Marcos inspects facilities at NAIA Terminal 3

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. conducted Tuesday an inspection of the newest facilities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City.

Marcos visited the said terminal to check the progress and upgrades delivered since the operations were turned over to the New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation (NNIC). 

He was welcomed by Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager Eric Ines.

The President was also given a briefing as regards the accomplishments of the NNIC at the terminal's VIP Lounge. 

He conducted a walkthrough of the terminal's facilities, including the Immigration Area, overseas Filipino workers (OFW) Immigration Annex, OFW Lounge and OFW Rest Area, Transportation Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) area, and Arrival curbside area.

Marcos said he saw a lot of improvements in the said terminal, noting that the facilities for OFWs appear better.

''So I have also been hearing feedback especially after Christmas na may improvement talaga na nakita dito sa airport (there's an improvement seen in the airport) and I wanted to see it for myself,'' Marcos said. 

''So not only was I able to see it for myself but I also heard from the chairman of NNIC that we are... of all the new continuing plans that he has to expand the airport so that we are able to handle and process more passengers, more travelers, more tourists, etc.,'' he added.

The President also mentioned that the inspection was done as government officials are assessing for a new project, which will further improve the airport in Manila.

''As you know, we just made an inspection. The reason why is meron kami ina-assess na bago pang project para sa ating airport dito sa Manila para pabilisin ang pagdaloy ng ating mga travelers, both in and out, lalong lalo na ang mga OFW,'' he said.

(We are assessing a new project to improve the airport in Manila to improve the flow of travelers, both in and out of the country, especially our OFWs.)

The NNIC, made up of San Miguel Holdings Corp., RMM Asian Logistics Inc., RLW Aviation Development Inc., and Incheon International Airport Corp., took over NAIA on September 14, 2024.

It inked a P170.6-billion concession agreement with the Department of Transportation to take over NAIA in March 2024, after it offered the highest share of its future revenues from operating the gateway to the government. — RSJ/RF, GMA Integrated News