The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will cut aeronautical fees and passenger service charges at its managed airports starting April 1 to mitigate rising fuel prices. The reductions follow directives from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez. Rates vary by airport class and travel type.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced reductions in aeronautical fees, including landing and takeoff charges, by up to 50 percent or as much as P5,000 per landing at airports it manages. Excluded are public-private partnership airports such as Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Cebu-Mactan International Airport, Cagayan de Oro International Airport, Clark International Airport, and Bohol-Panglao International Airport. The changes take effect April 1 for three months and may be extended pending review, CAAP said. Passenger service charges, or terminal fees, will drop from P900 to P700 for international travel. For domestic travel at international airports, from P350 to P150-P200. Principal Class 1 airports see cuts from P300 to P150-P200; Principal Class 2 from P200 to P100; and community airports from P100 to P50. Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said at a press conference, “We will ensure that all transport groups, including operators, drivers, commuters, can count on the government to help. They can rest assured that we will make various initiatives to alleviate the effects of the conflict in the Middle East.” The move coincides with regulators approving a fuel surcharge increase from Level 4 to Level 8 starting April 1, raising domestic flight surcharges to P253-P787 and international ones to P835.05-P6,208.98. Cebu Pacific has canceled and limited flights due to higher fuel costs. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently declared a state of national energy emergency to implement measures reducing transportation costs.
