WHILE AIRPORTS elsewhere in Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon do not charge parking fees on motorcycles and cars, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in Zamboanga City not only imposed parking fees at the local airport, it also raised the amount unjustifiably from P10 to P22.40 now.
Even those who are only picking up or dropping passengers at the Zamboanga International Airport have to shell out money to pay for the parking fees and CAAP charges P11 for each motorcycle passing through and P22.40 for cars, vans or pickup trucks. The amount also included 12 percent Value Added Tax.
But despite the exorbitant amount on parking fees, the Zamboanga airport not only lags behind international standards, it lacks infrastructure to accommodate travellers. Its rest rooms were dirty, it has no adequate chairs and comfortable waiting sheds at the arrival area and its interior is antiquated.
“Why do we have to pay for parking fees? Davao (Francisco Bangoy International Airport) is not charging parking fees. Laguindingan airport in Misamis (Oriental) is not charging parking fees, and even Jolo airport in Sulu does not charge parking fees, so why would Zamboanga (International Airport) impose exorbitant fees considering the current state of this facility?” one private car owner asked.
Officials of CAAP Zamboanga cannot be reached for their reaction to the mounting complaints.
CAAP is a member of the so-called “Billionaires’ Club,” an elite circle of Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations that remit billions of pesos to the national government. It is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation and responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation in order to ensure safe, economical, and efficient air travel.
As an independent regulatory body with quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative powers, the CAAP is mandated to set comprehensive, clear and impartial rules and regulations for the aviation industry.
Jim Sydiongco is the current CAAP director general. (Zamboanga Post)
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Even those who are only picking up or dropping passengers at the Zamboanga International Airport have to shell out money to pay for the parking fees and CAAP charges P11 for each motorcycle passing through and P22.40 for cars, vans or pickup trucks. The amount also included 12 percent Value Added Tax.
But despite the exorbitant amount on parking fees, the Zamboanga airport not only lags behind international standards, it lacks infrastructure to accommodate travellers. Its rest rooms were dirty, it has no adequate chairs and comfortable waiting sheds at the arrival area and its interior is antiquated.
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| Vehicles exit the Zamboanga International Airport. (Zamboanga Post) |
Officials of CAAP Zamboanga cannot be reached for their reaction to the mounting complaints.
CAAP is a member of the so-called “Billionaires’ Club,” an elite circle of Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations that remit billions of pesos to the national government. It is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation and responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation in order to ensure safe, economical, and efficient air travel.
As an independent regulatory body with quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative powers, the CAAP is mandated to set comprehensive, clear and impartial rules and regulations for the aviation industry.
Jim Sydiongco is the current CAAP director general. (Zamboanga Post)
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