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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. Transportation officials estimate that around 140 thousand passengers are expected to travel to local and international destinations during the holidays. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN news

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Jekki Pascual

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MANILA — Over 2.5 million passengers passed through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from December 15-31, 2024, and more are still expected in the first week of 2025, according to authorities.Data from the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) showed that the figure included over 1.2 million domestic and international arrivals and over 1.3 million departures from all the terminals of NAIA.MIAA also reported 14,254 flights for the same period.In a separate data set, MIAA said there were 136,990 passengers at NAIA on January 1, 2025, mostly arriving passengers who came from the long holiday break in the provinces or overseas.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/26/bi-nearly-190-000-international-travelers-at-airports-on-christmas-eve-christmas-day-1506">BI: Nearly 190,000 international travelers at airports on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day</a></div>MIAA General Manager Eric Ines said they expect more arriving passengers this weekend as some may have extended their break.“We expect and project huge arrival pax (passenger) loads as there are still people coming back to Manila, maybe until January 5,” Ines told ABS-CBN News.MIAA added that in the whole of 2024, there were 50.1 million passengers handled by NAIA or 50,120,494 to be exact. There were also 293,506 flights for the entire year or about 806 flights per day.The New NAIA Infra Corp (NNIC) said the 50.1 million passenger volume is a record-high, even surpassing pre-pandemic year of 2019, and says it intends to improve the airport further this new year as global travel demand grows.

Over 2.5 million passengers passed through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from December 15-31, 2024, and more are still expected in the first week of 2025, according to authorities.

Over 2.5 million passengers passed through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from December 15-31, 2024, and more are still expected in the first week of 2025, according to authorities.

MIAA: Over 2.5 million NAIA passengers recorded in 2024 Christmas season

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MIAA: Over 2.5 million NAIA passengers recorded in 2024 Christmas season

Jekki Pascual,

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Published Jan 02, 2025 06:43 PM PHT

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