DAVAO CITY— A new player in the Philippine Aviation industry is set to serve across the Bangsamoro region.
The Bangsamoro Government on Friday announced that Bangsamoro Airways will have an inaugural flight across the region on Wednesday, April 24.
The aircraft Bangsamoro Airways will be based in Cotabato City, the seat of power of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The aircraft is operated by Federal Airways Incorporated.
Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) Chairperson Mohammad Pasigan in the report said that the opening of the regional air route will bring more investors to the autonomous region, resulting in continuous growth in investments.
The Bangsamoro government said the airline will connect “The mainland BARMM to its island provinces to make the provision of significant services accessible, strengthen bureaucracy and logistics, and bolster the region’s economy, tourism, and employment, among others,” Pasigan added.
The initial regional route will include Zamboanga City and Sulu Province and can accommodate six to ten passengers including the aviators, said Pasigan in the report.
But it is also expected to extend its services to the municipalities of Sibutu and Mapun in Tawi-Tawi after three months of operation and to Kuta Kinabalu, Malaysia, next year.
The airline operates in close coordination with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ (MOTC) Bangsamoro Airport Authority (BAA) in Cotabato City to ensure that all pertinent documents are sufficiently and essentially complied with, and they are ready to fly.
“Bangsamoro Airways can fly anytime, anywhere across BRAMM provinces,” the Bureau of Information quoted Pasigan.
“Our greatest help as Bangsamoro citizens is to make our region peaceful and safe for our investors,” he highlighted, subsequently encouraging his fellow Bangsamoro residents to sustain a conflict-free region.
The report said Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim wants to boost the economic development in the BARMM by capitalizing on its comparative advantage and investing in transportation and communications are aligned with the third and fifth priority agenda of the regional government.-with a report from Johamin Inok/BIO
