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Thursday, August 24, 2006
More air routes proposed for Oro
TWO airline companies are set to present to City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano their respective plans of including Cagayan de Oro in their air routes.
Rhia Rita Abalos, chair of the city tourism board, disclosed that the upcoming entry of more airline companies into the city's air transportation sector is a result of the proposal made by the board to the different air transport service operators during the recently concluded 3rd BIMP-EAGA Cluster Meeting in Koronadal City.
Abalos identified the two airlines who responded to their call as the Frontier Aviation and the MesPhil Aero.
Abalos said that in order for foreign tourists and investors to easily access Cagayan de Oro, more airline links are needed to directly connect Cagayan de Oro to the rest of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
The 3rd BIMP-EAGA Cluster Meeting in South Cotabato also became an avenue where Cagayan de Oro through the Department of Tourism-Northern Mindanao with Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA) and the Cagayan de Oro Tour and Travel Association (COTTA) showcased its best products and services to the BIMP-EAGA tourism delegates.
Free travel tax for those who will use the BIMP-EAGA route was also proposed by the Cagayan de Oro group to encourage more tourists to visit Cagayan de Oro.
Abalos is hopeful that the proposal will be positively considered by air transport providers in the BIMP-EAGA as it will position the city as the premier destination in Southern Philippines. (CIO)
(August 24, 2006 issue)
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