NAIA: Worst Airport in Asia, 5th in the World

[chua_riwap]

Sikat ang NAIA..........
Pero yung Charles De Gaulle, kasama sa list? Napunta na ako run, mukhang ok naman.


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NAIA voted worst airport in Asia, ranks 5th in world

MANILA, Philippines – “A bombed out ruin,” “a cattle yard only worse,” and “filthy toilets” were just some words that travelers used to describe the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, voted one of the world's 10 worst airports and the worst in Asia for 2010 by an interactive website.

The website, “the Guide to Sleeping in Airports,” ranked NAIA, particularly Terminal 1, fifth worst in the world preceded by two French airports, including the Paris Charles De Gaulle, and the Los Angeles and Moscow airports.

In the website’s list of worst airports in Asia, NAIA Terminal ranked No. 1, followed by New Delhi, Beijing, Bombay, Islamabad, Hanoi, Chennai, Jakarta, Bangalore and Denpasar.

The ranking was based on reviews of air travelers who complained of, among others, “safety concerns, lack of comfortable seating, rude staff, hostile security, poor facilities, no [or few] services to pass the time, bribery, and general hassles of being in the airport.”

Two lists of the best and the worst airports are updated annually by the website (http://sleepinginairports.net), which travel agent Donna McSherry started in 1996.

NAIA actually moved two places up in the worst airports list. In 2009, it was ranked seventh. Two other Asian airports made it to the worst list in 2010, both from India, in New Delhi and Bombay at sixth and eighth, respectively.

On the other hand, the world's three best airports in 2010, according to the website, were also in Asia: Singapore Changi, Seoul Incheon, and Hong Kong, the same top three the previous year.

Most complaints about NAIA concerned the old Terminal 1, which hosts all international flights except those by Philippine Airlines, which uses Terminal 2, and Cebu Pacific, Air Philippines, and All Nippon Airways, which uses Terminal 3.

A reviewer named Brenty said of NAIA: “It has to be experienced to be believed. Think of a bombed out ruin and you'll get some idea. It's like a cattle yard only worse. Toilets filthy. No seating once you get thru customs [maybe 40 seats for a thousand passengers].”

“Bribery and corruption in this airport is rife and the scams start the minute you walk off the plane,” said another who called himself Mecanix.

The website, however, did acknowledge that “there is hope at this airport if you go to Terminal 3 where it is clean, spacious and has Internet connection.”

Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Jose Angel Honrado said he respected the feedback from travelers, but added that he hoped the general public would see the improvements at NAIA.

“We are aware of the deficiencies. We really appreciate the comments and we're trying to correct these things. But please understand that this will take time,” he said.

He also encouraged critics of NAIA to visit Terminal 1 again and take note of some of the upgrades. He said they should understand that renovating the 30-year-old terminal was not an easy thing.

Honrado noted efforts to renovate the rest rooms at Terminal 1 and plans to put in “a new carpet.” He also said coordination with immigration and customs offices would hopefully eradicate the bribery menace.

In the next few years, he said “definitely” all international flights would be moving to Terminal 3 in spite of legal troubles involving the claim of its builder, the Philippine International Air Terminals Co., which is seeking a compensation claim against the government.

Honrado said the government clearly had the mandate to operate Terminal 3, and he saw no reason to put off plans to develop it until it became fully operational within “one and a half years.” He, however, added that Terminal 1 would still likely be retained for “spillover” flights.

[Monseratto]

May dating thread na ata... Unless all the international carriers move out of Terminal 1, di maalis tayo sa annual worst airport in the world.

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1579033

[andywesteast]

Tignan mo naman itsura ng NAIA, parang Bus Station. Gulo ng Sign at Madumi ang Counter.

Join the [SIZE="2"]Movement to improve Philippine airports[/SIZE] at FB if you love your country.

[roninblade]

anybody who's been inside won't be surprised about this. parati nalang we are aware of the deficiencies and it is hard to renovate. sus.

[chua_riwap]

ooooppss! meron na palang thread na ganito, last year pa. pero bago po ang news item na ito about airports.
anyway, sir mods...paki merge na lang po.


BTT
Napansin ko nga rin ito. Daming passport checks sa NAIA 1.
Pero nalulusutan pa rin sila....

Sa ibang international airports, di naman ganyan.


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One life, nine passport checks

Since we launched our Spy Bits column, we have received hundreds of email info from many of our readers. So today we will accommodate some of the relevant items like this one from fellow Manila Rotary member Archit Bartolome, past president of the Management Association of the Philippines and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines.

Archit who last week flew to Guam told us about his experience on what could have been just a routine trip that turned into an exasperating, unnecessary and tedious process. According to Archit, for security reasons it’s understandable for airport blue guards to ask for people’s passports before they are allowed to enter the premises at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, but it’s simply ridiculous and just too much when you have to do it nine times before boarding your flight.

As Archit recounted, he had to show his passport at the check-in counter for his flight booking, had to do the same again when he paid for the airport tax, then was accosted by a blue uniformed security guard asking for his passport and boarding pass before he was allowed to go to the Immigration Counter – where his passport was again scrutinized and his boarding pass inspected. Just before Archit could load his hand carry, his belt, his shoes and all other objects for the X-ray security check, another blue guard demanded to look at his passport one more time.

At the boarding gate, an airline personnel and a security person demanded for his passport and boarding pass after which they proceeded to inspect his hand carry, after which another set of personnel asked for the same documents again as Archit removed his shoes again for another inspection. Before he could board the plane, he had to show his boarding pass and passport once more before he was finally able to keep them in his bag. Annoying? Many travelers both local and foreign simply think “it’s stupid and insane!” Somebody at the airport ought to put some sense into all of these.

[baludoy]

why am i not surprised?

[CVT]

Hello?

One time, about a year ago, nag-text pa ang amo kong Puti sa akin,- napakainit daw sa NAIA T1,- dahil sira ang aircon nito....

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[sgt_taga]

hahahaha they should check out the domestic airports

NAIA T1 being one of the worst... no doubt!

[shadow]

Yun binabayad na terminal fee sa PTA daw napupunta

[marg]

Yun binabayad na terminal fee sa PTA daw napupunta

Travel Tax? Kay Mark Lapid napupunta.

[shadow]

Beh!!! Its fine with me if the world thinks NAIA is the worst airport in terms on aesthetics, amenities etc..at least hinde nalulusutan ng magnanakaw, manloloko at pekeng presidente... I'll take the tag worst airport anyday, kesa naman maganda nga, pero meron naman nakakusot na baboy at unano...

[chua_riwap]

i would appreciate naia1 more kesa naman yung airport dito sa riyadh..........

[chua_riwap]

nagka-intriga pa......



Govt drops Cobonpue design team for NAIA-1 facelift | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features

Govt drops Cobonpue design team for NAIA-1 facelift

MANILA, Philippines - The government has junked the plans for the new Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (NAIA-1) made by the design team led by internationally acclaimed designer Kenneth Cobonpue, according to an exclusive report by ABS-CBN's Chiara Zambrano.

The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) opted to hire Leandro V. Locsin and Associates, the original architectural and engineering firm that designed the NAIA-1, to be in charge of the redesign of the 30-year-old airport.

The news came as a shock to the design team composed of Cobonpue, architect Royal Pineda, designer Budji Layug who have been working on the NAIA-1 redesign project for the past 8 months, without pay.

"A year ago, we were asked by several Cabinet secretaries to help with the country's branding and imaging. We were suggested, let's start with the airports," Cobonpue said.

Based on their proposal, the NAIA-1 project costs only P1 billion and can be finished in just a year. The plans involved turning the NAIA-1 into a boutique airport, by refurbishing the facilities, improving the retail shops and developing a park.

Cobonpue said the project was already approved by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and former Transportation and Communication Secretary Ping de Jesus.

So they were surprised to find out from friends and colleagues that they would no longer be tasked with the NAIA-1 project. Leandro V. Locsin & Associates has been named as the official design team for NAIA-1.

"DOTC retained Leandro V. Locsin and Associates, the original architectural and engineering firm that designed NAIA Terminal 1... LVL's insights will be of valuable help in minimizing disruption to operations," Transportation and Communication Secretary Manuel Roxas said.

MIAA general manager Jose Honrado insisted they have never hired Cobonpue's design team for the NAIA-1 project.

"Gusto ko lang liwanagin na walang formal commitment kami sa kanila. Recommendations lang nila yun eh. In-offer nila ang serbisyo nila, at kami'y nagpapasalamat," Honrado said.

But this was denied by Pineda, who noted that the government asked them to undertake the project.

"This was not an unsolicited effort. We were asked by the government. If that help is not asked, hindi naman kami pupunta doon," said Pineda, architect of Budji + Royal Architecture, Planning & Interior Design.

However, Roxas said the government considered Pineda, Layug and Cobonpue's plans as mere "suggestions."

"(They) have made available their inputs and interior design suggestions for the aesthetic 'look and feel' of NAIA," Roxas said.

Cobonpue, Layug and Pineda said they were willing to drop the project, if this will be for the best interest of the country. But the design team wants the government to acknowledge that they once helped in the NAIA-1 redesign project. - Report from Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News

[CVT]

Kulang sa padulas?

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[ghosthunter]

Kulang sa padulas?

Same thing what I thought. It is obvious everything that involves government contracts will eventually involve some degree of "under-the-table" exchanges of cash to get it done.

[chua_riwap]

Baka pumasok na tayo sa hall of fame ah.
Di na tayo qualified next yr. Ha-ha!

[CVT]

Baka kamo,- Hall of Shame, bro...

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[vinj]

Baka pumasok na tayo sa hall of fame ah.
Di na tayo qualified next yr. Ha-ha!

Actually, papalitan na yung pangalan.

"Candidates for the NAIA Award 2013"

[Retz]

kailan pa kaya ililipat ang international airlines sa terminal 3? luma na kasi NAIA 1.

[Ry_Tower]

Yesterday may isang runway naman na walang ilaw. Hindi nakaalis flight ng utol ko kagabi. Kaninang umaga pa nakaalis.