BOARDING Passengers line up at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 to verify in for his or her respective flights in a foreign country. —FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Sunday reported a 158 % enhance within the variety of passengers within the first quarter of 2023 in comparison with the identical interval in 2022.
According to MIAA in a press release on Sunday, a complete of 10,855,332 passengers had been recorded on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) from January to March, 2023, which is a 158 % enhance from 2022’s 4,200,575 passengers in the identical interval.
MIAA additionally famous that this quantity is just 6 % decrease than the pre-coronavirus whole in 2019 which was at 11,587,919.
Apart from whole passengers, MIAA additionally marked an enchancment in flight actions, totaling 67,781, 77 % increased than the flight motion in 2022 (which was at 38,269) and even 4 % greater than the 65,161 flights recorded within the first quarter of 2019.
“With the reopening of borders in countries such as Hong Kong and China, as well as the easing of travel restrictions, many travelers have regained confidence to fly in and out of the Philippines for both leisure and business purposes,” MIAA General Manager Cesar Chiong mentioned.
Furthermore, MIAA mentioned that it noticed a robust home market within the Philippines within the first three months of 2023, recording 6,164,985 passengers traveled on 42,331 flights, surpassing the home flight and passenger motion set within the first quarter of 2019, when 5,451,655 passengers traveled on 36,206 flights.
“Because domestic borders opened earlier than international borders, airlines are deploying a lot of flights right now to serve our local destinations. Our domestic sector is thriving, and we are seeing the results of the government’s efforts to revive tourism,” Chiong defined.
“As the aviation industry recovers from the effects of the pandemic, passenger numbers are likely to rise further in the coming months and years,” he added.
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