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Outbound travelers queue at the NAIA 3 check-in and immigration counters at the on December 22, 2023 as holiday travelers head to various ports in the run-up to Christmas.  Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

Outbound travelers queue at the NAIA 3 check-in and immigration counters at the on December 22, 2023 as holiday travelers head to various ports in the run-up to Christmas. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Over 1M passengers seen flocking to NAIA during Holy Week break: MIAA

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171099356811620231222-christmas-rush-naia-MT-9.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Outbound travelers queue at the NAIA 3 check-in and immigration counters at the on December 22, 2023 as holiday travelers head to various ports in the run-up to Christmas.  Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Outbound travelers queue at the NAIA 3 check-in and immigration counters at the on December 22, 2023 as holiday travelers head to various ports in the run-up to Christmas. </span> <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span> </div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA -- Over 1 million Filipinos are expected to flock to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) this Holy Week, the Manila International Aiport Authority (MIAA) said in a statement. </p><p>In a statement, MIAA <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">General Manager Eric Ines said he expects a 15 percent increase in passenger volume next week, compared to the 926,755 passengers that passed through NAIA from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday in 2023.</span></p><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">MIAA said that in the first 14 days of March alone, <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">1,853,132 passengers</span> have been to NAIA, and there have been about <span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">132,367</span> daily. </span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">For this year’s Holy Week, passenger traffic could reach 140,000 on a single day-- close to the pre-pandemic Lenten season, which recorded 1,126,501 passengers over eight days, or 140,812 passengers daily.</span> </span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">Ines said MIAA is prepared for this influx of passengers.</span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted">He noted that MIAA has <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">adjusted the scheduled closure of Runway 06/24 for March 25 and 27, and April 1 and 3. From an original closure period of five hours--from <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">12:30 am to 5:30 am--, the runways will now be only closed for 3 hours or 1:30 a.m to 4:30 a.m.</span> </span></span></div><div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><p>He also said generator sets are on standby in cases of power failure. Likewise, MIAA has <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">replacing fan coils in terminal air conditioning units</span> to address the impact of El Nino and rising temperatures.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/3/18/list-train-operating-schedules-during-holy-week-2024-1200" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LRT, MRT, PNR release Holy Week 2024 operating schedule</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/3/12/list-mall-schedules-for-semanasanta2024-1620" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LIST: Mall schedules for #SemanaSanta2024</a></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2960903"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Over 1 million Filipinos are expected to flock to NAIA this Holy Week, airport officials said.</p>

Over 1 million Filipinos are expected to flock to NAIA this Holy Week, airport officials said.