By Dax Lucas, Inquirer Business
Several readers wanted to know more about the changes that are coming to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) that we talked about briefly last Tuesday so we’re revealing more details.
Biz Buzz learned that one plan being hatched by Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista and Manila International Airport Authority general manager Cesar Chiong calls for the transfer of all domestic flights to Naia Terminal 2, which is currently being used exclusively by Philippine Airlines (PAL) for its local and overseas flights.
And just because Bautista and Chiong were former PAL officials doesn’t mean their former employer will be getting any special treatment from them. Just the opposite will happen, in fact, as the currently exclusive PAL enclave will soon be opened to other airlines.
The idea is to make flight operations more efficient by centralizing all domestic operations in one terminal, versus the current system where domestic flights operate out of Terminals 2, 3 and 4 (the old and renovated Manila Domestic Terminal).
Meanwhile, all international PAL flights currently using Terminal 2 will be transferred to Terminals 1 and 3, which were really designed with international operations in mind.
Of course, in this country—in the public sector, specifically—reforms are always met with resistance by the status quo. Will these reforms be implemented without resistance? Watch this space, folks.
