Baggage delays seen at Naia 3 until July

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11 hours ago, scott h said:

Spot on Ram. A great advantage of a private operator.........."Fix it or your fired!" vs. a government org. "Fix it or you will be.........reassigned!" 

Just look at all the PNP guys who are "Sacked" just to turn up on a different island 

Not sure privatization works so well with something like an airport with close to zero competition other than the new airport that they're building in Bulacan that's also owned by San Miguel lol.
They've already done this with the airport at Caticlan, they were supposed to build a new terminal like 10 years ago but they just milk it like a cash cow and break their contract with the government instead:
https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/caticlan-airport-capacity-doubles-with-expansion-from-airasia-cebu-pacific-and-philippine-airlines-329701

Airport charges at Caticlan increase significantly

Philippine authorities should also re-examine the oversight of Caticlan and other regional airports in the Philippines, some of which are now being considered for privatisation.

While San Miguel won a contract back in 2014 to take over and expand Caticlan Airport, it seems a cap on airport charges was not agreed as part of the concession. Some of the airlines serving Caticlan have expressed their concern with the large increase in charges that San Miguel has implemented since the extended runway opened.

For example, Cebu Pacific's cost per passenger at Caticlan has increased fourfold. In addition to dealing with higher airport fees, Cebu Pacific has been forced to use a San Miguel subsidiary for ground handling. Previously it was able to carry out ground handling itself.

Cebu Pacific has also been notified that it can longer use its joint venture company with SIA Engineering to provide engineering services or line maintenance at Caticlan. Cebu Pacific's costs of operating at the airport will increase further after it is forced to switch to the