The wonderful island of Bohol had newly-opened international airport last November 28, 2018.
The first eco-friendly airport in the Philippines is now officially opened, new airport is designed to be constructed as a tropical airport in accordance with the location of the island and will be planned as a tropical resort as well. It is designed to further boost the tourism potential of Bohol.
All flights going to Bohol will be transferred to the new airport, which is 40 minutes away from Tagbilaran City.
Local air firm announced the start of operations at the brand-new Bohol Panglao International Airport, a development 18 years in the building.
In separate statements, Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air and Philippines Air Asia thought them riding the successful transfer of flights to Bohol-Panglao Airport. The new gateway switched the Tagbilaran Airport, which was formally closed on Nov. 27 this day.
The P7.8-billion international airport gives 13, 337 square meters on a 223-hectare property in Barangays Tawala and Danao in the Panglao remedy settlement. It is envisioned to accommodate all the processes and the travelers that the old airport in Tagbilaran City receives every year. From the 800,000 travelers currently accommodated by Tagbilaran Airport, the new airport is expected to put up two million travelers from its opening alone, checking both global and local flights.
“Visitors in Bohol remain to grow each year that passes. Inappropriately, the current airport may not be able to accommodate the rise over time. This gives us the need to cater to the accumulative number of tourists and this means improving and growing the airport with a design that is of international standards.” In line with Bohol’s eco-tourism branding, the airport will have ecologically friendly and energy saving features such as the installation of LED lights. To add to that, only the pre-departure area will have air conditioning, operating with solar powered energy while the rest of the areas will be open.
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