Who's Moving To Naia 3?

[Call me bubba]

 

if your soon to be flying in or out of manila, seems that a change is upcoming for some airlines of where they will be departing from.

 

Five major airlines are transferring flight operations to Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3), starting next week when NAIA-3 starts to operate as a full-scale global gateway.

 

Department of Transportation and Communications spokesman Michael Sagcal said Delta Airlines, KLM, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Emirates will use NAIA-3 starting August.

 

Sagcal said Delta will use NAIA-3 for flight operations starting Aug. 1 and the others will "move within August." 

 

The five airlines have been operating from the ageing NAIA Terminal 1.

 

 

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/371748/economy/companies/major-foreign-airlines-move-to-naia-3-next-week

Edited July 24, 2014 by Pittman apartments Sgn

[fred]

I read a story that said they are thinking about putting an international terminal in Cavite city!

i wonder what will come of that?

[oldutot]

Or the high speed bullet train from Bulucan to clark air base. 

[i am bob]

I first read this one within 2 minutes of waking in the morning - I hadn't even crawled out of bed yet...  

 

My first thought was "Where the heck is Naia?  Do I know anyone who lives there?"

 

:1 (103):  :mocking:

[Call me bubba]

seems that the move has started and here is the latest info,

 

PLEASE NOTE that traffic maybe slightly heavier than going to the other terminals ...give yourself extra time

NAIA 3 finally fully operational

Airline passengers will surely welcome the news that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 is now fully operational.

 

Delta Airlines was the first to use NAIA 3 yesterday.

 

Cathay,

KLM and

Singapore Airlines

 

will follow suit sometime this month.

So far, no major glitches were reported in the electronic display board showing the arrival and departure schedules. :thumbs-up-smile:

 

                     :woohoo: The baggage carousels were also working well. :woohoo:

 

The only hitch is that vehicular traffic has started to build up on the road leading to Terminal 3

and the Resorts World Casino and Hotel in front of the airport.

Slow-moving traffic is reported in the previously less-traveled Skyway. 

Airline passengers should still give themselves a three hour allowance to make their flights on time out of Manila.

 

Meanwhile, motorists and commuters wish the Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metro Manila Development Authority would coordinate in undertaking road repairs.

 

http://manilastandardtoday.com/2014/08/02/our-hapless-ofws/

Edited August 3, 2014 by Pittman apartments Sgn

[jon1]

Emirates is scheduled to transfer on Aug 15.  http://globalnation.inquirer.net/108692/airlines-transfer-seen-to-decongest-naia-terminal-1

[earthdome]

Just a note that ANA has used NAIA Terminal 3 for international flights for over 2 years and I flew an international flight on Cebu Pacific using Terminal 3 earlier this year.

 

I found it kind of nice using NAIA Terminal 3 for my international flights. Immigration and customs was usually very quick. Greeters can also meet you inside the terminal building.

[Call me bubba]

Emirates is scheduled to transfer on Aug 15.  http://globalnation.inquirer.net/108692/airlines-transfer-seen-to-decongest-naia-terminal-1

 

 

MANILA, Philippines–With the official transfer to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Terminal 3 of the flight operations of US-based Delta Airlines on Thursday night,

Terminal 1 is expected to be decongested by some 1,500 passengers a day.

 

Four other foreign carriers are scheduled to also make the move from Terminal 1 as Terminal 3 began running at full capacity Thursday night, according to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), which manages the only international gateway to Metro Manila.

 

MIAA general manager Jose Angel Honrado said Delta Air,

being the first of an initial batch of foreign air carriers to make Terminal 3 their new base, was set to have its first two flights come in Thursday night.

 

Passengers of Delta Airlines flights arriving from the United States (DL629 and DL473) were expected to deplane at Terminal 3 at 9:05 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Thursday night.

“We are excited to welcome these passengers as they take their first step in this new terminal,” Honrado said in a statement.

 

After Delta Airlines,

 

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is set to move to Terminal 3 on Aug. 4

 

, followed by Emirates Airlines on Aug. 15.

 

On Sept. 1, Singapore Airlines will also begin operating its flights in and out of Terminal 3.

 

Cathay Pacific is expected to move in by the second week of September.

 

“We thank these airlines for heeding our call to use Terminal 3 for their operations. Their cooperation plays a vital role for us to achieve our desire to decongest Terminal 1 by some three million passengers annually,” Honrado said.

 

He urged relatives, friends and well-wishers of passengers arriving and departing on these airlines to take note of the transfer dates to avoid confusion.

 

Dante Basanta, the Naia Terminal 1 manager, said the effect of the transfer of Delta Airlines will be immediately felt in Terminal 1 in the next few days.

 

“The transfer of Delta to T3 will surely ease the congestion at Terminal 1 since two arrivals and two departures will be diverted to T3. That translates to around 1,500 passengers daily,”

Basanta said in a text message.

 

He noted that the ease in passenger flow and vehicular traffic at Terminal 1 will be felt considering that Delta’s flight schedules fall within the peak hours of the terminal’s operations.