Melburnian1
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From 31 August 2018, PR international operations will allegedly be shifting MNL terminals from the current T2 to T1. (MNL is often referred to locally as 'NAIA.')
PR domestic stays at T2 and is to be joined by 5J domestic.
5J domestic will switch from T3 to T2. Competitor QF shifts from T1 to T3.
It is early days but this could be chaotic. Major change in a country that is growing extremely fast and where the main airport infrastructure, while improved compared with two or three years ago, is under strain.
The notorious Manila traffic won't help, so if travelling, allow extra time. Check your itinerary carefully as because it's southeast Asia, no guarantees these changes will all be implemented on this August day.
There will continue to be terminal transfer buses airside, avoiding crowded public roads, but these shuttles will become even more crowded, particularly since PR and 5J domestic and international will be in different terminals.
I don't know what arrangements PR will make for its interim lounge but there are some lounges operating at T1, although not many by international standards given that MNL handles almost as many passengers as SYD. Notably MNL has a higher percentage of international passengers.
Presently both the QF lounge (T1) and the PR international one (T2) are substandard. PR claims it has commenced building a new, double storey one but I don't know where.
Many other international airlines will move from T1 to T3.
MNL airport has an 0130 - 0330 hours curfew (not documented well publicly) so access is available for passenger planes longer each 24 hours than SYD.
PR domestic stays at T2 and is to be joined by 5J domestic.
5J domestic will switch from T3 to T2. Competitor QF shifts from T1 to T3.
It is early days but this could be chaotic. Major change in a country that is growing extremely fast and where the main airport infrastructure, while improved compared with two or three years ago, is under strain.
The notorious Manila traffic won't help, so if travelling, allow extra time. Check your itinerary carefully as because it's southeast Asia, no guarantees these changes will all be implemented on this August day.
There will continue to be terminal transfer buses airside, avoiding crowded public roads, but these shuttles will become even more crowded, particularly since PR and 5J domestic and international will be in different terminals.
I don't know what arrangements PR will make for its interim lounge but there are some lounges operating at T1, although not many by international standards given that MNL handles almost as many passengers as SYD. Notably MNL has a higher percentage of international passengers.
Presently both the QF lounge (T1) and the PR international one (T2) are substandard. PR claims it has commenced building a new, double storey one but I don't know where.
Many other international airlines will move from T1 to T3.
MNL airport has an 0130 - 0330 hours curfew (not documented well publicly) so access is available for passenger planes longer each 24 hours than SYD.
