By TC
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) opened the newly repaired and upgraded Taxiway Charlie at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal said that the repair and upgrade of the NAIA Taxiways were carried out simultaneously and was undertaken with NAIA remaining operational and causing no interruption or danger to airport operations.
GM Monreal added that the cost of the airside facilities is P.1-billion, which includes the civil and electrical works. Considering that the completion of Taxiway Charlie is one of the key projects under the administration’s Build, Build, Build Program, this momentous milestone in the aviation sector.
DOTr Secretary Arthur P. Tugade together with Monreal led that inaugural of the newly repaired and upgraded Taxiway Charlie, including DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, CAAP Director General Jim Sydiongco, DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, OTS Administrator Raul Del Rosario, and CAB Executive Director Carmelo Arcilla.
MIAA said that the upgrading of airside facilities at the Manila airport will ensure the efficient use of the runway and improve safety as aircraft landing can swiftly leave the runway towards the tarmac leading to the terminals. As it will make aircraft movement from the runway to the tarmac faster, it can be capable of accommodating more arrivals and departures per day.
This can increase the maximum number of aircraft movements in the country’s primary gateway. As the man gateway to the country, the NAIA has been catering to millions of passengers locally and internationally.
In the previous years before the COVID-19 pandemic affected flights, aircraft traffic on-ground affected landing and take-off time as many aircraft line up to take-off and land. With improved taxiways, aircraft can safely exit the runway and open it up for the next arrival and departure flights safely.
MIAA added that as of January this year, the airport authority has completed the repair and upgrade of four taxiways.
The completed repair and upgrade of the four taxiways will increase the premiere airport’s maximum allowable commercial flight movement capacity, as smoothly paved taxiways translate faster aircraft movement and ground efficiency and with air traffic slowing down considerably in the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MIAA used the opportunity to shift into high gear with the airside facilities upgrade and was able to complete the work in a much shorter amount of time.
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