PRESIDENT AQUINO WANTS MANILA’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RENAMED

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Manila’s International Airport is named after his late father, but Philippine President Noynoy Aquino wants the name changed. This, after the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) again got ranked as one of the world’s worst airports.

According to a list compiled by US website Cheat Sheet, NAIA is among the 10 worst airports in the world because of its poor facilities and long queues. Cheat Sheet also cited the airport’s “impolite” staff, despite Filipinos being known around the world for their warmth.

The article also mentioned the airport’s overcapacity, which has resulted to long lines that begin outside the terminal. Some 32 million passengers use NAIA each year despite the fact that it only has the capacity for 6 million passengers.

In 2013, NAIA was named worst airport in the world by travel website Sleeping In Airports, which asked travelers to rank airports based on comfort, conveniences, cleanliness, and customer service.

In talking to reporters, President Aquino said that he doesn’t want the Aquino name to be dragged for anything that is negative and unpopular. Asked if he had any new name in mind for the airport, Aquino said, “For all I care, they can name it Gloria Macapagal Arroyo International Airport,” referring to his predecessor and political nemesis.

Aquino has consistently blamed Arroyo for all the ills and problems now faced by the Philippines.

Upon hearing about Aquino’s statement, Representative and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos proposed that NAIA be renamed Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport.

Ninoy Aquino was assassinated in the tarmac of the airport during the regime of Ferdinand Marcos.

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The NAIA is being run by corrupt, politicized , inefficient and unqualified morons who stay in their offices instead of a hands on approach to management. The money budgeted to improve this place could have been better spent if the management was outsourced to Shangri La or Four Seasons . We spent millions or billions to upgrade the facility but it probably went like the overpriced parking building that Vice Pres. Binay built..The airlines should have more counters and personnel to accommodate the rush hour of long lines.We should make the entrances more welcoming with uniformed bellboys or transport technicians with endless carts to accommodate departures. and the same with arrivals.The toilettes should be very accessible especially to the disable, seniors and kidney challenged.The lobby by the ticketing should be redesigned to be more spacious, with enough chairs and tables, servers ,food pantries to create an atmosphere of order and hospitality instead of a picture of Chaos and confusion.The Philippine Air Force can manage the technical and security , while the amenity , service and hospitality and building maintenance section can be outsourced to a top hotel corporation.together with the Department of Tourism.

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October 22, 2014 at 1:44 pm

The NAIA is being run by corrupt, politicized , inefficient and unqualified morons who stay in their offices instead of a hands on approach to management. The money budgeted to improve this place could have been better spent if the management was outsourced to Shangri La or Four Seasons . We spent millions or billions to upgrade the facility but it probably went like the overpriced parking building that Vice Pres. Binay built..The airlines should have more counters and personnel to accommodate the rush hour of long lines.We should make the entrances more welcoming with uniformed bellboys or transport technicians with endless carts to accommodate departures. and the same with arrivals.The toilettes should be very accessible especially to the disable, seniors and kidney challenged.The lobby by the ticketing should be redesigned to be more spacious, with enough chairs and tables, servers ,food pantries to create an atmosphere of order and hospitality instead of a picture of Chaos and confusion.The Philippine Air Force can manage the technical and security , while the amenity , service and hospitality and building maintenance section can be outsourced to a top hotel corporation.together with the Department of Tourism.

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