Tuesday, January 17, 2012

BUSINESS: NAIA, world's 2nd worst airport


Bad news for our tourism's "It's fun in the Philippines." The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was voted as second worst airport in the world.

NAIA's Terminal 1 is the 2nd's worst airport according to travel guide publisher Frommer's. NAIA-1 is just second to New York's JFK Airport Terminal 3.

The the list was based on the criteria on cleanliness, services, on-time departures, navigation and the easy access to and from the city.

Sad to say but NAIA-1 is the only Asian airport in the top lists of worsts airport. The list goes:
1. JFK Airport Terminal 3 (New York)
2. NAIA-1 (Manila)
3. Newark Terminal B (New Jersey)
4. US Airways (New York's La Guardia Airport)
5. Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal B/C (Moscow)
6. Queen Alia Airport (Amman, Jordan)
7. Chicago Midway Airport (Illinois)
8. Charles de Gaulle Terminal 3 (Paris, France)
9. Beauvais Airport (Paris, France)

Voted as the best international airport in the word is the King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The Asian airports that enter the best list are Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea and Changi International Airport Terminal 3 in Singapore. JetBlue Airways Terminal 5 in New York was the only US airport in the best list.

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