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Sangley Airport opens operations for small commercial aircraft

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/sports/02/15/20160415-proposed-sangley-point-international-airport.jpg"/><figcaption>An artist&#x27;s rendition of the proposed Sangley Point International Airport. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—The Sangley Airport in Cavite City will be operational for small commercial aircraft with light cargo after it was inaugurated on Saturday </p><p>The event was led by President Rodrigo Duterte and officials from the Department of Transportation (DoTr) and the local government.</p><p>The airport&#x27;s construction, started in 2018, is expected to be finished by 2023, as the government eyes local and international flights there. </p><p>By then, the airport will be named Sangley Point International Airport, officials said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">TINGNAN: Hangar ng kabubukas na Sangley Airport sa Cavite City. Operational na para sa small commercial aircraft na may dalang light cargo ang naturang paliparan <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DZMMTeleRadyo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/u9MvfSVdMp">pic.twitter.com/u9MvfSVdMp</a></p>— Maria Arra Perez (@arraperezDZMM) <a href="https://twitter.com/arraperezDZMM/status/1228649960045854720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>On Friday, a commercial flight between Sangley and Balesin Island in Polillo town, Quezon commenced.</p><p>Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said it&#x27;s possible that flights bound for Balesin from Clark International Airport will be transferred to Sangley, including flights for Caticlan, Aklan and El Nido, Palawan.</p><p>The airport project is a joint venture of the local government of Cavite and the consortium of MacroAsia Corp. (MAC) and China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (CCCC).</p><p>Under the project, a connector road and bridge will link Cavitex and Sangley. A line for the airport in the country&#x27;s railway system is also being studied.</p><p>If the train line is constructed, passengers will only have 35 minutes of travel time between Metro Manila and Sangley Airport, officials said. <strong>— With a report from Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>The airport's construction, started in 2018, is expected to be finished by 2023, as the government eyes local and international flights there. </p>

The airport's construction, started in 2018, is expected to be finished by 2023, as the government eyes local and international flights there.