Manila International Airport

[ewh1]

 Do you think NNIC will build a service tunnel underneath runway 13/31 like originally planned? It would help those carriers in T3. I remember the whole issue back in the day was that airlines didn't want to go to T3 because a cargo terminal wasn't in proximity, but I don't recall them ever building one close to T3. Any insight?

[Arianespace]

That is part of the T5 design. It is still not clear how NNIC would implement it. We might be able to see their plans before the end of the year as they are going to be submitted to MIAA for approval.

[Arianespace]

According to RSA yesterday, Terminal 2 Annex (a.k.a Terminal 5) shall now be used exclusively by PAL domestic, while T2 shall be for CEB and AAP. After construction of T2 annex, T1 shall be converted to LCC international terminal, while T3 shall serve FSC carriers, including that of PAL.

We that in mind you could extrapolate what capacity T2 Annex would have.

[chowpau]

small capacity terminal

how will T2 fit domestic bound aircraft of Cebu Pacific together with PH Air Asia Fleet

[Solblanc]

Arianespace wrote

According to RSA yesterday, Terminal 2 Annex (a.k.a Terminal 5) shall now be used exclusively by PAL domestic, while T2 shall be for CEB and AAP. After construction of T2 annex, T1 shall be converted to LCC international terminal, while T3 shall serve FSC carriers, including that of PAL.

We that in mind you could extrapolate what capacity T2 Annex would have.

I can see that this would benefit PAL well, especially if they make a proper connection between the T2 annex and T3. Plus, it would allow PAL to connect seamlessly to other international carriers.

They would definitely need to expand t3 as well, especially lounge space. T3 would make for a good flagship lounge.

That being said, I’ll believe it when I see it. RSA tends to talk first and do never. And I can imagine PAL would at least be partially pissed after their investments in the T1 Mabuhay lounge. But at the end of the day, T3 is so much better than T1 for intl-intl connections

[filipinoavgeek]

T3 expansion was already confirmed to be part of the plans, so I imagine PR moving to T3 would coincide with that.

I do think that T3 needs a renovation though. There are parts of it that feel really outdated despite being the newest of the major terminals.

[JNC03]

NNIC presented the things that are in works

This includes
-New Terminal 4
-Bus gates
-Mega concession
-Mezzanine food hall
-Transport lounge
-Shared business class lounge
-Dignitaries lounge
-OFW transit lounge

[JNC03]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt3Tse6aO78

E-gates with biometrics verification will be rolled out in 6 months with no additional costs to the government and to the passengers but NNIC raised fees recently

For the terminal 5 the construction will start on January 2026 and will be finished in 36 months