Hanoi (VNA) - The Philippines on July 31 approved a plan to build a newairport near Manila, in a bid to ease congestion with the capital's existingairport operating at full capacity.
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel will build the airport in Bulakan town,north of Manila Bay, that will feature four parallel runways and serve 100-200million passengers a year, a government statement said.
This new international airport is importantin helping ease the congestion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport inManila, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said.
San Miguel, which was the only companyto bid for the project, will have to break ground on the 14 billion USD projectbefore the end of the year and open for business no later than 2025.
The existing Manila airport, which hastwo runways, handled nearly 260,000 flights and served 45 million passengerslast year.-VNA
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