NAIA Terminal 3 Now Open
Posted on 22. Jul, 2008 by Lakwatsero in News
At last, after six years of dispute following its supposed opening in 2002, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 officially opened to public. Cebu Pacific flights from Manila to Boracay (Caticlan), Laoag, Naga, San Jose (Mindoro), and Tuguegarao took off from the newly-opened terminal Tuesday, July 22.
NAIA 3 initially accommodates five flights of Cebu Pacific for the day and will start accommodating other local airlines such as Air Philippines and Philippine Airlines (PAL) Express starting July 24.
Seated on a 63.5-hectare of Villamor Air Base, the terminal is the largest and most advanced airport in the country, capable of servicing 33,000 passengers daily at peak or 6,000 passengers per hour. The airport building has a floor area of 182,500 square meters spanning to a length of 1.2 kilometers. It has a 4-level shopping mall that connects the terminal and parking buildings. The parking building has a capacity of 2,000 cars while the outdoor parking area has a capacity of 1,200 cars.
The opening of the airport will help solve the problem of old and crowded airports by accommodating the growing number of air traffic passengers to and from Manila. It can be recalled that the NAIA-3 project was awarded by the government to PIATCO in 1996, construction started in 1997. The 2002 opening was delayed after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared that the government would not honor its contract with PIATCO after allegedly having been anomalous in certain important aspects. The Supreme Court ruled in the government’s favor but said the projects proponents have to be compensated. As negotiations dragged on, the government took over NAIA-3 in December 2004.
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nelson c
Feb 28th, 2009
im glad bukas na ang terminal 3 kailan ba magbubukas ang ibang intl airline? hope paguwi namin ng pinas ng family ko ay sa new terminal na ang daan namin,,,im sick of the old terminal at sana mawala na rin yung mga immigration officer na nangingikil
Mike F.
Nov 17th, 2008
I mean, can I park my car overnight in T3? Will leave it there for 3d/2N…
Mike F.
Nov 17th, 2008
can I park my car in T3?
keu
Nov 8th, 2008
open na po ba yung mall sa T3?
niks_crasher
Sep 29th, 2008
Gud am po, asko ko lang po kung magkano yung fare sa taxi from naia terminal 1 to novaliches?Uwi po me dyan eh. thanks
jubs
Sep 24th, 2008
Friends, any cheap overnight (or 2, or 3 nights) parking options near/at T3? Thanks!
she
Aug 4th, 2008
mga tsongs, alam nyo ba magkano taxi fare from T1 to T3? may friend kc akong galing US and she wants to try T3…
Global Voices Online » Philippines: New airport terminal
Jul 24th, 2008
[...] and Lakwatsero are jubilant over the opening of the largest and most advanced airport terminal in the Philippines. [...]
Kevin
Jul 23rd, 2008
Hay, todo reklamo nga ako sa erpats ko dun sa Terminal 2 ng PAL kasi super sikip. Or nasisikipan lang ako. Tsaka yung mga carousels ang konti.
Metrorat
Jul 23rd, 2008
Sa wakas this took painfully long. Nawawala tuloy kumpiyansa ko sa Pagcor City.