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Philippines to get new international airport

Passengers are ferried to the main terminal afters disembarking from a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane, left, sitting on the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after it made a distress call shortly before landing Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. Philippine officials say the Saudi Arabian Airlines plane from Jeddah was placed in isolation after it touched down, but the flight crew later said they made a mistake in sending the emergency message. Manila airport manager Eddie Monreal said authorities deployed security forces around the aircraft as a precaution. Passengers were later allowed to disembark.Taxiing at right is the nation's flag-carrier Philippine Airlines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A new international airport could rise in the Philippines in the near future, local government officials said on Saturday.

The location will be far from the country’s capital Manila — but it will give travellers from around the world direct access to the southern Philippine islands.

The new airport is being planned in Mindanao’s province of Maguindanao del Norte.

The government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said an ocular inspection was conducted earlier this month at the proposed site — situated at Barangay Tambo in Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte, according to local media reports.

“It’s a welcome development for us,” said the mayor of Sultan Masura, Bong Panda. “It will create more jobs, leading to a significant impact on the livelihood of people in our area.”

BARMM said the location was an “optimal site” for the new Cotabato Airport.

Courtesy: khaleejtimes

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