Zamboanga Intl airport to start charging parking fees Aug. 1

Zamboanga International Airport, the third busiest gateway in Southern Philippines, will start charging parking fees August 1, said airport manager Danilo Abareta.

 

The move is part of efforts to increase revenues from the airport, the city government said on its Facebook page Wednesday, according to the airport official.

 

"The rates will be P20 for cars and other four-wheel vehicles for the first two hours and additional P10 for the next succeeding hours; and P10 for motorcycles for the first two hours and additional P5 for the next succeeding hours," the city government said. 

 

Citing a Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines circular, Abareta told reporters at a briefing in Zamboanga on Monday that official vehicles – with red plates – are exempt from the rule, so long as they drop off or pick up passengers only but not use the parking area for more than 10 minutes.

 

Meanwhile, airport facilities were given improvements that include new restrooms in the main building and lampposts were restored in the parking area.

 

Airport authorities are also working with police and security agencies to relocate squatters from the airport compound, the city government said. – Joel Locsin/VS, GMA News