It was the day when 171,306 passengers and 950 flight movements passed through Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), marking the highest single-day totals ever recorded at the country’s primary international gateway. The New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC), the private consortium led by San Miguel Corp. and Incheon International Airport Corp. that took over the management and operations of NAIA in September of last year, revealed that operations remained stable despite these historic volumes. Just over a week ago, an e-gates system was launched at NAIA Terminal 3 with no less than President Marcos in attendance. In fact, NAIA has seen more improvements than it has in the past five to 10 years when this gateway was still being managed and operated by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA). NAIA achieved Level 1 Airport Customer Experience Accreditation for meeting international standards in managing and improving passenger experience.

Source: Philippine Star December 27, 2025 16:35 UTC