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PAL’s Lucio Tan complies with Duterte’s plan to decongest NAIA, moves private fleet out

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/pals-lucio-tan-complies-with-dutertes-plan-to-decongest-naia-moves-private-fleet-out/pal/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PAL-603x264.png" title="PAL"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Image from PAL’s Facebook page</span> </div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><ul><li><strong>PAL chairman and CEO announced move-out of his private fleet from NAIA</strong></li><br/><li><strong>He said gesture is a show of support for President Duterte’s plan to decongest NAIA</strong></li><br/><li><strong>He also said PAL is fully backing the plan to transfer flights to Sangley, Clark, or Subic</strong></li><br/><li><strong>DOT Secretary already planning the decongestion of NAIA</strong></li><br/></ul><p>MANILA, Philippines – Philippines Airlines (PAL) chairman and CEO Lucio Tan has expressed his support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).</p><br/><p>In a statement shared by PAL on its <a href="https://www.facebook.com/flyPAL/photos/a.173221215866.160470.117387315866/10154176664310867/?type=3&theater">Facebook page</a>, Tan said he is fully backing the transfer of flights from NAIA to airports in either Sangley, Clark or Subic.</p><br/><p>“We declare our full support to the new government’s decision to move the operations of general aviation out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to either Sangley, Clark, or Subic,” Tan’s letter read.</p><br/><p>With the decongestion, Tan said passenger experience as well as airline operations will greatly improve.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>As a gesture of goodwill to Duterte, the businessman also announced the move-out of his private fleet from NAIA.</p><br/><p>“The declaration of support includes moving out of NAIA my small fleet of private jets as gesture of compliance to the Department of Transportation initiative,” Tan said.</p><br/><p>Earlier, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said he hopes to increase aviation space by 18-22 percent by removing a good chunk of general aviation operations.</p><br/><p>The flights to be transferred out from NAIA include commercial and chartered flights, cargo carriers, aviation training, corporate flights, and aircraft maintenance.</p><br/><p>The move is seen to greatly decrease congestion in NAIA, especially the 44-hectare General Aviation Area which houses dozens of private and commercial aircraft.</p><br/><p>Duterte made the decongestion of NAIA one of his key campaign promises.</p><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><em>This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.</em><br/>Recommended article from FiveFilters.org: <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Most-Labour-MPs-in-the-UK-Are-Revolting-20160630-0020.html">Most Labour MPs in the UK Are Revolting</a>.</p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/pals-lucio-tan-complies-with-dutertes-plan-to-decongest-naia-moves-private-fleet-out/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Image from PAL’s Facebook page PAL chairman and CEO announced move-out of his private fleet from NAIA He said gesture is a show of suppor...