Tag: NAIA

THE SUPREME Court has rejected a lawsuit questioning the validity of a law that renamed Manila International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

THE proposed rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has hit another snag, as the government asked the joint venture of Megawide Construction Corp. and GMR Infrastructure Ltd. to comply with some requirements under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) law.

THE government is taking a second look at another unsolicited proposal to upgrade the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), after the consortium of top conglomerates backed out of an earlier deal.

THE government has revoked the original proponent status given to the consortium seeking to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), after rejecting the latter’s move to revise the project’s terms in light of the pandemic’s effect on the travel industry.

THE government is assessing proposals submitted for the rehabilitation of Manila’s main international gateway by two other proponents willing to “step into the shoes of the consortium” according to the Department of Finance.

THE P102.12-billion Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) rehabilitation project appears to be on the rocks, as the government is unlikely to accept changes proposed by the “super consortium” composed of some of the country’s largest companies.

MANILA’S Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday partially resumed operations after more than 500 flights were affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano, whose ash enveloped some cities near the capital on Sunday evening.

THE National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Board on Friday approved an unsolicited proposal from the country’s top tycoons to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), as well as five other infrastructure projects and the revised list of infrastructure flagship projects.

THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC and Development Authority’s (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC) on Friday approved a proposal by a consortium made up of some of the country’s biggest firms to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia and Transportation Undersecretary for Planning Ruben S. Reinoso, Jr. said in separate interviews, placing the project a step away from final approval.

THE United States Homeland Security has lifted is security advisory on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) issued in December, it said in a statement late Thursday.

A “super consortium” composed of seven of the country’s top conglomerates submitted a revised proposal for the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in line with the Department of Transportation (DOTr)’s instructions to pattern the plan after Clark International Airport’s concession agreement.

THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) intercepted a South Korean national wanted for economic crimes in his country upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

AMID REPORTS of flight delays and cancellations, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday made a surprise visit at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)-Terminal 2, according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador S. Panelo.

THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) barred from leaving the country three suspected human trafficking victims bound for Dubai on May 17.

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it is now reviewing the new draft agreement submitted by the super consortium seeking to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Monday.

The Bureau of Customs–Port of NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) turn over on Feb. 12 to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) a shipment of the illegal substance shabu estimated to be worth P90 million.

THE MANILA International Airport Authority (MIAA) is working with the US Department of Homeland Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to boost security measures at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the country’s main gateway, by 2019.

THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) intercepted eight individuals who were suspected to be human trafficking victims at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Dec. 15 as they tried to leave for northern Cyprus in the guise of being tourists.

SEVERAL international and domestic flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) next week have been cancelled by airlines upon the request of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to give way to an air navigational system transition.

A CONSORTIUM composed of seven of the country’s biggest conglomerates has been given original proponent status (OPS) by the government for its P102-billion proposal to rehabilitate and expand the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

THE CONSORTIUM proposing to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Wednesday said it is not seeking any government guarantees in its bid to develop and expand the gateway.

TRANSPORTATION service provider UBE Express and Araneta Center, Inc. said a new point-to-point (P2P) bus service from Cubao, Quezon City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will start operating today, Tuesday.

A PASSENGER on a flight from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport bound for Cotabato Airport was off-loaded after being reported of making a bomb joke.

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said the disruption to air travel caused by the airport closure caused by the botched landing of a XiamenAir jet last week highlights the need to develop alternative gateways and upgrade systems at existing airports.

A PARCEL containing P25 million worth of the party drug ecstasy was seized at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Aug. 17, and the claimant was nabbed upon pick-up of the package.

The 36-hour closure of one of the runways of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila beginning Friday also affected flights to and from other airports in the country, including the major hubs Mactan Cebu International Airport and the Davao International Airport. Up until Sunday, Aug. 19, numerous flight schedules were still disrupted, forcing passengers to endure the indefinite wait.

A CHINESE passenger plane went off a runway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Philiippines’ main gateway, on Thursday night amid heavy rains, causing the cancelation or delay of many flights and the airport’s overcrowding as of Friday evening, Aug. 17.

A Xiamen Airlines aircraft suffered from runway excursion after landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) late evening on Thursday, Aug. 16, the...

THE CONSORTIUM of seven of the country’s top conglomerates proposing to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) said more Filipinos still prefer the main Manila gateway over its alternatives in Clark, Sangley and Bulacan, citing data from a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) in March.

THE MANILA International Airport Authority (MIAA) reiterated yesterday that the planned changes in terminal assignments for airlines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will not push through on Aug. 31.

THE MANILA International Airport Authority (MIAA) has received a recommendation from the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to accept the unsolicited proposal of the consortium of seven conglomerates to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Thursday, July 12, in a statement it has started issuing new arrival and departure cards for international...

UNABLE TO present proper documentation, 20 men bound for Sao Tome and Principe were stopped on June 8 by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) has clarified that there are no new airline assignments yet at the four terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DoJ) has placed three prosecutors under a 60-day preventive suspension for their alleged involvement with a jewelry smuggling syndicate operating...

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing to grant in two weeks the original proponent status (OPS) to the consortium of seven conglomerates seeking...

Duty Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) will be opening a luxury story and a new shopping outlet next month-- the Duty Free Philippines Luxe Store...

The Department of Transportation (DoTr) has completed the evaluation of the bid of the "super consortium" of conglomerates to rehabilitate the Ninoy Aquino International...

Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares on Thursday, March 1, said the airport congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) would be better solved through its...

A venture of Megawide Construction Corp. and GMR Infrastructure Ltd. submitted a $3 billion proposal to upgrade and expand the Philippine capital’s 70-year-old airport,...

A CONSORTIUM composed of some of the country’s biggest conglomerates has submitted to the government a P350-billion unsolicited proposal for the rehabilitation, operation and...

A group of the country’s seven biggest conglomerates submitted on Monday, Feb. 12, their unsolicited proposal to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to rehabilitate...

PASSENGERS will still experience air traffic and congestion at the terminals of the country’s main gateway, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, despite a few...

PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) is planning to submit to the government its unsolicited proposal for the expansion of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 (NAIA-2)...

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES (PAL) has revived its proposal to build a P20-billion ($400-million) annex to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 to address...