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NAIA-3 Starts International Flight Operations in AugustThe Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal-3 (NAIA-3) in Manila, will start accomodating international flight by August of this year. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who arrived at the airport from Cebu Province on Thursday, inspected again the NAIA-3 to determine whether it is now ready to accomodate international flights. After checking on the improvements in the terminal after almost a month after her first dawn inspection, the President said the NAIA-3 will be "the gateway of our country from the rest of the world. It is our showcase for tourism and economic progress." "Today’s commercial opening is a result of our resolve and determination to move this nation forward," she added.
At present, only domestic flights by Philippine Airlines (PAL) Express, Air Philippines and Cebu Pacific are being accommodated by the terminal. Defensor said the NAIA-3 is expected to be fully operational by February next year. He assured that with the legal impediments slowly being addressed by the government, passengers "will have a safe flight ahead." "The cloud of legal turbulence that once hovered above it and darkened its future is slowly going away," he added. But above all, Defensor said the capability of NAIA-3's professional staff guarantees the airport's bright future. "Those who know how to run airports and not the lawyers who are good in running circles around the law, will make this structure of glass and cold steel a truly warm place, which would give our returning kababayans the first authentic feel of home," he said. On the other hand, Alfonso Cusi, general manager of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), said "we are currently operating T3 to initially service domestic flights of Cebu Pacific, PAL Express, and Air Philippines." "Hopefully, by early part of August, we will be able to service an initial 28 international flights per day," he said. Cebu Pacific began operating at terminal 3 July 22. It operates 16 domestic flights daily to five destinations -- Caticlan, San Jose in Mindoro, Tuguegarao, Naga, and Laoag. PAL Express, meanwhile, will operate services to Caticlan, Busuanga, Calbayog, San Jose, Surigao, and Virac; while Air Philippines will operate services to Bacolod, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Naga, Puerto Princesa, Ozamis and Tuguegarao. Cusi said PAL Express is set to operate a total of 75 flights per week while Air Philippines will have 56 flights per week from terminal 3. Asked how they were able to start operation in just so short a time since the President ordered for the terminal's immediate opening last June, Cusi said "perseverance and determination did it." "We just had to find ways and explore strategies to be able to open it for the benefit of airline passengers, in particular, and national interest in general," he said.
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