Question & AnswerQ&A (DOTC DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 2013-06)
The authorized vehicle types for the Airport Shuttle Service are coaster, coach, mini bus, and bus.
The service routes include travel between or among passenger terminal buildings of airports or from an airport to designated transfer areas such as city terminals and designated pick-up and loading/unloading points.
The service is exclusively for airline passengers and airport personnel who are directly bound for or loading or alighting at air terminals or designated pick-up and loading/unloading points.
No, operators or their authorized representatives are expressly prohibited from loading or unloading passengers outside the designated bays at passenger terminal buildings or designated transfer areas.
Each vehicle must be equipped with a two-way radio, have clear glass windows, proper tools and equipment, and must be brand new.
Drivers must be in uniform and have company identification cards.
Operators must have their own garage and repair shop for vehicle maintenance, must have a valid contract with or be accredited by the relevant airport authority, and comply with all government-issued rules and regulations.
Yes, applications for CPCs for Airport Shuttle Services serving routes from the airport to designated terminal points may be accepted and processed, subject to issuance of route measured capacity by the Department of Transportation and Communications.
The order took effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.