Confirmed runway slots pre-requisite to airlines’ right to operate PH flights
All carriers operating in Manila are now required to first secure slots for runway and terminal capacity from airport coordinators before being granted the…
Maritime traffic in some areas in Metro Manila will be prohibited during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in the country this month, according…
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will be cancelling 115 domestic and 96 international flights at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from November 15 to…
Joint government agencies seize dangerous drugs at NAIA
The Bureau of Customs (BOC), working with other government agencies, intercepted prohibited and regulated drugs that arrived in parcels at the Ninoy Aquino International…
Manila, Cebu airports bustle with strong cargo flows in H1
The Philippines’ two busiest air hubs—Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA)—recorded rosy cargo volumes in the first half of 2015, data…
NAIA, LRT infra projects get approval of NEDA committee
Two more big-ticket transportation projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) program are inching closer to gaining final clearance. This developed after the National Economic…
Two of the country’s main air gateways — Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) — showed contrasting performance in cargo…
Cebu Pacific, Cargohaus use cargo inspection portal
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific Air and customs-bonded warehousing and logistics facility operator Cargohaus have inaugurated a cargo inspection portal that will be used for…
NAIA sees robust cargo growth, but Mactan-Cebu stumbles
Two of the country’s main air gateways, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), posted different performances in cargo volume in…
The Philippine government will implement for security purposes a no-fly, no-sail zone policy during this week’s Papal visit. The no-fly zone policy covers commercial…
PH gov’t eyes review of aviation act, higher penalties for erring airlines
The government wants to update the Civil Aeronautics Act of the Philippines and increase penalties for erring airlines after the flight chaos that occurred…
DOTC to concentrate on railway next after ‘banner year’ of aviation success
With 2014 a “banner year” in the country’s aviation sector, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said it plans to shift its focus…
Third runway at NAIA not worth the trouble to build, says foreign expert
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is reconsidering the planned construction of a third runway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after…
CARGO throughput at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) fell in the first half of the year, Manila International Airport Authority data show, impacted…
PH transport agency finalizing policy to fix airport congestion
A comprehensive airport policy that would tackle congestion at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport while laying down the growth strategy for the international air…
A one-kilometer “rapid exit taxiway” will be constructed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila next year to accommodate faster movement of…
