MNL's White Elephant (NAIA T3) finally opens

[jjpb3]

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[HUGE AL]

http://www.straitstimes.com/Asia/Sou...ry_260338.html

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http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080723130496.html

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[TerryK]

Right now... only cebu pacific i think.

Rather silly as T3 is the largest and newest.

[SQflyergirl]

I haven't been to MNL for a while but I haven't seen anything indicating SQ will be moving so I think you may be stuck in the old one.

Who is actually using the new terminal at the moment ?.

Right now... only cebu pacific i think.

[MAN Flyer]

I haven't been to MNL for a while but I haven't seen anything indicating SQ will be moving so I think you may be stuck in the old one.

Who is actually using the new terminal at the moment ?.

[Braniff]

Is there any news on international airlines moving to Terminal 3. I seem to remember that was supposed to take place in the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2009?

I will be there in mid-December on SQ and it would be nice to avoid the old terminal.

[SQflyergirl]

The trick to NAIA is to plan your arrival and departure carefully - arriving on say SQ918 at eight-ish PM - and EDSA/Paranaque isn't too bad.

Depart really early in the morning - and it's the same case.

[KeithMEL]

After experiencing the joy that is NAIA T1 (thankfully none of the overwhelming crowds/queues i keep being warned about), this new terminal seems long overdue.

[jjpb3]

Weren't there some safety issues with the terminal too? I remember reading it somewhere. It was something to do with substandard material/workmanship.

Yes, according to the third article linked above, it was the ceiling that was the issue:

Cusi also said that Japanese contractor Takenaka Corp. has already agreed to repair the collapsed ceiling at the terminal-3 at their own expense.

However, Cusi, said they are evaluating and assessing the entire ceiling following the findings of the Association Structural Engineers Philippines that the cause of collapse was due to poor workmanship.

Cusi said they also asked the Takenaka to explain first the methodology of repair that the latter will undertake the repair.

[Bon]

Weren't there some safety issues with the terminal too? I remember reading it somewhere. It was something to do with substandard material/workmanship.

[SQflyergirl]

Hurrah, pare!

[kebaya]

I really had a goosebumps after watching the news clip of the first commercial flight in MNL T3. Finally, a heaven.

[jjpb3]

Finally, the new terminal is open:

http://www.straitstimes.com/Asia/Sou...ry_260338.html

http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20080723130496.html


Only 6 years or so after the contract was nullifed :

http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/060918/16/43htm.html

I think they've chosen the right move fully testing it before turning it international. I guess 5J passengers will get a mini-shock when the terminal goes international in 2009.