Clark International Airport Corp. said it served more than 1.5 million passengers in 2017, surpassing its previous record of over 1.3 million passengers in 2012.
ClAC president Alex Cauguiran attributed the significant rise in the passengers accommodated by Clark Airport to the transfer of some domestic flights of local airlines to Clark from Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Airlines operating in Clark include Qatar Airways, Cebu Pacific, Tigerair, Jin Air, Asiana Airlines, Dragon Air, AirAsia Berhad, Philippine Airlines and Emirates Airlines.
These airlines mount flights to Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Macau, Pudong, Incheon, Doha, Dubai, Davao, Cebu and Kalibo.
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority and the Department of Transportation awarded to Megawide GMR Consortium the construction and operation contract for a new passenger terminal at Clark.
BCDA president and chief executive Vince Dizon said the Clark airport expansion project would help decongest Naia as the new passenger terminal would accommodate an additional eight million passengers a year.