CAAP, PPA and MIAA in top 7 of ‘billionaires’ club’ of GOCCs

Three transport agencies—Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)—were among the top government-owned and…

NAIA Consortium’s bid to upgrade NAIA given original proponent status

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have granted NAIA Consortium original proponent status (OPS) for its unsolicited proposal to…

NAIA’s new rapid exit taxiways opened

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have officially inaugurated and commissioned the new rapid exit taxiways (RET) at the…

NAIA terminal reassignment on hold

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the planned terminal reassignment of airlines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which had been requested earlier…

Airlines remit P260M in unused terminal fees for refund to international passengers

Airlines operating at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have remitted P259.355 million in unused terminal fees to NAIA operator Manila International Airport Authority…

New airline terminal assignments at NAIA not yet final, says DOTr

The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that there is no final decision yet on the new terminal assignment of airlines at the Ninoy…

Airlines have new NAIA terminal assignments starting Aug 31

Effective August 31, new terminal assignments for airlines at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will be implemented. In an advisory posted by the…

Miascor seeks to compel Cebu airport operator to honor contract of award for ground-handling services

Miascor Groundhandling Corporation recently filed an injunction against Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) operator GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) that would compel it to…

House Speaker sets 45-day deadline for airlines to shift domestic flights to Clark

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez wants Philippine airlines to transfer their domestic flights to Clark International Airport (CRK) within 45 days to decongest Ninoy Aquino…

Clark airport follows MIAA lead, terminates MIASCOR

Clark International Airport Corp.  (CIAC) terminated its contract with service provider MIASCOR Ground Handling Corporation in the wake of a recent luggage theft incident…

MIASCOR  loses contract at Manila airport, will appeal decision

The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) will no longer renew the contract of MIASCOR Ground Handling Corporation following recent incidents of baggage pilferage involving…

NAIA exits top 20 worst airports list

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is no longer among the top 20 worst airports in the world as well as in Asia, according to…

PAL settles P6B navigational dues

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has accepted the offer of Philippine Airlines (PAL) to settle P6 billion in navigational dues it has owed the…

Domestic passengers’ terminal fee now tucked into Cebu Pacific ticket fare

Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has integrated the Domestic Passenger Service Charge (DPSC), more commonly known as terminal fee, into the cost of the ticket…

PAL eyes amicable settlement of P6.6B bill charged by PH gov’t

Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it will continue to cooperate with the Philippine government to resolve the issue of the flag carrier’s unpaid navigational charges…

DOTr agencies remit P26B to gov’t in 2016

Revenue-generating agencies and offices under the Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) remitted a total of P25.78 billion to the Philippine national treasury in 2016.…

PH ports, airports under heightened alert amid Marawi clashes

Security measures have been stepped up at Philippine ports and airports following clashes between Islamist militants and government troops in Marawi City, Lanao del…

DOTr kicks off Oplan Biyaheng Ayos for Lenten break

To prepare for the influx of passengers during the Lenten season, the Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered the Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Semana…

No more P550 terminal fee for OFWs starting April 30

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are among those who will no longer have to pay the terminal fee starting April 30. The good news comes…

Returning OFWs’ airport terminal fee canceled by early 2017

The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) said returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) whose tickets were purchased abroad will be exempt from paying terminal fee…