The whole project was expected to last two years and cost $20 million.32 At present, Guam International Airport is the most modern in the western Pacific.33 In May 2002, Philippines Airlines announced that it would operate new flights three times a week from Manila to Guam International Airport.34 In December 2002, Northwest Airlines announced that it would temporarily suspend its service to Guam after the supertyphoon Pongsona severely damaged the airport.35
En mai 2002, la compagnie aérienne Philippines Airlines a annoncé trois nouveaux vols par semaine entre Manille et l'aéroport international de Guam. En décembre 2002, la compagnie Northwest Airlines a annoncé qu'elle suspendait provisoirement ses vols à destination de Guam suite au passage du violent typhon Pongsona qui avait sérieusement endommagé l'aéroport.