Domestic air travel remains in a mess

Miguel Camus - Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/15/2020

Domestic airlines still find it difficult to serve stranded passengers across the country—a result of poor coordination between the national and local governments as new coronavirus cases continue to rise. The Air Carriers Association of the Philippines…

Stranded OFWs slept under flyover

Krixia Subingsubing 06/13/2020

Since June 1, around 400 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) have been forced to camp out in front of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) and under the airport’s elevated expressway while waiting for…

CAAP: Entire fleet of Lionair to be grounded for fatal crashes

Dexter Cabalza 03/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The entire fleet of Archie Po-owned Lionair Inc. may not be able to fly after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) flagged it for being involved in two fatal air accidents in…

Ill-fated chartered plane that crashed at NAIA used to deliver medical supplies in Cebu, Visayas

and Irene Sino Cruz, Florence Baesa, Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The chartered plane bound for Japan for a medical evacuation (medEvac) mission that exploded and crashed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday evening, March 29, 2020 was used to deliver medical…

Plane going to Japan bursts into flames at NAIA runway

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 03/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A Lion Air aircraft exploded and caught fire in the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday night. The flight was on its way to Haneda, Japan, it was carrying a…

More Cebu-Manila-Cebu flights cancelled due to Taal eruption

Morexette Marie Erram 01/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s three major airline companies cancelled additional flights as the suspension of runway operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, Metro Manila has not been lifted yet due…

BI intercepts 3 women in Naia bound for HK to work as bar girls

Darryl John Esguerra - INQUIRER.net 01/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines—Operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) have foiled another human trafficking attempt after they intercepted three women who were allegedly recruited to work as bar girls in Hong…

Philippines welcomes eight-millionth tourist for 2019

Kriss Aguilar - Inquirer.net 12/28/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The country has surpassed eight million tourists for 2019. Japanese national Yachiyo Imamoto, 71, is the Philippines’ eight-millionth visitor this year and was welcomed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) by the Department…

NAIA Terminals 1 to 4 closed from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Dec. 3 due to Typhoon Tisoy

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 12/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Terminals 1 to 4 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will be closed from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, due to Typhoon Tisoy. The closure was announced during a…

BI intercepts 2 women in Naia for faking age

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 10/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Agents from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted two women at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia)  Terminal 2 after they were found faking their age. In a statement issued Tuesday, BI Port Operations Division…

American woman held at Naia as authorities found baby in luggage

09/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines — An American woman was taken into custody early Wednesday morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) as authorities found a baby insider her luggage. Bureau of Immigration (BI) deputy spokesperson Melvin Mabulac identified…

‘Chinese nationals’ skipping lines at Naia irks CSC Commissioner Lizada

/INQ.net 05/02/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — Recently, there have been several stories on social media about how foreigners, mostly Chinese, have bossed around Filipinos even inside local establishments. Apparently, even government officials have not been spared from these rude…

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