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MANILA, Philippines – The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) accommodated 19.618 million passengers in January-July, up 1% from the same period of 2012.
According to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), the volume of passengers rose by 200,000 from the 19.418 million recorded in the first 7 months of 2012.
Arriving and departing international passengers in NAIA increased 4.8% to 8.95 million. The volume of domestic passengers, however, declined 2% to 10.66 million year-on-year.
Foreign flights soared 9.2% to 50,074 in the first 7 months, while domestic flights fell 5.7% to 88,274.
“There was a small decline in domestic, but substantial increase in international,” said MIAA General Manager Angel Honrado.
NAIA handled a total of 138,348 flights in January-July.
The government aims to decongest NAIA with the full operation of Terminal 3. The Transportation department sealed a deal with Japan’s Takenaka Corp. for the completion of renovation works at the terminal.
This is in line with the Aquino administration’s goal of handling 10 million tourist arrivals by 2016. – Rappler.com
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