Lesson 3

• Issues needing the urgent attention of policy makers

  • Congestion
  • Safety and Security
  • Environment
  • Seasonality
• Main Highways in the Philippines

  • Pan-Philippine Highway
  • MacArthur Highway
  • Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA)
  • Circumferential Road (C-5)
  • Aguinaldo Highway (Cavite-Batangas Road & Manila West Road)
  • Commonwealth Avenue (Abenida Komonwealth)
• Notable Highways & Bridges in the Philippines

  • San Juanico Bridge (longest bridge)
  • Atugan Bridge (tallest bridge)
  • Nagtahan Bridge (widest bridge)
  • Pan-Philippine Highway and Philippine Nautical Highway System (longest highway)
  • Candaba Viaduct (longest viaduct)
  • Commonwealth Avenue (widest highway)
  • EDSA (busiest highway)
  • Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (longest expressway)
  • Halsema Highway (highest altitude highway)
• On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright launched the aviation age when Orville made the first controlled, sustained flight in a motorized, heavier-than-air craft. Although that famous first flight lasted less than a minute, it changed the transportation world forever.
• Air travel has changed the way people view time and distance. AS we celebrate more than 100 years of flight, we find the airline industry has grown from an infant to a giant.
• The world's airline industry members 1,715 airline, 27,024 aircraft, 3,670 airports, 28.6 million scheduled departures a year, and carries 2.4 billion passengers a year.
• Low-cost Carrier (LCC)

  Also known as a no-frills, discount or budget airline. An airline that offers generally low fares by eliminating many traditional passenger services.
• Some typical business practices of LCCs

  • One passenger class
  • One type of airplane to reduce fleet maintenance cost
  • Using secondary airports
  • Quick airport turnarounds
  • Point-to-point service
  • Unreserved seating
  • Employees working in multiple roles
  • Internet booking
  • No frills, just low fares
• Deregulation, Alliance & Consolidation: Under deregulation, the airline industry has undergone dramatic change. It is hard to believe that 42 years have gone by since U.S. airline deregulation was passed in 1978. Looking back, we can see that it has led to significant consolidation, hub systems, low airfares in competitive situations, and high airfares where competition is lacking. The future foresees more concentration as consolidations and a wave of alliances have taken place and more are proposed.
• Air Transportation Organizations

  • International Air Transport Association (IATA)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• List of Railways in the Philippines

  • Light Rail Transit (LRT-1/ Metrorail/ Yellow Line)
  • Light Rail Transit (LRT-2/ Megatren/ Purple Line)
  • Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3/ Metrostar/ Blue line)
  • Philippine Railways (PNR/ PhilRail/ Metro Tren)
• Tourist Trains

  • Palace on Wheels (India)
  • Blue Train (South Africa)
  • Glacier Express (Switzerland)
  • Orient Express (France and Austria)
• Other Forms of Mass Transit

  • Taxi
  • Mini-buses
  • Tricycle
  • Kuliglig
  • Kalesa
  • Pedicab/Sidecar
  • Jeep/Jeepney
• SAN JUANICO BRIDGE longest bridge
• ATUGAN BRIDGE tallest bridge
• NAGTAHAN BRIDGE widest bridge
• PAN PHILIPPINE HIGHWAY longest highway
• CANDABA VIADUCT longest viaduct
• COMMONWEALTH AVENUE widest highway
• EDSA busiest highway
• SUBIC CLARK TARLAC EXPRESSWAY longest expressway
• HALSEMA HIGHWAY highest altitude highway
• INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA)
• INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)
• Light Rail Transit (LRT-1/ Metrorail/ Yellow Line). It is the first metro line of the Manila Light Rail Transit System.
• Light Rail Transit (LRT-2/ Megatren/ Purple Line). It is a rapid transit line generally running in an east-west direction along the Radial Road 6 and a portion of the Circumferential Road 1.
• Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3/ Metrostar/ Blue line). It is a rapid transit system composed of a single line that runs along the north and south lanes of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA).
• Philippine Railways (PNR/ PhilRail/ Metro Tren). It is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines, operating a single line track in Luzon, from Tayuman to Sorsogon, from Tayuman to San Fernando, Pampanga and from Tayuman to Batangas
• The motorcoach industry, though one of the most uncelebrated areas of travel, is poised for exciting changes and expansion.