One Less Queue, Yes!

      Manila Internaitonal Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Jose Angel Honrado today signed a Memorandum of Agreement with domestic carriers, for the integration of the domestic terminal fee in the airline ticket effective August 1, 2012. 

      Airline signatories are Inigo Zobel of Air Philippines Corp. Lance Gokongwei of Cebu Air Inc. Ramon Ang of Philippine Airlines Inc. Ramon Guico III of WCIC Aviation Co. and Alredo Yao of Zest Airways Inc.

     "We thank our airline partners in the endeavor for their cooperation. We offer this the milestone to the travelling public. This is a reality for all of us" said Jose Angel Honrado, MIAA.

      The MOA formalizes the agreement reached between the MIAA, DOTC and the Domestic Airline Companies for the integration of the P200.00 terminal fee in the airline ticket, making it part of the total cost of airfare, come August this year. However, holder of tickets bought prior to this date, will still have to pay the P200.00 terminal fee.

      The Integration will benefit millions of passengers, who travel via NAIA Terminals 2, 3 and 4. For the year 2011, total outbound domestic passengers that passed through these terminals hit 8.43 million as against 7.37M in 2010. For 2013, MIAA projects some 11.3M outbound passengers to pass through the three terminals.


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