ZAMBOANGA CITY–The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has purchased 200 new units of luggage carts for the use of the passengers at the Zamboanga International Airport (ZIA).
The purchase came after the request of first district Rep. Celso Lobregat to the CAAP central office and Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Arthur Tugade.
The 200 new units of luggage carts arrived here Monday from Manila, and were received by ZIA Manager Antonio Alfonso, Tourism Regional Director Myra Paz Valderrosa-Abubakar, and Lobregat.
“This is an answered prayer, we have been longing for this and I am glad this request was acted by CAAP. I am thankful to Secretary Tugade for granting this request and also the massive improvements being done at present in our dilapidated airport and runway while awaiting the future transfer of our airport, which is in the process,” Lobregat said.
Alfonso said the 50 units luggage carts, which was borrowed from Cagayan de Oro in time for the Fiesta Pilar and Philippine Councilor League convention last month, will be returned soon.
Cagayan de Oro temporarily provided the luggage carts through the request of Lobregat and Alfonso as an immediate remedy in resolving the shortage of carts at the local airport.
Abubakar said the arrival of the new luggage carts would in some way help in the tourism aspect of this city, adding it will provide comfort to arriving tourists since they will no longer carry their luggage. (Teofilo Garcia, Jr/PNA)
