Manila Airport NAIA-3
will Launch on March 31

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, NAIA-3, will have its soft opening on March 31, according to an official of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA).

The multi-billion pesos modern airport terminal in Manila is now on its last phase of improvement and development, and is expected to be completed in time for the much awaited opening, according to Liza Mascardo of MIAA's Plans and Programs Division.

Cebu Pacific Airlines will be the first airline to operate at the NAIA 3, using the modern terminal for its international Manila-Hongkong flights.

The NAIA-3 is designed to handle 26 aircraft at any given time. It can handle 13 million passengers a year, compared to the 4.5 million presently handled by NAIA 1 and 2.5 million by NAIA 2.

The new terminal also has 140 check-in counters on five islands, compared to 84 at NAIA 1 and 40 at NAIA 2.

It has nine baggage carousels and 120 immigration counters, compared to 82 at NAIA 1 and 25 at NAIA 2.

3/01/06

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