Tagged: NAIA

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Airports: Expect longer queues at security checks

Following the bombing at the Boston Marathon last Monday authorities have tightened security at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals and other international airports in the country. Especially at the NAIA Terminal 1, passenger queues...

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How soon is soon?

As if Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) had read my yesterday’s blog entry they announced that the country will soon have its first bullet train. The plan for the bullet train is to construct the...

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Good news from NAIA

NAIA, Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, very often gets a bad press. But the guys at the airport try to do a good job. And sometimes they even are successful. We arrived last Saturday...

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No distance to NAIA !

Yesterday night at 22:53 a NOTAM from NAIA made many pilots shake their head: B0904/12 NOTAMN Q) RPHI/QNMAS/IV/BO /AE/000/999/1431N12101E025 A) RPLL B) 1205302300 C) 1205310800 E) MANILA DVOR/DME MIA 113.8MHZ/CH85X, DME PART U/S. CREATED:...

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Plan enough reserves

Yesterday we wrote about the air-traffic congestion in manila’s NAIA airport (see here). This morning we got another complaint: Hi There, Kindly assist. Our Cebu Pacific Flight 5J – 392 domestic flight CGY-MNL was delayed...

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Visit NAIA-1 before it collapses completely

A portion of a parapet wall at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Terminal 1) fell on the tarmac Thursday afternoon. According to the Manila International Airport Authority’s (MIAA) media affairs division, the parapet wall...

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Dark night in NAIA-3

Last night terminal 3 of Manila’s airport, also known as NAIA-3 faced a full power cut. It hadn’t been a brown-out but a black-out. At 00:30 (12:30 a.m. for Pinoys and associates)  the on-site...

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Good News from Manila Airport

Good news ONE: Pay less! The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) announced on Wednesday that the terminal fee for international flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport will go down from PHP 750 to...

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Heavy fog (smog) over Manila

Last night and early this morning Manila had been in a thick fog causing limited visibility and cool weather in the metropolis, and delayed local and domestic flights while grounding light aircraft. The heavy fog...

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Super Constellation soon on auction ?

MIAA the Manila International Airport Authority wants to get rid of the aircraft cemetery between NAIA-2 and the Old Domestic Airport (now NAIA-4). On the MIAA website the following announcement can be found: The...

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The big CAAP problem continues

The PhilStar wrote: The audit, presented to the DOTC’s civil aviation officials during a meeting last Friday, revealed the system has at least 20 major deficiencies or “non-conformity” to international aviation standards. The CAAP...

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The big CAAP problem

CAAP is the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.  The CAAP is under high pressure from the European Union and the United States of America who downgraded the Philippines Air Safety to Category II....

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NAIA Radar – updated

The “huge international embarrassment” that was Sunday’s radar malfunction at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has once again exposed the dismal state of affairs at the country’s supposed premier gateway. Read also our...

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Manila NAIA: Radar down

At 2:45 PM yesterday the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued a NOTAM, a notice to airmen. NAIA General Manager Alfonso Cusi said:”The tower cannot communicate with the radar and they cannot...

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NAIA-3, wear a helmet!

NAIA-3: An official says a large chunk of the ceiling at Manila’s new airport terminal collapsed but there have been no injuries or disruptions. Airport manager Alfonso Cusi says a fiber cement board covering...

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NAIA Terminal 3 is operational

On July 1 Cebu Pacific Air moved parts of its operations to NAIA Terminal 3. It seems that this had been a test run. Now Cebu Pacific Air announces that they move their entire...

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