CAAP Caraga inaugurates Butuan Airport's P24.5-million expanded terminal building
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) inaugurated on Wednesday morning the expanded terminal building in Bancasi Airport, Butuan City that can now house one more airbus, making the total airport capacity to three airbuses.
The P24.5-million project widened the airport capacity by 40 percent and can house one more airbus.
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports Roberto Cecilio Lim, CAAP Director-General Manuel Antonio Tamayo with Chief Financial Officer Marianne Raymundo, and CAAP Caraga General Manager Evangeline F. Daba led the inauguration ceremony that was attended by representatives from national government agencies, city government officials, and other key stakeholders.
Usec. Lim congratulated the CAAP Caraga for the success of the project, which he described as "magnet for economic activity and part of the DOTr's overall strategy to create a backroom for trade and commerce and connectivity."
"The additional airport is part of the commitment of this administration to provide more infrastructure, as stated by Secretary Jaime Bautista to provide the flying public safe, convenient, secure, and comfortable transport experience," Lim said.
In his message, Director-General Tamayo expressed Butuan City's potential to become a major gateway not just in Caraga Region but in Mindanao as it expands its airport to cater more passangers and upgrade its services to provide the flying public a safe, efficient, secure, and comfortable transport services.
He also recognized the full cooperation of the city government for the realization of the project, which helps the government, through the Transportation department, deliver its mission to provide the commuting public a safer journey to different parts of the country.
CAAP Caraga General Manager Daba said the project is part of the "Build, Build, Build" flagship program of then-President Rodrigo Duterte under which airport modernization was prioritized.
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