Caticlan Airport: capacity doubles with expansion from AirAsia, Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines
Capacity at Caticlan Airport in the Philippines has quickly doubled following the opening of a runway extension enabling narrowbody jet operations. Capacity at Caticlan will approach, and could exceed, 40,000 weekly seats in the coming months, compared to 18,000 weekly seats a year ago.
Jet operations began at Caticlan in Nov-2016 after Philippine authorities approved the use of a runway extension. The new owners of the airport, San Miguel, also plan to open a new terminal by early 2018, which will be capable of handling international flights.
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have already transitioned most of their flights at Caticlan - the gateway to the popular resort island of Boracay - from turboprops to A320s. Philippines AirAsia is planning to enter the Caticlan market in Mar-2017 with flights from Manila, Cebu and Davao. AirAsia, Cebu Pacific and PAL may also launch international flights from Caticlan in 2018, along with a potential new Caticlan based airline that San Miguel is looking to establish.
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