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After Mactan-Cebu Airport Makeover, Gov’t Eyes Davao and Kalibo Hubs Next for Major Upgrade

Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy’s Chelsea Logistics Corporation (CLC) received the original proponent status from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to develop, maintain and operate the Davao International Airport, the agency announced on October 23, Tuesday.

CLC’s Php49-billion unsolicited proposal was submitted to the DOTr on May 2018. In its initial proposal submitted in March, the company estimates Davao International Airport’s traffic to reach approximately eight million to 15 million passengers by 2050. In 2017, the airport accommodated a total of 4.2 million domestic and international passengers according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

The DOTr said CLC also proposed to incorporate innovative systems in the development of the airport, such as the installation of a data-collecting operator and other passenger-friendly technology to enhance passenger experience and deliver efficient operations. The project’s concession period is for 30 years.

“Being Mindanao’s premier gateway, the Davao International Airport is targeted to be able to accommodate up to 30 hourly aircraft movements with the construction of a new full parallel taxiway providing improved airfield safety and efficiency,” the company said in a press release in March.

Source: Entrepreneur Philippines

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Terminal de Cruceros Bahía de Miraflores: El proyecto que busca crear un home port en Lima

Actualmente un promedio de 30 cruceros al año arriba hasta el puerto del Callao entre los meses de octubre y abril. De ellos descienden unos 28.000 pasajeros- un 30% del total de quienes arriban- para desembolsar alrededor de US$50 en la ciudad de Lima, generando un total de US$1.400.000 anuales, cifra poco comparable con los grandes destinos del orbe. Y precisamente potenciar esta industria en Perú es el objetivo que conlleva el proyecto Terminal de Cruceros Bahía de Miraflores (TCBM).

“Se trata de una terminal especializada sólo para buques de pasajeros y se encuentra localizada fuera de la zona donde se encuentra el puerto comercial del Callao, en la zona más turística de Lima que es la bahía de Miraflores”, indico a MundoMarítimo, Jorge Contreras, director comercial y socio de TCBM. “Nuestra ambición es estar trabajando para el bicentenario de la independencia de Perú en 2021, pero esperamos tener todo listo para fines del 2020”, agrega.

Home port, concepto clave

Según constata la visión y perfil inicial del proyecto, la costa del pacífico sudamericano solo atrae al 1% de los viajes de crucero a nivel mundial. Esta baja frecuencia se explicaría, según los fundamentos del proyecto, porque no existen líneas de cruceros que promuevan rutas todo el año, debido principalmente a la carencia de un home port.  “La costa oeste de Sudamérica tiene un potencial como destino turístico durante todo el año, lo que pasa es que es explotada solamente de manera estacional por falta de infraestructura especializadas”, argumenta Jorge Contreras.

Es por ello que el proyecto apunta a desarrollar un home port que difiere principalmente de un puerto de recalada o “Port of call”- como lo es actualmente para los cruceros el puerto del Callao- en que un número de cruceros lleva a cabo su salida inicial a una travesía con un grupo de pasajeros, y también los recibe al final de ella, con el mismo u otro grupo de pasajeros.

También lo define como home port, su cercanía a un aeropuerto (Jorge Chávez, en este caso) y facilidades de amarre seguro en un mínimo de 90% de los días del año, comodidades de aduana, rutas y escalas atractivas, donde los pasajeros pagan pasajes de avión, hoteles, alimentación y actividades de turismo interno en la ciudad y el país.

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NEWARK AIRPORT BUILDING A NEW TERMINAL TO RELIEVE CONGESTION

A $2.7 billion project is underway at Newark Liberty International Airport to replace one of its oldest and existing terminals and help catapult the airport city into the next century.

The million-square-foot Terminal One, as it will be called, will replace the antiquated Terminal A, which has been around since 1972, said Catherine Cronin, program director of redevelopment at Newark Airport.

She said Terminal One will have a more modern feel, more technology embedded in it and more access to Wi-Fi. Visitors will be able to get through security faster with a centralized security checkpoint. There also will be more of the mobile check-in pods.

«We’re going to be able to build it off to the southern portion of the airport, an entirely new roadway network, which will keep you out of the traffic for folks going to Terminal B and Terminal C,» she said.

Cronin said local content will be provided so you know you are at a New Jersey terminal. Some of that includes farm-fresh type food. There will be entertainment and shopping.

They’re also working to make sure there’s plenty of things for people to do while they are waiting to board their plane, just like at other terminals that have been built recently, said Cronin. There’s art programs happening, they want to make sure they’re incorporating things in the New Jersey Hall of Fame and input from other local artists and performers.

Terminal One will also help relieve congestion at baggage claim, check-in and security areas, said Cronin. There will be 18 check-in lanes that will serve the entire terminal plus all new modern  technology that processes much faster.

Baggage claim will have a larger hall for passengers to circulate and exit.

The project on the roadway component started last year. This past April, the airport gave notice to the contractor to proceed. Part of Terminal One should be completed in 2021 but the entire project should be done in 2022.

Cronin said the airport staged it so they can move the airlines out of Concourse A1 and A2 into the terminal, allowing them to finish the air field that requires the demolition of the concourses. Then they will move the final airlines in 2022 and demolish Concourse A3.

Terminal One will serve 13.6 million fliers through 33 gates and a new parking garage. It’s also expected to create more than 23,000 jobs.

While Terminal One is being built, Cronin said they don’t want to neglect the existing Terminal A. The construction should not impact customers going through Terminal A.

Source: New Jersey 101.5

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Saudi to launch new SAR2.5bn airport project in Jazan

A new SAR2.5bn ($66.6m) airport project is set to be launched in the Saudi city of Jazan on Monday, the official Saudi press Agency (SPA) reported.

The King Abdullah airport project, which will be implemented at a site located 30km north of the centre of Jazan city, is located on a total area of 57,500 square metres.

The project will be implemented within three and a half years and is slated to be “one of the most important developmental projects and cultural landmarks” in the Jazan region, the report stated.

Saudi Arabia’s aviation market is seeing strong growth on the back of the kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 programme, which aims to diversify the economy.

The country’s airports recorded 8 per cent passenger growth in 2017, to reach 91.8 million, with numbers anticipated to hit 100 million in 2018, according to GACA.

The Saudi government has also approved an expansion plan for the country’s airports, which will see old airports renovated and new ones constructed.

There are 26 airports in Saudi Arabia with commercial services, with Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Madinah handling more than five million passengers each in 2017.

The planned expansion includes the redevelopment of the airports in Abha, Al Ahsa, Al Qassim, Arar, Hail and Jazan, as well as new terminals at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. There are also plans to develop new airports in Al-Qunfudah, Farasan Island and Taif, Riyadh North and Riyadh South.

Source: Gulf News