-ton, a fraction of M/V Princess of the Stars'.

M/V Dona Paz had a capacity of only 1,518 passengers, but after the tragedy it was found to be carrying more than twice what it was allowed. Investigations following its sinking showed that it was overloaded and up to 4,375 people onboard died. It has gone down in history as the worst maritime disaster during peacetime.

The M/V Dona Paz tragedy, however, occurred during the Christmas holidays, a peak season in the travel industry. M/V Princess of the Stars, on the other hand, was traveling during a traditionally low season.

Nonetheless, transportation industry observers note that a 40 percent load factor even during an off-peak season is low.

This could be explained by recent realities in the inter-island shipping industry and the dynamics in the overall transportation industry in the Philippines, especially those that occurred in the past three years.

Flying more affordable

The changes in the inter-island transportation were not due to competition among passenger liners themselves. The threat came from substitutes.

It started in 2005 when Cebu Pacific, a local airline which used to compete with legacy and full-service airline, Philippine Airlines, changed its business model and decided to follow a growing trend among the global aviation players—it converted into a low-cost, no-frills airline.

Cebu Pacific and other local carriers were born after the aviation industry in the Philippines was deregulated during the Ramos administration in the nineties.

Cebu Pacific dramatically dropped its fares for various domestic destinations by reducing turnaround time, thus increasing per-plane utilization. In other words, its planes were up in the air most of the day, which meant more revenue per passenger. It also reduced operating cost by removing traditional freebies, such as complementary food. They computerized ticketing and offered lower fares for early bookers.

In other words, it was going for volume. Eventually, other local airlines followed suit. Now, PAL Express, Asian Spirit, and Southeast Asian Air are also offering more affordable plane fares to local and international destinations.

Budget airlines proved to be a hit as more flying passengers increase every year. The increases in airline passengers did not only account for new—and more frequent—inter-island hoppers, it also meant passengers who were on budget and considered flying a luxury now have an alternative mode of transport.

Depending on the season and timing of purchase, a round trip plane fare between Manila and Cebu could go as low as P3,000. In the past, round trip boat fares on the same route hovered between P4,000 to P8,000. But even at reduced rates of up to a little over P2,000, the small difference with the cost of flying have enticed some to convert.

The airlines could afford to offer these low fares after they adopted a sophisticated pricing strategy that guided budget carriers in allocating more discounted seats during the lean months of June to October to improve their load factor, or the measure of how full the aircraft is. Thus, even on lean months, Cebu Pacific's load factor can go as high as 80 percent.

Flying budget airlines is not only more affordable now, it is also more convenient. A Manila-Cebu boat ride, for example, takes almost a day. A plane ride, on the other hand, takes just over an hour.

Richard Pinkham, a Singapore-based aviation expert previously with the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation, explained to abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak what this means to the customers: "If you can lure a new passenger onto an airplane with a super low fare, then it will be harder for that person to accept a long ferry ride in the future. They may return to the airplane even though the price has gone up."

Diminishing sea passengers

The diminishing trend in the number of people taking sea craft as a means of transport was evident in the decreasing growth rates. According to the Philippine Ports Authority data, in 2005, overall recorded passengers taking sea-based transport grew by only 2.55 percent. It has been downhill since.

In 2006, total sea craft passengers dropped by 8.27 percent. That's only 42.56 million passengers for the entire year. Data for 2007 is expected to show that passenger counts plunged deeper.

The business decisions of market leader and publicly listed Aboitiz Transport Services in 2007 provided indications on where this industry is headed. The dramatic reduction in their passenger loads cut their revenues up to 30 percent in 2007.

To adapt, they have converted several of their passenger-cargo lines, under the Superferry brand, to accommodate more cargo than passengers.

This means shipping companies such as Aboitiz Transport and Sulpicio lines have joined another competitor—the government-backed roll-on-roll-off (RORO) operations, which resulted in lower operating costs not only for cargo operators but also as another substitute for passengers who still could not afford flying.

Roro is less expensive for those involved in the cargo business because of its multi-port approach. For example, a Roro boat that leaves the Batangas port can pass by various smaller islands, such as Mindoro and a few more islands, which are not traditionally serviced by other big boats because business there used to be not as brisk as, say the likes of Cebu, Iloilo, Davao and Cagayan de Oro, where there are more commercial activities.

Roro, which was launched in 2003, has since led to changes in areas and islands that used to be left behind in terms of economic development. According to Henry Basilio, a transportation export from the University of Asia and the Pacific, cargo traffic for Roro vessels in 2003 was only at 30,000 metric tons. He said this has since increased exponentially to 240,000 metric tons recently.

Poorer customers take sea-based transpo

Several short-haul inter-island ferries have also increased their business as cargo and passengers between two nearby islands have increased. These routes are usually serviced by fastcraft ferries that could carry a few hundred passengers.

Basilio said the Roro is also cost competitive for passengers. Roro vessels carried only 130,000 passengers in 2003, and has since skyrocketed to about 700,000 passengers in 2007.

"The winner in this case is the riding public. The competition not just among the shipping liners’ peers but from other modes of transport as well," Basilio said.

Basilio said that the budget airline industry has eaten into the first and second class passengers of the shipping industry. "Those who still could not afford the few hundreds or thousands of peso difference between a plane and ferry fare are still taking the latter."

These include housemaids from the southern part of the country who are working in Metro Manila or students from the south studying in universities in Metro Manila.

"Domestic sea passengers in the country are mostly the C and D crowd or low-income group of the society," Basilio said.

Passengers are gravy

Shipping companies which ply longer inter-island distances, such as Manila-Cebu and Cebu-Zamboanga, among others, are traditionally not dependent on revenues from passengers alone.

"Passengers are just their gravy," Basilio said. "They [shipping companies] really earn their dough from their cargo business."

These liners derive about 70 percent of their revenues from cargo and about 30 percent from passengers, Basilio explained.

Historically, ships carry passengers onboard because it translates to scheduled departures and specific routes, elements that assure a cargo client that he could plan and manage the movement of his goods.

This 70:30 ratio is almost similar to that of long-haul commercial passenger airlines, which also carry cargoes in their bellies. Electronic shipments are particularly sensitive to delivery timing, since electronic companies require limited transportation lead time from the port of origin to their destination.

Bigger, better ships

Nonetheless, the different alternative modes of transportation for passengers have wreaked havoc on shipping companies' previous plans and investment strategies. When sea travel was still the preferred mode of inter-island transportation, especially between Manila and the regions of Visayas and Mindanao, the players, such as Aboitiz Transport and Sulpicio Lines, were forced to improve the quality of their service to passengers.

Improvement in the quality of service meant the introduction of new facilities and amenities on board, and improvement or upgrading of facilities in passenger accommodation and in ticketing and booking facilities.

Improvement and upgrading of facilities resulted in the modernization of the domestic fleet. Bigger and better vessels were acquired starting in the nineties. M/V Princess of the Stars, which was acquired for $5.25 million in 2004 and was the newest and most technologically advanced in the fleet of Sulpicio Lines, featured spa services, a karaoke lounge, a pool and a game room on board.

But these investments were based on expectations of increase in demand, which did not materialize. Shipping companies, such as Aboitiz Transport and Sulpicio, have since reduced their fleet and rationalized their operations to adjust to the changing transportation game.

Nonetheless, M/V Princess of the Stars, which had a gross tonnage of 23,824, was meant as a Roro vessel. Its cargo operations meant it was important to be at its destination as scheduled.

as of 03/30/2010 9:55 PM

Gov’t alarmed by tour cancellations due to EU ban on carriers



04/09/2010 1:30 AM




MANILA, Philippines - The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines should promptly resolve the European Union’s (EU) ban on Philippine air carriers, since the move has already triggered "an alarming number of tour cancellations from Europe," the Tourism department said in a statement yesterday.

Last March 31, the EU included the Philippines in its 13th updated list of countries with carriers banned from that region’s airspace, as a precautionary step based on the US Federal Aviation Administration’s downgrading of the country’s safety rating to Category 2 and the International Civil Aviation Organization’s concern on aviation safety regulators.

European tourists in the Philippines in January 2010
EU country Tourism arrivals January '09 vs '10 (%age increase)
United Kingdom 7,837 18.%
Germany 5,161 0.6%
France 2,537 11.9%
Sweden 2,048 15.0%
Netherlands 1,579 12.4%
Denmark 1,491 3.5%
Austria 1,249 17.0%
Spain 912 8.7%
Belgium 763 25.0%

"Major European travel operators from Germany, UK and France have regretfully informed us their booking cancellations. The entire industry is affected, as European arrivals account for a significant percentage of our target in the first quarter. In January 2010, air arrivals from European countries already posted an 11% growth," the statement quoted Tourism Secretary Joseph "Ace" H. Durano as saying.

The department noted that tourist arrivals from Europe started the year on a promising note last January (see table).

Tours which were cancelled were mainly for the April-August period, the department noted. "The longer we remain in the blacklist, the harder it would be for us to recover from these significant losses. If we resolve this matter by the second quarter, we can expect a recovery in the third and fourth quarters," Mr. Durano said.

While Philippine carriers have not been flying to EU states since 1999 even before the ban, the EU’s prohibition has prompted travel insurance firms in Europe to advise travel operators that tour packages to the Philippines which include domestic air travel will not be covered. Hence, tour operators had to cancel bookings due to the difficulty of selling travel packages to the country which include inter-island travel by air.

"It’s a very sad day for us. All our blood, sweat and tears in building up the European market in your country are all down the drain," an executive of a major French travel operator said in the same statement.

as of 04/09/2010 1:44 PM

(UPDATED) Philippine aviation body says local carriers safe



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MANILA, Philippine - The civil aviation agency defended on Tuesday the safety standards of the country's carriers after the European Union imposed a ban on local airlines flying to European destinations.

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The European ban on Philippine carriers followed a downgrading by the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to category 2 from category 1 on safety ratings last November.

"Even if the Philippines is listed by the EU, it does not mean that Philippine aircraft are unsafe," Alfonso Cusi, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), said in a statement.

"Our aircraft meet the international standards in safety. It's a matter of adopting the internationally accepted audit procedures."

Cusi said he had invited members of the EU safety aviation commission for another inspection this May to show the problems raised had been corrected.

The agency has started hiring 47 aviation safety experts, improved surveillance and inspection of air operators and will ground small domestic air operations if not certified by December 2010, he said.

Cusi assumed the post only in March 10, 2010. "The task is daunting but I am confident we will surpass the challenges that the CAAP is now facing,” Cusi stressed.

Air service agreements

The only airline registered and flying in and out of EU was Philippine Airlines (PAL). Their last operational flight to the region was in 1999, when PAL was facing financial troubles.

The country's oldest airline has been eyeing the long-haul routes to further boost its bottomline as the local airline industry becomes more crowded with players focused on domestic and Asean routes.

In the past months, more wide-bodied aircrafts meant for long haul routes that PAL has previously ordered have been arriving. These Boeing 777-300 Extended Range fleet were originally intended to increase number of flights to the US. These plans had to be shelved due to the FAA rating of the country's aviation regulator.

Meantime, PAL has been keen on mounting flights to Europe as the government arm in-charge of beefing up bilateral air service agreements with various countries concluded air talks with European countries, including the United Kingdom.

The EU ban means these newly inked air service agreements--which are designed to mutually benefit commercial airlines from both the Philippines and the other country in the agreement--will be useless until the EU lifts the ban. - with a report from Reuters

To all Butuanos airphil express will be back next year at butuan airport. Butuan-Manila route utilizing airbus A320.

To all Butuanos airphil express will be back next year at butuan airport. Butuan-Manila route utilizing airbus A320.

...and your source?

To all Butuanos airphil express will be back next year at butuan airport. Butuan-Manila route utilizing airbus A320.

More airlines serving that route is always good news but I hope it won't be at the expense of PAL. Rumour has it that some of PAL's routes will be "gifted" to APEx.

More airlines serving that route is always good news but I hope it won't be at the expense of PAL. Rumour has it that some of PAL's routes will be "gifted" to APEx.

So is it possible that AirPhil Express will take over PAL's MNL-BXU route? I hope not. :ohno:

So is it possible na APEx will take over PAL's MNL-BXU route? I hope not. :ohno:

There's a possibility.^^

:cheers:

PAL poised to hike fare on higher fuel charge

Monday, 12 April 2010 00:00




AMID higher oil prices, Philippine Airlines (PAL) has obtained a provisionary permit to raise its fuel surcharge for its international flights.

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) gave the flag-carrier the authority to impose a $17 fuel surcharge for each sector from Manila to Taiwan, from the current $12.

From April to December last year, PAL reported a net loss of $40.2 million, smaller than the $330.2 million in the same period in 2008.

The company blamed its losses on weak revenues and higher fuel expenses. Fuel accounts for about 40 percent of PAL’s expenses, and is the highest after labor costs.

The CAB also approved the request of Cathay Pacific to charge higher fuel surcharges of from $46.40 to $50 for the following destinations: Hong Kong and South West Pacific, North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and South Asian sub-continent.

A fuel surcharge is a temporary relief granted to airlines to help them recover losses they incur from higher jet fuel prices.

Fuel accounts for a third of an airline’s operating cost per passenger, and is the second-highest expense next to labor.

According to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Jet Fuel Price Monitor, the average price as of April 10 stood at $93.9 a barrel.

For 2010, IATA expects the price of jet fuel to average at $86.9 a barrel, translating into a $15 billion fuel bill
for the industry.
Darwin G. Amojelar

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Cebu Pacific says to buy 7 more Airbus A320s
abs-cbnNEWS.com | 04/20/2010 3:54 PM




MANILA, Philippines - Cebu Air Inc. said Tuesday it would purchase an additional 7 Airbus A320s, bringing to 22 its pending orders from European manufacturer Airbus, a unit of EADS.

Company chairman Lance Gokongwei told reporters the carrier would spend $1.4 billion over 5 years on its aircraft purchases, most of which have been previously disclosed.

Gokongwei also said they will use internally generated cash for the new planes, which will arrive by 2014.

Cebu Air, a unit of conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc., operates the country's biggest budget carrier, Cebu Pacific.

The company is planning a P22.3-billion initial public offering of shares to fund the expansion of its fleet.

Currently, it has a fleet of 10 Airbus A319s, 11 Airbus A320s and 8 ATR 72-500 planes. It serves 50 domestic routes and 21 international destinations, with a total of 1,710 weekly flights.

Shares of JG Summit fell more than 3% to P9.30 apiece on Tuesday.
as of 04/20/2010 4:14 PM

Cebu Pacific allots $1.4B for new planes Companies
Written by Lenie Lectura / Reporter
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 19:29




CEBU Air Inc., which operates under the trade name Cebu Pacific Air, is going to spend $1.4 billion to purchase 22 brand-new Airbus aircraft for delivery between now until 2014.

At a press briefing yesterday, airline president Lance Gokongwei said three Airbus A320s will be delivered in the last quarter of the year; another three will be delivered starting June towards the end of the second half of 2011; four units by 2012 ; seven by 2013; and five by 2014.

By the end of 2014, Cebu Pacific’s fleet size would have grown to 51—composed of 10 Airbus A319s, 33 Airbus A320s, and eight ATRs. The airline now has 10 Airbus A319s; 11 Airbus A320s; and eight ATRs for a total of 29 aircraft.

“By 2014, Cebu Pacific will have the largest Airbus A320 fleet in the Philippines, and the second-largest in Southeast Asia. Cebu Pacific will also double its seating capacity in the next five years,” said Gokongwei.

The airline has so far registered P7.2 billion in revenues for the first quarter of the year, up 35 percent from the first quarter figures of 2009. For the entire year, Cebu Pacific posted a net income of P3.2 billion in 2009. Gokongwei said the airline will “strongly exceed its 2009 performance” this year.

“We expect revenues to grow by at least 30 percent this year and our operating earnings to grow at a faster rate than that,” added Gokongwei.

The new aircraft will augment the airline’s plans to increase frequencies to its existing routes; connect the dots between existing routes within which the airline already operates; and aggressively expand the number of destinations domestically and internationally.

At end 2009, the airline flies to 14 international destinations (Bangkok, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Incheon, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Macau, Pusan, Osaka, Ho Chi Minh, Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei) and 32 domestic destinations (Bacolod, Busuanga, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calbayog, Catarman, Caticlan, Cauayan, Cebu, Clark, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legaspi, Manila, Naga, Ozamis, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, San Jose, Siargao, Surigao, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, Tuguegarao, Virac and Zamboanga).

The airline, said Gokongwei, may fly to new destinations in China, South Korea and Japan, said Gokongwei.  “We will announce new international routes and destinations in the next few months,” he added.

Cebu Pacific will tap the European Export Credit Agencies to partly fund the purchase of the new aircraft. On top of that, Cebu Pacific will also source payment from internally generated funds and may even tap proceeds from the initial public offering (IPO), which, to date, remained unimplemented pending market conditions.

“Aircraft expansion does not depend on the IPO. We are looking at a combination of European credit and internal funds and possibly IPO as a potential source of payment for the aircraft,” said Gokongwei.

The planned IPO has been indefinitely shelved again. Gokongwei said it would be “better to do it after elections.”

Cebu Pacific has already carried more than 40 million passengers since 1996. At end 2009, the airline transported a total of 8,737,738 passengers with a load factor of 79 percent. Of the total passengers carried, 7,238,787 traveled within the country and 1,498,951 went to other countries.

This year, the airline’s target is to transport 10 million passengers. Gokongwei said Cebu Pacific is on track at achieving the numbers as it has already recorded a total of 2,442,377 passenger volume for the first quarter of the year, up 23 percent in the same period a year earlier.

Cebu Pacific expects to register 13 million passengers in 2012 and a total of 15 million by 2013. Of the 15 million target, it projects that 12.1 million passengers will come from its Manila hub; 2.3 million from its Cebu hub; 300,000 from Davao hub; and 400,000 from Clark.

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I hope they would paint the roof so that it would look better ;-)

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PAL outsources cargo handling, flight catering

Thursday, 29 April 2010 00:00


PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) has picked two firms that will handle separately the 69-year-old flag-carrier’s catering and cargo handling services.

In a telephone interview, Gerardo Rivera, president of PAL Employees’ Association (PALEA) said the airline’s management, in a letter dated April 16, informed affected employees that catering services will be handled by Sky Chef, while cargo handling would be outsourced to Sky Logistics.

Rivera said that PALEA has rejected the notice of termination issued by the PAL management on April 26.

As of press time, PAL refused to confirm or deny the plan to outsource to Sky Chef and Sky Logistics.

Earlier, PAL awarded its call center service to ePLDT Ventus, a unit of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT).

The outsourcing bid would entail laying off nearly 600 airline employees.

Under the partnership, ePLDT Ventus would handle the reservations, inquiries, bookings, disruption handling, back-office services and other call center services of the carrier.

These units will be phased out on June 1.

Call center services is one of the three non-core units that PAL will outsource to other firms. Other non-core units are flight catering services and airport services (including ground handling, cargo terminal/cargo handling and ramp handling).

PAL will rationalize its medical, information technology and human resource units so it can let go of 500 more employees.

The airline is expected to let go of 3,500 employees out of its 7,500 workforce to keep it from bleeding further.

The cost-cutting measures would save the company about P500 million to P1 billion a year. PAL is setting aside P2 billion to P2.5 billion to compensate the displaced workers.

Earlier, the Department of Labor ordered a halt to PAL’s outsourcing program to prevent a looming strike by the airline’s labor union.

Darwin G. Amojelar

So is it possible that AirPhil Express will take over PAL's MNL-BXU route? I hope not. :ohno:

big big big possibility coz if i rememberd it correctly based on PAL previous press releases they will focus more on it's international destinations and will only hold ilo-ilo, cebu, bacolod, cdo and davao as for there local destinations and the rest will be given to AirPhil Express to compete head to head with CebuPac.

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Getting ready for departure to Manila. A Cebu Pacific A319-100 from Cebu was about to land so they stayed for a while before taxiing for takeoff.

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just a little bit disappointed with bancasi's airport renovation/expansion. i am thinking of a new design similar to bacolod-silay airport and ilo-ilo airport kay major airport gud siya sa caraga and not just a major airport in the region but also one of the busiest airport in the country. hopefully more development will follow in the near future.

Melo worried PAL strike may affect ballot delivery


04/29/2010 | 11:08 AM
KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN, GMANews.TV



| More Share .Commission on Elections (Comelec) chair Jose Melo has expressed worry that the impending strike of the employees of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) might affect the delivery of the ballots to different provinces nationwide.

"Pag inabutan tayo ng strike baka mapilitan tayo by sea, baka kulang din ang facilities nila (If there's a strike, we might be forced to deliver by sea, other airlines might also lack facilities)," Melo said in a chance interview with reporters Thursday.

Melo issued the statement after PAL employees filed a strike notice because of the airline's plans to lay off 3,000 workers and outsource three of its non-core units by the end of May.

The poll body chief said he expects the strike will affect the cargo handling operations of the airline.

But he said that he has already coordinated with the Departmet of Labor and Employment (DoLE) to intervene in the matter. "I was trying to coordinatate with the DOLE to convince the PAL people if they intend to strike, do not strike until election," he said.

Earlier in the week, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque assumed jurisdiction over the labor dispute.

Aside from this, Melo said he has already ordered for the hastening of the delivery of election paraphernalia.

"I ordered our people to speed up the dispersal or deployment of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, ballot boxes as well as the ballots because... a pending strike at PAL which may affect our movement," he said.

Melo said they usually deliver poll materials to areas in Luzon by land but that they have traditionally utilized air carriers in their deliveries to the Visayas and Mindanao.

PCOS machines

Comelec Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal said that 23 percent of the ballots for Luzon, 21 percent for Visayas, and 71 percent for Mindanao have already been shipped out.

Poll machine provider Smartmatic bagged the contract to deploy the ballots with the help of forwarder Air 21.

On the other hand, Larrazabal said 35,279 PCOS machines — 17,077 in the Visayas and 18,202 in Mindanao — are now in their respective hubs in the two regions.

In Luzon, a total of 6,538 machines have been delivered as of Monday, Larrazabal said.

The PCOS machines must reach their designated precincts three days before the elections for the testing and sealing.

The Comelec hired three forwarders — Germalin Enterprises, Ace Logistics, and Argo Forwarders — to transport the poll machines. These forwarders will be held liable if the machines do not reach their locations on time. — RSJ,GMANews.TV

DoLE steps in to avert strike in flag carrier

By EMILIA NARNI J. DAVID, BusinessWorld Reporter
04/28/2010 | 09:15 AM



More Share Plans of flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) to lay off 3,000 workers and outsource three of its non-core units faced a hitch after the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) stepped in to prevent a strike.

In a four-page order, Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque assumed jurisdiction over a labor dispute between the airline and the PAL Employees’ Association (PALEA), noting a deadlock in mediation proceedings. This buys time for the 4,000-strong union.

PAL had said it would terminate the services of workers by the end of May and would close three more units afterwards.

"A strike in the company at this critical time cannot be tolerated as we are now hampered by the debilitating effects of the global recession. The series of job displacements and the projected job losses have made the government’s hands full in finding solutions and safety nets to cushion the negative impact of the crisis," said the order, dated April 23.

Mr. Roque said he had to intervene to preserve the status quo as the dispute is "likely to cause a strike or lockout in an industry indispensable to the national interest such as the airline industry."

PAL is outsourcing call center services, catering services and ground services.

PALEA filed a notice of strike in January against the planned retrenchment of workers.

Hearing set

Gerardo F. Rivera, president of PALEA, told BusinessWorld an initial hearing has been set this Friday.

"We received [Monday] the order of the DoLE that they will be assuming jurisdiction in the case. Certainly, we hope that the management does not file any appeal regarding this. There is a meeting set for April 30 and there we will continue to [demand that] the outsourcing [plan be] stopped," said Mr. Rivera.

He added PALEA members are being issued notices of termination by the management, but they are refusing to receive them.

PAL management declined to comment on the issue, saying yesterday that "as of this morning we have not received [a] copy of that order."

Mr. Roque said he would no longer comment on the case since he is now the arbiter.

The DoLE also noted that the assumption of jurisdiction will spare the public from a strike or lockout.

Rene E. Ofreneo of the University of the Philippines School of Labor and Industrial Relations said in a telephone interview that the DoLE can assume jurisdiction over the PAL case even if there is no strike.
"Under provision 263-G of the Labor Code, the DoLE can assume jurisdiction in a wide number of cases. This is actually quite common to assume jurisdiction to prevent a strike," said Mr. Ofreneo.

PAL President and CEO Jaime J. Bautista told reporters last week that outsourcing is estimated to yield savings of P1 billion-P1.5 billion for the company and will make it more attractive to investors.
PAL will be paying around P2 billion in benefits.

Under the plan, retrenched employees will be given separation pay equal to one month’s salary for every year of service. -- BusinessWorld

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sana bilhin na ni Manny Pangilinan ang PAL..para magsalpukan sila ni gokongwei ng cebupacific

Tama ka. pareho tayo ng choice GIBO-Bayani ako sa May 10


alam ba niyo si Sen. noynoy Aquino wala man lang naipasa kahit isang batas ng senado? mabuti pa Lito Lapid may naipasa ng batas kahit isa lang. hindi man lang nagpakita ng gilas sa Senado kahit noong congressmnan wal man Lang nagawang batas kahit grandstanding man lang wala.Hilaw pa siya. iboto siyang tao dahil lang sa mga kanyang magulang Cory Aquino at Ninoy Aquino.



Kay Manny Villar i have no trust with him.

alam niyo ba na sa lahat ng tumatakbong Vice President si Bayani fernando lang ang pinakamasipag, at walang hilig sa daldalan ang gusto ni Bayani ay magtrabaho upang umunlad.

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nice update atebunns...

The airport terminal looks clean. :cheers:

Where is Noize with his planespotting and airport photos? :lol: :nuts:

The airport was busy today kay 5 flights ang Cebu Pacific. Two (2) MNL-BXU-MNL flights were special designated flights because all MNL-BXU-MNL flights were canceled yesterday. I don't know if canceled din ang CEB-BXU-CEB.

The first designated flight was 5J 785D which arrived at 10:36 AM. Another designated flight, 5J 787D arrived at 3:26 PM.

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Where is Noize with his planespotting and airport photos? :lol: :nuts:

karon pa ko mag-spotting...hehehe~

karon pa ko mag-spotting...hehehe~

Sayang Noize. Marami flights yesterday. :lol:

i hope the SP will sponsor an ordinance to rename the bancasi airport to mayor figurado plaza domestic airport , ang late mayor kasi ang naginitiate para magawa ang airport during the 80s pa , he used even his private bulldozers p-ara malevel lang hilly part ng bancasi , it was really his vision, kaya he deserved to have the airport named after him, i hope congressman joboy will likewise initiate in congress the renaming of the airport , maganda na ang loob ng airport , spacious na in time for the fiesta

i hope the SP will sponsor an ordinance to rename the bancasi airport to mayor figurado plaza domestic airport , ang late mayor kasi ang naginitiate para magawa ang airport during the 80s pa , he used even his private bulldozers p-ara malevel lang hilly part ng bancasi , it was really his vision, kaya he deserved to have the airport named after him, i hope congressman joboy will likewise initiate in congress the renaming of the airport , maganda na ang loob ng airport , spacious na in time for the fiesta

Masikip pa rin ang Arrival Area, especially pag 2 flights at the same time. siksikan yung mga tao sa baggage carousel. i hope, na sa ilalim ng administration ni dr. amante, magkakaroon ng bagong airport ang Butuan. gusto ko similar sa BCD at ILO yung design.

increased the list to 20:

1. Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport – 24,108,554 (8.3%)
2. Mactan – Cebu International Airport – 4,394,823 (20.6%)
3. Fransisco Bangoy (Davao) International Airport – 1,967,945 (16.2%)
4. Iloilo Airport – 1,324,148 (23.3%)
5. Lumbia (Cagayan de Oro) Airport – 1,110,668 (23.1%)
6. Bacolod – Silay Airport – 1,020,429 (21.0%)
7. Tacloban Airport – 831,650 (32.6%)
8. Kalibo International Airport – 639,797 (59.9%)
9. Zamboanga International Airport – 602,917 (28.4%)
10. Puerto Princesa Airport – 587,753 (22.0%)
11. Tagbilaran Airport – 562,787 (40.4%)
12. Caticlan Airport – 543,422 (-28.7%)
13. Legaspi Airport – 412,875 (46.2%)
14. General Santos Tambler Airport – 404,859 (33.7%)
15. Butuan Airport – 385,331 (24.9%)
16. Dumaguete Airport – 360,515 (17.7%)
17. Plaridel Airport – 222,525 (-4.9%)
18. Cotabato Airport – 199,133 (90.5%)
19. Dipolog Airport – 189,264 (31.6%)
20. Roxas City Airport – 173,132 (50.1%)

with full list posted here: http://www.pueblophilippines.com/philippine-airport-passenger-traffic-volume-in-2009

Kung maraming flights, maraming pasahero. Dito sa Butuan, konti lang flights kaya konti lang pasahero. At least top 15 ang Butuan Airport. :lol:

^^ Im not sure kung sakto ba ang data.. Wala lag ang DMIA ug ang Laoag Airport?

paging cebu pacific mag add pa kayo ng isa pang flight for manila , palaging fully booked kasi , ang PAL naman mukhang di na magadd ,dahil nalulugi dw si lucio tan

i hope the SP will sponsor an ordinance to rename the bancasi airport to mayor figurado plaza domestic airport , ang late mayor kasi ang naginitiate para magawa ang airport during the 80s pa , he used even his private bulldozers p-ara malevel lang hilly part ng bancasi , it was really his vision, kaya he deserved to have the airport named after him, i hope congressman joboy will likewise initiate in congress the renaming of the airport , maganda na ang loob ng airport , spacious na in time for the fiesta

you mean natawo na ka tung 80s? unsang year diay ka napanganak? :)

Philippine Airlines "SHORTIE" Airbus A319-100 @ Butuan-Bancasi Airport:lol::nuts::baeh3::rofl::smug:

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Share ko lang, 3 Cebu Pac planes at BXU Airport. 2 bound for Manla and 1 for Cebu. Delayed daw ang isa mao nagkasabay ang tulo.

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Nice na ilang CR (Arrival area)

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WOW! Thanks for sharing these photos, Invhictus!! :D :applause: :applause:

It's unusual to have 3 5J Airbuses parked at the tarmac of the airport. Good thing you took this rare shot. :okay:

Butuan Ranked No. 15 in Top 20 Busiest Airports in the Philippines

June 3, 2010 by MindanaoBob

http://mindanao.com/blog/2010/06/butuan-ranked-no-15-in-top-20-busiest-airports-in-the-philippines/


Butuan – The Bancasi Airport in Butuan City is the 15th busiest airport in the Philippines in 2009 based on the released data on passenger traffic volume by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).


In year 2009, CAAP records registered a total of 385,331 passenger traffic increasing the volume by 24.9% from previous year.

The passenger traffic represents the number of passengers enplaned and deplaned with passengers in transit counted only once.

The airport underwent modernization where runways have been expanded. and installed with lights, and distance to go marker.

According to Bancasi Airport Manager Nestor Bravo, the influx of passenger is increasing prompting them for the expansion project with more than 35 million funding.
Bancasi Airport in Butuan accommodates flights from Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, General Aviation and the military.

In 2009, passenger traffic volume statistics of airports in Bancasi Airport are as follows: Philippine Airlines from 127,884 in 2008 to 109,834 in 2009 or with a slight decrease of 14.1% as the company stopped the Butuan-Cebu flights.

Cebu Pacific registered 179.747 in 2008 with an increased volume of 53% or 275,001 in 2009.

CAAP likewise revealed that the airport accommodates 180 General Aviation flights and 316 military flights.

Davao International airport landed Top #3.

The Top 20 Busiest airports in the country listed by CAAP for 2009 according to passenger movement are the following:

1.Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport – 24,108,554 (8.3%)
2.Mactan – Cebu International Airport – 4,394,823 (20.6%)
3.Fransisco Bangoy (Davao) International Airport – 1,967,945 (16.2%)
4.Iloilo Airport – 1,324,148 (23.3%)
5.Lumbia (Cagayan de Oro) Airport – 1,110,668 (23.1%)
6.Bacolod – Silay Airport – 1,020,429 (21.0%)
7.Tacloban Airport – 831,650 (32.6%)
8.Kalibo International Airport – 639,797 (59.9%)
9.Puerto Princesa Airport – 587,753 (22.0%)
10.Zamboanga International Airport – 582,917 (24.1%)
11.Tagbilaran Airport – 562,787 (40.4%)
12.Caticlan Airport – 543,422 (-28.7%)
13.Legaspi Airport – 412,875 (46.2%)
14.General Santos Tambler Airport – 404,859 (33.7%)
15.Butuan Airport – 385,331 (24.9%)
16.Dumaguete Airport – 360,515 (17.7%)
17.Plaridel Airport – 222,525 (-4.9%)
18.Cotabato Airport – 199,133 (90.5%)
19.Dipolog Airport – 189,264 (31.6%)
20.Roxas City Airport – 173,132 (50.1%)


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1 stair lang ginamit per airbus. Nagkulang yata sa stairs dahil nagkasabay dumating ang 3 airbus sa airport.
i bet this is a rare occurrence at the airport. Nice pics :nocrook: :banana2:
Share ko lang, 3 Cebu Pac planes at BXU Airport. 2 bound for Manla and 1 for Cebu. Delayed daw ang isa mao nagkasabay ang tulo.

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:shifty: Uhmm....did they forget something? Why aren't there any doors? You can see all the way inside the restrooms! :nuts:

:shifty: Uhmm....did they forget something? Why aren't there any doors? You can see all the way inside the restrooms! :nuts:

and its poorly planned,no privacy

1 stair lang ginamit per airbus. Nagkulang yata sa stairs dahil nagkasabay dumating ang 3 airbus sa airport.
i bet this is a rare occurrence at the airport. Nice pics :nocrook: :banana2:

great photos indeed! a heartbreak for PAL.

1 stair lang ginamit per airbus. Nagkulang yata sa stairs dahil nagkasabay dumating ang 3 airbus sa airport.
i bet this is a rare occurrence at the airport. Nice pics :nocrook: :banana2:


Yup, this rarely happens Blue. Usually, tig dadalawa lang ang nagkakasabay (afternoon flights of Cebu Pac from Mla.& Cebu).

Mas masaya sana kung nandyan din ang PAL ano? :D pero di na ata magkasya :lol:


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:shifty: Uhmm....did they forget something? Why aren't there any doors? You can see all the way inside the restrooms! :nuts:


OO nga ano? :lol:

On-going pa naman ang renovation ng Terminal building, lalagyan yan ng doors for sure. But they could have at least placed a temporary wall man lang para hindi ganyan ka exposed :ohno:


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:shifty: Uhmm....did they forget something? Why aren't there any doors? You can see all the way inside the restrooms! :nuts:

Yeah and check out the signs above the entrances. :lol: Other than privacy, since there's a ceiling fan above each restroom, for sure the smell/odor of piss and feces would be all over the terminal. :lol: I wonder if they installed an exhaust fan in there. :nuts:

Yeah and check out the signs above the entrances. :lol: Other than privacy, since there's a ceiling fan above each restroom, for sure the smell/odor of piss and feces would be all over the terminal. :lol: I wonder if they installed an exhaust fan in there. :nuts:


Not naman all over the Terminal Franz :D kasi, ang Restrooms na tu ay para sa Arrival Area lang :lol::lol:



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Not naman all over the Terminal Franz :D kasi, ang Restrooms na tu ay para sa Arrival Area lang :lol::lol:



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Passengers inside the area must be disgusted. :lol:

Yeah and check out the signs above the entrances. :lol: Other than privacy, since there's a ceiling fan above each restroom, for sure the smell/odor of piss and feces would be all over the terminal. :lol: I wonder if they installed an exhaust fan in there. :nuts:

Yup. last week of May pa ni nako napicturan, wala pa juy mga doors. Well, MsBunny is correct renovations of the airport r still going on. Wa pa say exhaust fan ako nakita didto.

New schedule of Cebu Pacific effective October 27, 2010

MNL-BXU
5J 785 Daily A320 07:35 09:05
5J 787 Daily A320 12:05 13:30

CEB-BXU
5J-223 Daily A319 13:20 14:05

^^ 2 A320s, 1 A319 daily.

New schedule of Cebu Pacific effective October 27, 2010

MNL-BXU
5J 785 Daily A320 07:35 09:05
5J 787 Daily A320 12:05 13:30

CEB-BXU
5J-223 Daily A319 13:20 14:05

^^ 2 A320s, 1 A319 daily.


This is good news for the byeharos :banana:


How about PAL, daily rin ba?



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This is good news for the byeharos :banana:


How about PAL, daily rin ba?



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Daily rin ang MNL_BXU ng PAL! :okay:

MANILA to BUTUAN
PR 477 Daily A319 10:50 12:20

BUTUAN to MANILA
PR 478 Daily A319 12:50 14:20

bakit hati ang kulay ng bubong ng terminal...ibig sabihin ba nito...yung half ay butuan at yung other half ay bancasi....:lol: yung isa aircon yung isa hindi?:lol:

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BANCASI AIRPORT SCENES (as of June 19, 2010)


Airport Terminal Building renovation is still on-going.



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VANS & TAXIS for rent are available upon request @ the Airport.

Or you might prefer to take the Jeepney or Multicab (Bancasi-Bxu
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The roof badly needs a repaint. It's really old. :ohno:

This is good news for the byeharos :banana:


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The roof badly needs a repaint. It's really old. :ohno:

I'm sure they'll get to that. Didn't you mentioned above? "renovation is still on-going"

I'm sure they'll get to that. Didn't you mentioned above? "renovation is still on-going"

They really must repaint the roof asap. :bash:

It was msbunnybxu who mentioned that "renovation is still on-going". I just copy-pasted her original post. :)

They should have at least increased the size of those glass windows...like down to the floor.

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I was at the airport this afternoon to send off my sister...

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Ngayon ko lang napansin ulit ito, kahit pala sa maliliit na domestic airport maraming well wishers at greeters sa harap ng terminal, parang NAIA din.

The roof badly needs a repaint. It's really old. :ohno:

Yap...pero mas maganda pa rin ito keysa Lumbia sa totoo lang:)

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I was at the airport this afternoon to send off my sister...

Here are my photos of PAL as it start taxiing toward the runway before take off.


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PAL was delayed yesterday, right Ate bunny? It arrived at 1:55pm instead of 12:20pm. I think this was due to Basyang.

And look at the aircraft registration! :lol: It's RP-C8600. The ZIP code for Butuan is 8600! :lol: :nuts:

PAL was delayed yesterday, right Ate bunny? It arrived at 1:55pm instead of 12:20pm. I think this was due to Basyang.

And look at the aircraft registration! :lol: It's RP-C8600. The ZIP code for Butuan is 8600! :lol: :nuts:


OO nga ano? 8600 Very observant gyud ka franz :lol:

Yup, PAL (Mla.flight) was delayed. Papaalis na ang PAL @ 1:55 when I took this shot. Not seen in the photo is CebuPac bound for Manila also which left at around 2 pm. Sarap din sana tlaga kunan ng pix ang CebuPac, but my companions were in a hurry to leave na, sayang gyud kaau :bash:


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OO nga ano? 8600 Very observant gyud ka franz :lol:

Yup, PAL (Mla.flight) was delayed. Papaalis na ang PAL @ 1:55 when I took this shot. Not seen in the photo is CebuPac bound for Manila also which left at around 2 pm. Sarap din sana tlaga kunan ng pix ang CebuPac, but my companions were in a hurry to leave na, sayang gyud kaau :bash:


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Delayed na naman ang PAL today. Delayed yung 5J 785 ng Cebu Pacific and they cancelled 5J 787 which was supposed to arrive at around 4pm according to their revised ETA/STA. Their CEB-BXU flight was unaffected. The A319 landed on time, 14 minutes ahead of schedule. :)

PAL's New Schedule

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Hmmm.. the Butuan Airport reminds me of Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport. Whenever the pilots are told by the ATC to land on RWY 30, they really have no other option but to do a "killer turn" in the city proper before the final approach. :lol::nuts:

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Some amateur shots... sorry for the poor quality :bash::bash::ohno::ohno:

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Butuan-Bancasi National Airport Update as of Nov. 24, 2010

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Cebu Pacific is so pathetic! It took us a while to claim our baggage because the ground equipment is still being utilized by the other aircraft. Look at the photos below. They really should add more ground equipment (stairs, etc) kasi magkasabay palagi yung CEB-BXU at MNL-BXU.
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That's all! Hope you like it. :):cheers:

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^^ sa wakas... :cheers:

Hmmm.. the Butuan Airport reminds me of Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport. Whenever the pilots are told by the ATC to land on RWY 30, they really have no other option but to do a "killer turn" in the city proper before the final approach. :lol::nuts:

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i saw that in action when i was there...the 5J A319 was already low then it made the maneuver for runway 30...:D

why with that turn? is there a tall mountain/structure on that side? ...

Nice illustration of the approach, terrain ahead, if you go past, angle of decent will be close to slope of mountains!

there is no need to do a killer turn there... maybe nagpa pacute lang ang pilot or there was a sudden change of wind direction that time. because there are no higher obstacle northeast of the city that these planes need to avoid..just my opinion.

^^ or it depends on the visibility of the runway i think...since BXU doesn't have an ILS system yet and has to do a visual approach [correct if i'm wrong]

...may approach lights ba ang BXU? i think it has runway lights but i don't see any apporoach light...

i saw that in action when i was there...the 5J A319 was already low then it made the maneuver for runway 30...:D

why with that turn? is there a tall mountain/structure on that side? ...

Yeah, Mt. Mayapay. :lol:

Butuan is surrounded by mountains but these mountains aren't really near to the city or airport but pilots should turn the plane sharply and align.

^^ or it depends on the visibility of the runway i think...since BXU doesn't have an ILS system yet and has to do a visual approach [correct if i'm wrong]

...may approach lights ba ang BXU? i think it has runway lights but i don't see any apporoach light...

BXU has no ILS. Pilots have to do a visual approach. So pag bad ang weather and poor ang visibility pag approach, they have to turn back to the point of departure. The runway has approach lights on both ends. That's why BXU is capable of handling night flights. Kaso, there are no night flights or early morning flights operating at the airport as of now.

For me, parang short pa rin ang runway ng BXU. They need to extend it from 6500 feet to 8500 or more, and widen and asphalt it further. They should also asphalt the blast pads/thresholds on both ends.

Refurbished Bancasi, Butuan Airport


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BXU has no ILS. Pilots have to do a visual approach. So pag bad ang weather and poor ang visibility pag approach, they have to turn back to the point of departure. The runway has approach lights on both ends. That's why BXU is capable of handling night flights. Kaso, there are no night flights or early morning flights operating at the airport as of now.
I don't think it has approach lights. These are the series of lights extended from the runway centreline commonly found in precision instrument runways of major airports. Well, that was the last time I know after I read the airport program, or maybe there is now if it fits that description. Perhaps you meant the PAPI (precision approach path indicator) lights which has been there ever since. Conratulations on your new, clean, decent refurbished terminal!

I don't think it has approach lights. These are the series of lights extended from the runway centreline commonly found in precision instrument runways of major airports. Well, that was the last time I know after I read the airport program, or maybe there is now if it fits that description. Perhaps you meant the PAPI (precision approach path indicator) lights which has been there ever since. Conratulations on your new, clean, decent refurbished terminal!

Meron talaga approach lights. I have seen them on one end of the runway. Diba it looks like vertical sticks na may lightbulb sa itaas. The airport was upgraded recently for night-landing capability. It was mentioned in a news article.

Meron talaga approach lights. I have seen them on one end of the runway. Diba it looks like vertical sticks na may lightbulb sa itaas. The airport was upgraded recently for night-landing capability. It was mentioned on a news article.
Ahh yes!, then you are right Franz, just read back Arianespace mentioned Butuan will get its ILS first before Dipolog. Good for your airport!

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I just gotta laugh after seeing the segregated seating of PR and 5J. :hilarious

I just gotta laugh after seeing the segregated seating of PR and 5J. :hilarious

Yeah, the seats are segregated. But regardless of the airline, anybody can sit on those seats. :lol:

^^ I think ang gusto lang maipakita ng mga airline companies dito is how many seats "they donated" for this airport.. hehe... Opinion ko lang

Those blue seats are vintage oi ! last century pa na sla :)

Those blue seats are vintage oi ! last century pa na sla :)
True, reminds me of the early 80's. Those seats are quite tough and sturdy though!

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Somewhere near the airport.

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The yellow and green works!, those concrete white should have been repainted at least to give the whole face a fresh look as you see it disembarking from the plane!

Oo nga no? Those concrete barriers look dry. :bash:

The yellow and green works!, those concrete white should have been repainted at least to give the whole face a fresh look as you see it disembarking from the plane!

Oo nga no? Those concrete barriers look dry. :bash:
That's quite typical in government projects when the money runs dry at the tail end of the contract; specially the paintworks. The contractor won't finish off until they get payment for substantial completion. It's a small part to make everything complete, but just like money, you won't get a peso if you have a cent missing. I hope the local politician will take notice of that and just take out his own money because even if you have white shirt, a small stain can spoil the neatness of the rest. By the way, I hope someone can take photos of the airports approach lights!

sometimes i get used to the these colors [green.yellow].. It's the color of USC kc. hhehe. almost lahad ng buildings sa USC puro yellow ang green.

sometimes i get used to the these colors [green.yellow].. It's the color of USC kc. hhehe. almost lahad ng buildings sa USC puro yellow ang green.
Very true Jameslab, tribute to the Carolinians! I think they did those colours heavily at the main bldg. In junquera. But you know, engineering and architecture dudes don't want to be associated with the downtown campus.

Yup.. Full colors talaga sa may P del Rosario Campus [not main campus anymore].

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Airbus Subsidiary to implement RNAV in the Philippines
As it adopt Performance Based Navigation (PBN) System
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Airbus S.A.S. subsidiary Quovadis, an Air Navigation Service (ANS) provider announced recently at the Paris Airshow that it will develop full PBN network of 11 major airports in the Philippines.

The project is a cooperation program between the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

The Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) concept allows for the optimization of the instrument procedure through the aircraft navigation performance, without the need for ground aids.

PBN allows an aircraft to fly precisely along a predefined route using a Global Positioning System (GPS). This concept is used en route, and can reduce aircraft separation, including the terminal area, and used to optimize arrival and departure procedures.

The program is jointly sponsored by the French DGAC, the French Civil Aviation University (ENAC), Airbus S.A.S. and Philippine based airline operators, namely Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air, Airphil Express and Zest Airways.

The major airport radars that will be upgraded with the next-generation air-traffic management system are Manila, Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga, Butuan, Dumaguete, Legaspi, Iloilo, Clark, Bacolod, Tacloban, Cagayan de Oro Kalibo, Laoag and Subic.

Quovadis, will design the “approach procedures” in Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga, Iloilo, Butuan, Dumaguete and Legaspi, while other airports would be designed by CAAP.

The current aviation navigation procedures in the country require aircraft to use ground-based navigation system, such as the distance-measuring equipment, very high-frequency omnidirectional range and radar.

With the advent of the new navigational aids, planes will now be able to use the so-called aeronautical highway, an invisible tracks or radials in the sky more accurately until they reach their destinations.

The PBN does away with such tracks or radials, which zig-zag in the sky, following predetermined routes as defined by the navigational aids.

The project also includes On-The-Job procedure design and obstacles data survey trainings by ENAC and CGx AERO in SYS, but also PBN training for Air Traffic Controllers and Flight Safety Inspectors.

Caap Director General Ramon Gutierrez said the trainings aims to consolidate CAAP skills and knowledge for a safe and efficient PBN implementation.

The GPS based navigation technique, coupled with on-board systems, allows optimizing the use of airspace, provides fully stabilized and managed approaches, therefore significantly improving safety but also reduces costs by shortening tracks and lowering weather minima.

“the PBN concept matches perfectly with the needs of the country" says Gutierrez.

Gutierrez added that "CAAP is fully committed to intensively develop PBN as per ICAO recommendations. We are pleased to cooperate with Quovadis in this project as they have the right expertise and experience in supporting the States in their PBN implementation. RNP approaches will also bring airspace management improvement and operators will benefit from operational savings.”

Quovadis and its partners will develop regulatory and operational approval process including obstacle data survey, procedure design and validation, Air Traffic Management and operators approval for CAAP.

"We are glad to be part of this initiative and to make the Philippine airspace one of the most PBN advanced in the world." Sebastien Borel, Head of Sales and Marketing at Quovadis said.

“This unique alliance of authorities, Air Navigation Services Providers and operators, is a true breakthrough in the industry” says Paul Franck Bijou, CEO of Quovadis.

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Tsk........... tsk.......... ^^^^^^:ohno::ohno::ohno:

The aiport isn't even large enough to cater long lines of people

Same pa rin ba yung pinapa-showing sa pre departure area? yung mga advertisements?? Sana lagyan nila ng LED tv sa loob tapos pwede makapanood ng mga channel.... pangit naman puro ads.... ang sarap sirain yung mga ad machines

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Strikto naman ni Manong Sekyu...Kill Joy! :bash:

Hahahahahaaha!! :lol:

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Nakakaloka si manong sekyu..:lol:

PAL A319 with 70 Asia's First Shining Through Sticker at BXU. I don't know why they're delayed and use their A320 sometimes.

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Notice the Cebu Pacific A320 beside PAL's tail preparing for its final approach.

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Flying Soon to BXU! Airphil Express! :banana::banana::banana:

Excited na daw ang Airphil to fly in BXU sabi nung Apx Attendant thru Facebook.

Flying Soon to BXU! Airphil Express! :banana::banana::banana:

Excited na daw ang Airphil to fly in BXU sabi nung Apx Attendant thru Facebook.

Congrats to this. We will now see more travellers flying to BXU bcoz of the low fares. :cheers:

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Cebu Pacific A320

Congrats to this. We will now see more travellers flying to BXU bcoz of the low fares. :cheers:

Airphil should be competent. We don't want 'banana' airlines to monopolize the low cost CEB-BXU and MNL-BXU routes. Pangit kaya serbisyo nila...

The comeback of Airphil Express! This time A320 na siguro gagamitin nila for CEB-BXU and MNL-BXU routes.

Dyan sila natalo ng Cebu Pacific eh, imagine, A319 gamit ng Cebu Pac papuntang Cebu (mag 11x weekly A319 service CEB-BXU effective October 7, 2011) while ang PAL Express/Airphil is Q300/Q400 lang ha ha, di sila nag click eh

Flying Soon to BXU! Airphil Express! :banana::banana::banana:

Excited na daw ang Airphil to fly in BXU sabi nung Apx Attendant thru Facebook.

any link/source? current sched on their website doesn't show BXU

great news nevertheless:banana::banana::banana:

any link/source? current sched on their website doesn't show BXU

great news nevertheless:banana::banana::banana:

The APX team is still in the process of expanding routes. A new timetable will be released soon. :soon: :cheers: