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CNN: NAIA is World’s 5th Most HATED Airport

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When in Manila I’m sure that you’ve read several articles about NAIA being dubbed “the world’s worst airport” by a certain travel website, however, international news program CNN takes the title to a whole new level by ranking NAIA as the world’s 5th most HATED airport.ย 

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In an article titled โ€œWorld’s 10 most hated airports,โ€ CNNโ€™s Jordane Rane said up to the present, NAIA is โ€œbeleaguered by ground crew strikes, unkempt conditions, soup kitchen-style lines that feed into more lines and an overall sense of futility.โ€

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It noted the rash of bad press it got, including the โ€œWorst in the Worldโ€ by the Sleeping in Airport blog. This was capped, however, by a โ€œcollapsed ceiling in Terminal 1, a paralyzing ground service strike at T2, and the usual charges of tampered luggage, filthy restrooms, seat shortages at gates, re-sealed water bottles sold in retail shops and an Amazing Race-style check-in routine spiked with bureaucracy, broken escalators, lengthy Dot Matrix passenger lists and creative airport departure fees.โ€

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As humiliating as this may seem, all is not lost as the government has finally decided to take action. ย Once again, the power of the internet asserts itself by means of making an online proposal for the renovation of NAIA 1 a reality. In recent months, a video courtesy of industrial designer Kenneth Coponbue‘s Facebook accountย went viral as it not only presented a proposal for the renovation of the NAIA terminal under fire, but also stated that several distinguished interior designers were willing to offer their services pro- bono.
Due to much clamor, the government has approved a 1 billion Pesos budget for said proposal in hopes of “a newly refurbished Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1” of which “will rise from the shell of the old, much-maligned main gateway…”ย According to news reports, the cost of the the interior renovation alone is tantamount to P450 million, while the park development will fetch P500 million.

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โ€œThe proposed P1-billion budget will help build a new image of the Philippines,โ€ according to Pineda, who said in a recent interview that Naia 1, like all modern airports, would provide a โ€œboutiqueโ€ experience, โ€œnot so much for its modest size as for its distinct atmosphere of civility and expedience.โ€

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Officials say that the renovation was not prompted by the negative press NAIA terminal 1 has been receiving and is in fact a result of years of planning…And to that I say, YEAH RIGHT. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE KIDDING?!ย 

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CNN: NAIA is World’s 5th Most HATED Airport

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