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New DOTr policy: all airports must have 2,100-meter runways to allow Airbus jets and lower airfares

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has set a new policy requiring all new airports to have a minimum runway length of 2,100 meters, enabling the operation of larger Airbus aircraft that can carry more than double the passengers of the turboprop planes currently limited to shorter runways—with…

Liam Demafelix·

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