ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism has assured the safety of tourists traveling to Boracay Island via the Caticlan airport.
No less than Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano assured that operations at the Caticlan airport have returned to normal, a day after a plane undershot the runway and slammed into a concrete barrier.
“We assure tourists that airport authorities have carried out rigorous runway inspections to ensure the safety of the airport for take-off and landing,” said Durano in a statement.
The airport was closed to traffic for five hours on Monday after a Zest Air plane from Manila fell short of the runway when it landed around 6:58 a.m. Sunday.
Caticlan-bound flights were rerouted to the Kalibo airport until the Caticlan airport re-opened around 12:30 p.m.
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