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2 international airlines to move flights to NAIA Terminal 3

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MANILA (UPDATED) - Two international airlines will start flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday, October 28.According to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Qantas Airways and United Airlines will move flights from the NAIA Terminal 1 to Terminal 3, Manila&#x27;s most recently built air terminal. Upon transfer, passengers with flights in these airlines should check in at Terminal 3.&quot;They are starting already to build their own offices,&quot; Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Ed Monreal said in a forum on Wednesday. Two other airlines are set for transfer to Terminal 3, Monreal said: Qatar Airways will move flight operations on December 1, while Turkish Airlines will transfer on January 1, 2019.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/30/18/rationalization-of-naia-terminals-deferred">&#x27;Rationalization&#x27; of NAIA terminals deferred</a></li></ul>Airlines currently operating at NAIA Terminal 3 are Singapore Airlines, Delta Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Air Asia, Philippine Airlines, and Cebu Pacific.Monreal said some airlines are expected to move from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3, while others are expected to move from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2, exclusively used by flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL).Crowded NAIA has a total of four terminals, the other one being used exclusively for domestic flights. &quot;The essence is to minimize international operations [at] Terminal 2 because as we all know Terminal 2 is not really designed for international travel,&quot; he said.He added that the movement has been planned and that the MIAA does not see any effect on operations. Monreal said some domestic flights will also transfer soon.&quot;We already have talks with PAL and mayroon silang ililipat na flights (there are flights they will transfer) from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2, domestic,&quot; he said.The planned terminal reassignments under a rationalization program did not push through in August.&quot;Discussions gave rise to unforeseen operational constraints that require longer time to resolve,&quot; the statement said.Some PAL flights were earlier transferred to Terminal 1 to prepare for the rehabilitation of Terminal 2.

MANILA (UPDATED) - Two international airlines will start flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday, October 28.

MANILA (UPDATED) - Two international airlines will start flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday, October 28.