Cebu Pacipic

Air travel has become more attractive to people because the rate is just a little over than the bus rate in addition to shorter travel time and lesser transportation expense,” Alfonso said.
From January to June 2011, the region’s premier airport recorded some 505,217 incoming and outgoing passengers, 20 percent lower than this year’s volume, Caap records show.
In 2011, the airport hit the one-million mark for the first time with 1,015,797 passengers.
Cebu Pacific, which is known for air fare promos, has flown 486,288 passengers last year, nearly half of the total volume.
Higher traffic was noted, particularly in the peak months of April and May this year, with 115,857 and 121, 875 passengers, respectively.
Number of flights posed a 23-percent growth from 4,250 in the first semester of 2011 to 5,220 during the same period this year.
As of this month, 13 Manila-bound and Cebu-bound commercial aircrafts use the Tacloban Airport on a daily bases. Two more aircrafts utilize the facility five days and six days weekly.
The steady rise of travelers’ traffic has posed challenges to Caap - the need for bigger airport terminal space and upgraded facilities. The existing departure lounge area is only 300-seater, only half of the requirement during peak hours.
“The design is not enough to accommodate current passenger movement. We have to expand the floor area. It should be proportionate to the existing requirements,” Alfonso added.