By Ma. Cristina Arayata/PNA
MANILA — The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Monday said completion of the rehabilitation of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 will be by the first quarter of 2020.
“(Rehabilitation) will be completed by March 2020. We’re announcing this so the public can look forward to the changes,” MIAA Public Affairs officer-in-charge Consuelo Bungag told the Philippine News Agency (PNA).
Earlier, MIAA general manager for Engineering, Ric Medalla, told PNA that the winning bid amount for this rehabilitation project was PHP601 million.
Rehabilitation of NAIA Terminal 2 started in late October 2018, and MIAA was expecting the project to take about one-and-a-half years to finish.
The move aims to improve the whole terminal, and also to prepare for the airline terminal realignment plan.
The terminal realignment plan, on the other hand, aims to address the problem of passenger congestion at the NAIA and to rationalize flights.
According to MIAA, the project involves architectural face lifting, replacement of damaged floors, and restoration and chemical cleaning of stained floor finishes in the arrival and departure areas.
Damaged ceilings will also be replaced including the repair of 32 sets of skylight roofing.
Also, seismic or expansion joints at general areas, baggage claim area and elevated roadway will be replaced.
The aerobridge areas and elevated roadway will also be upgraded, MIAA added.
Expansion of the departure check-in hall and the arrival baggage area are also underway.
Meanwhile, MIAA general manager Ed Monreal, in a statement, appealed to passengers to bear with the management while the NAIA Terminal 2 is undergoing rehabilitation.
He said MIAA is doing everything it can to finish the project on time.
Currently, NAIA Terminal 2 is being used by Philippine Airlines (PAL) for its international and domestic flights.
The terminal, however, was originally designed as a domestic airport.
