NAIA Terminal 2 rehab starts next week

MANILA — The rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 is set to begin next week and might be finished in one and a half years.

“(Construction of) field offices of contractors and consultant started last month. More or less, we will begin the project by next week,” Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager for Engineering, Ric Medalla, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Wednesday afternoon.

Medalla said the winning bid amount for the project was PHP601 million.

“The contract for this project is for one and a half years, so we expect the rehabilitation to be finished by that time,” he said.

Some areas at Terminal 2 will be fixed and a portion of the lobby at the north and south arrival areas will also be expanded, he said.

In a previous interview with the PNA, MIAA Media Affairs Division head Jess Martinez shared that the Terminal 2 rehabilitation aims to improve the whole terminal, and also to prepare for the airline terminal realignment plan.

The terminal realignment plan aims to address the problem of passenger congestion at the NAIA and to rationalize the flights.

It does not, however, have a final date of implementation yet.

Martinez earlier mentioned that several suggestions are still being considered in the terminal realignment plan.

Currently, NAIA Terminal 2 is being used by Philippine Airlines (PAL) for its international and domestic flights.

The terminal, though, was originally designed as a domestic airport.

“It was not even designed to have a section for the Bureau of Immigration, as well as a Duty-Free store,” Martinez said.

This, he noted, could be the reason for the long queue of passengers at the terminal. (Ma. Cristina Arayata/PNA)

Popular

PBBM directs gov’t officials: Focus on work, avoid politicking

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet At the Malacañang press briefing this Wednesday, July 9, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary and Palace Press officer Claire Castro reiterated...

Nearly 12K cops to secure SONA — PNP

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan | Philippine News Agency The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said almost 12,000 police officers will be deployed to provide...

DSWD-D.A. tie-up brings P20/kg rice to 300-K ‘Walang Gutom’ beneficiaries

By Brian Campued Beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) “Walang Gutom” Program (WGP) are now eligible to purchase P20 per kilo...

Pro-transparency PBBM backs bank secrecy waiver for gov’t execs

By Darryl John Esguerra | Philippine News Agency President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is in full support of strengthening transparency and accountability in government, Malacañang...