ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə sˈɪɾi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐnˈaʊnst ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ ðætðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪz nˈaʊ ɹˈɛdi tə ɹᵻsˈiːv kəmˈɜːʃəl flˈaɪts ˈæftɚɹ ɪt hɐz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl stˈɛps ˈaʊtlaɪnd baɪ ðə kˈɑːp tʊ ɐdɹˈɛs ðə sˈeɪfti ˈɪʃuːz fɔːɹ kəmˈɜːʃəl ˈɛɹkɹæft, ɐ mˈoːɹ tˈɑːɹɡɪɾᵻd ˈoʊpənɪŋ dˈeɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ɐnˈaʊnst ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː, wɪððə sˈɪɾi ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ ðˌɐɾɪt ˈeɪmz tə ɹɪˈoʊpən ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ɪn tˈaɪm fɚðə kɹˈɪsməs sˈiːzən.
Although the city government announced the following year that the airport is now ready to receive commercial flights after it has completed the initial steps outlined by the CAAP to address the safety issues for commercial aircraft, a more targeted opening date was not announced until 2022, with the city government announcing that it aims to reopen the airport in November 2022, in time for the Christmas season.