The Duterte administration set a target to decongest traffic at Ninoy Aquino International Airport by 18 percent within the year, the National Economic and Development Authority said over the weekend.
Economic Planning Secretary and Neda director-general Ernesto Pernia said the traffic situation in the country’s major airport would be decongested following the plan to move general aviation or non-commercial flights to Clark and Subic airports.
“The immediate relief would come from moving general aviation to Clark and/or Subic, and that will reduce congestion by about 18 percent in the NAIA,” Pernia said.
He said private jet planes were planned to be shifted to Clark International Airport and Subic Bay International Airport.
Latest data from the Manila International Airport Authority’s website showed that as of the end of 2015, a total of 36.68 million passengers used the Naia terminals.