From most stressful to a quiet airport.
That is one of the aims of Manila International Airport Authority general manager Cesar Chiong for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport . He told a select group of journalists he wants to “get rid of the periodic announcements of flights,” which adds to the din at passenger terminals. He said the government firm is now in the process of adding more electronic billboards to be placed strategically in all the terminals.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. inspected the Naia on Friday with Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista and Chiong to find out more about what happened during the system outage. Marcos Jr. apologized for the shutdown, which affected 65,000 passengers on 282 international and domestic flights, and ordered the Department of Transportation to fast-track the upgrade of government’s Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management system.
Another project, said Chiong, is to ensure the connectivity of all the passenger terminals, with the availability of roving buses to aid in the transfer passengers. “The inter-terminal loop is already ongoing. We just need to enhance it by putting more units to achieve regular intervals,” he said.As this developed, National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos dismissed rumors of possible sabotage, which caused the “mechanical failure” of the government’s air traffic management system on January 1.
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