Airport ‘revamp’ in the offing, againhome/Business/Business Columns/Airport ‘revamp’ in the offing, againHAVING just lately promised that commuters will be able to travel from Cubao to Makati “in five minutes” within six months, President Rodrigo Duterte has set his sights on “revamping” The Ninoy Aquino International Airport, after making a “surprise inspection” of it on Monday. During his visit to the airport, Duterte offered an apology to passengers for the constant delays and said the government would find some means to address them within a month. First, the president’s own takeaway from his visit was that airport security should be managed by a single agency, “either from the military or civilian force,” according to Panelo. Diverting some air traffic to Sangley Point without some massive infrastructure development being carried out to support it will probably cause more problems than it solves, and turn out to be a short-lived experiment. The runway at Sangley can only safely accommodate smaller planes, but could at least relieve Naia of this traffic.

Source: Manila Times June 12, 2019 16:18 UTC