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Back at Laguindingan Airport – departure
This is a very late post as I traveled to Cagayan de Oro months ago. I’m posting it here for reference.
The main driveway at the terminal is reserved for VIPs’. I thought this practice in many airports in the country though claimed to be security-related is a waste of space and gives the impression that passengers are not the priority in these terminals.
Another look at the airport’s spacious but underutilized driveways.
Check-in baggage terminal at the airport – you can now get your luggage tags for items you’re checking-in and tag your bags or boxes yourself. This is supposed to reduce the transaction times at the check-in counters but I wonder if someone’s measuring or evaluating the process.
Check-in counters for Cebu Pacific – they have 4 counters.
Air Asia only had two counters at the airport. Meanwhile PAL had the more spacious area among the three airlines.
The design is similar to Iloilo’s and Bacolod-Silay’s where passengers ascend to the departure level after checking in. There are a couple of shops under the stairs and escalator for last minute pasalubong purchases.
PAL had the most check-in counters at 5. They had a separate counter for Mabuhay Class passengers that they also use for senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
A look back at the check-in lobby
Here’s what it looks like as we ascend to the departure level.
After the final security check and entering the pre-departure lounge, you can proceed to the food court where you have a choice between Seattle’s Best Coffee and Kenny Rogers.
Shops offer refreshments, snacks and pasalubong items.
The passenger lounge appears to be spacious but can become crowded when there are flight delays.
View of the various vehicles used in providing support services to the aircraft at the apron.
The view of our aircraft as we approach the stairs to the aft of the plane. Passengers seated from the middle to the rear of the plane are instructed to board the plane from the rear. Those seated from the front rows to the middle are instructed to board via the bridge or tube shown in the photo.
Passengers boarding
I will be posting more photos of airports soon as I am traveling to Cebu and Kuala Lumpur in the next few weeks. It will be my first time to travel to KL (can you believe that) though it’s not my first time to Malaysia so that trip is something I look forward to and one that will definitely yield a lot of photos.
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Another look at Laguindingan Airport
A quick trip to Cagayan De Oro allowed me to take a few more photos of the airport at Laguindingan. Here are more photos of the airport including the runway and the major buildings.
A look at the length of Laguindingan’s runway as our plane turned towards the terminal
From L-R: hangar, cargo terminal, passenger terminal and control tower
A closer look at (L-R) the cargo terminal, passenger terminal and control tower
The passenger terminal and control tower
Laguindingan’s cargo terminal
Air Asia plane at the passenger terminal
The Air Asia plane did not use the bridge for embarking/disembarking passengers
Bridge access to the terminal
An arriving passenger’s view of transport service providers upon exiting the airport terminal
Air traffic control tower.
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Laguindingan Airport – arrival
A few years ago, Cagayan De Oro’s airport was closed in favour of a new airport located in another town, Lagundingan. My first time to visit Laguindingan Airport was when it was still under construction almost a decade ago. Afterwards, I had not had the chance to visit Cagayan De Oro again to use either the old or new airports. A recent trip to CDO provided an opportunity to finally see the airport and take some photos I could share here. The following photos were taken last July 2018.
A view of the airport terminal as our plane taxied towards it after landing at the airport
A view of the terminal as our plane berthed to unload passengers
Deplaning passengers pass through the airbridge to the terminal building
Ads for hotels and transport greet arriving passengers
Passengers file into the baggage claim area
The baggage claim area only has a couple of racetracks so I assume one is generally for Cebu Pacific and another for PAL. It also means the airport is not equipped (at least for baggage claims) to handle more than 2 flights arriving within minutes of the others.
The baggage claim area can get very crowded. These are just fellow passengers from an A320 plane.
Another photo of the crowded area around one carousel in the baggage claim area
Meanwhile, the area around the other carousel/racetrack is clear of people
Here is what the baggage claim area looks like when passengers have exited
Tourism booths at the airport’s arrival area – one obviously is promoting whitewater rafting, which is quite popular for tourists visiting CDO.
Tourism booth of the Province of Misamis Oriental
Assistance desk of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), which is generally in-charge of airport operations in the country. This agency headed by an Assistant Secretary-level official is under the DOTr.
Automatic teller machine (ATM) and a glimpse of the concessionaires at the departure level of the airport terminal
Passengers exiting the terminal
Arriving passengers are greeted by many booths with people offering transportation services between the airport and various destinations including CDO and Iligan City.
Here’s a view of the terminal building as we walked towards our vehicle.
The airport’s control tower
A view of our plane as we drove away from the airport to head for Cagayan De Oro City, which was more than an hour’s travel from the terminal.
More photos on Laguindingan Airport in the next post!
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Caught (up) in traffic 