San Miguel presents $10-B plan to build new airport

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Conglomerate San Miguel Corporation on May 14 presented to President Benigno Aquino III a proposal to build a $10-billion airport that will replace the congested and 3-decade-old Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). SMC would build an airport with 4 runways on an 800-hectare property along the Manila-Cavite coastal road, which is owned by Cyber Bay Corporation. This will be double the 400 hectares being occupied by the decrepit NAIA, which has a single runway. SMC owns 49% of legacy carrier Philippine Airlines; the rest is owned by tycoon Lucio Tan.

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