I was one of the fortunate ones to have witnessed the first day the New Puerto Princesa International Airport was opened to the public after its inauguration on May 3, 2017. I was flying PAL's last trip to Manila together with my cousin.
The old Puerto Princesa Airport had a floor area of only 3,000 square meters, but the new airport spans 13,000 square meters with a seating capacity of 1,500, and has parking lots for more than 200 cars. I was unable to take pictures of the airport from the outside because I was already in a rush to get inside to meet my cousin but Rappler has pictures of the new airport.
Here are some of the pictures from inside the airport.
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From inside the airport, there are two entrance gates that departing passengers may use. |
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Upon entering, the check-in counters for Air Asia and Philippine Airlines are on the left side. |
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Cebu Pacific check-in counters are on the left side. |
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It's a ticketing booth space, but there are no ticketing booths yet. Maybe when I come back to Palawan, I might be able to see some improvements. |
![New Puerto Princesa International Airport New Puerto Princesa International Airport](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1jsvKasjQvi_nlgXs8Fl_Hj37AR3cJbo5JQERy1secF4hScroIeiTpG-8MQyHBPuW-V6n8WOptcRnerIEpird8nZMh58u6LEW9ZHWpwyuog-HnX8qpyVOzGDaQp71YOeIJ168UTXNRc/s640/Airport5.jpg) |
Upon entering the departure gates, on your right, there are stores that sell Palawan souvenirs. I've seen only two. Wait a few more months and maybe there might be more stores inside. |
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The terminal fee booth and the Security Check gate are on your right from the check-in counters. Prepare P200 as terminal fee. |
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There are three gates for boarding passengers. The boarding gates for international flights are furthermost on the right. Forgive me for the blurry picture. :( |
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There is another shop inside the airport's boarding gates that sells Palawan souvenir items. |
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On the second floor, there is a coffee shop and a kiosk that serves rice meals and sandwiches. I wasn't able to take a picture anymore because it was too late, and they were already closing. |
![New Puerto Princesa International Airport New Puerto Princesa International Airport](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGg-3K9PxOyBRyXZu285HDS6bBT54XQg_gsDIi_ToT63WEVDEPbGbfaCsT0EtSmFi6rZdMsradCxI3g9PwPR8fu8oZYdITDOeD-Ic2AMvAFxzBk-dgdVe2xCstGhzIx6Yf4o9Fd_yNyE/s640/Airport11.jpg) |
The new Puerto Princesa International airport was a joint project by the Department of Transportation and by the South Korean government. |
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