NAIA Terminal 3 resumes international flights on July 8

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NAIA Terminal 3 | Photo from Wikimedia
NAIA Terminal 3 | Photo from Wikimedia

International flights will operate at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 beginning July 8.

NAIA Terminal 3 temporarily closed from March 28 as travel restrictions were implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. Repatriation, sweeper, and cargo flights, however, remained operational.

Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said airlines relocated to Terminal 1 last March will operate out of Terminal 3 from July 8.

Flights of All Nippon Airways, Air Asia Berhad, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, and Turkish Airlines will arrive and depart from Terminal 3 starting July 8.

International operations of other airline carriers assigned in Terminal 3, however, remain suspended. These are Cebu Pacific, Delta Air, Qantas Airways and United Airlines.

NAIA Terminal 2, meanwhile, continues to service international arrival flights of Philippine Airlines (PAL). PAL international departures, on the other hand, operate from NAIA Terminal 1 as of now.

Airlines assigned in NAIA Terminal 1 remains there. These include Air China, Air Niugini, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Etihad Airways, Eva Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Gulf Air, Hong Kong Airlines, Japan Airlines, Jeju Air, Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan, Korean Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Malaysian Airlines, Oman Air, Royal Brunei Airlines, Saudia Airlines, Scoot, Thai Airways, and Xiamen Air. Some foreign carriers operating in Manila also service repatriation flights.

NAIA Terminal 4 remains closed until further notice.

On current domestic operations, Cebu Pacific, Cebgo, Philippines Air Asia, and Air Swift flights operate to and from NAIA Terminal 3 while PAL and PAL Express operate to and from NAIA Terminal 2. These airlines also operate sweeper flights.

MIAA advises the public to constantly check airline websites for announcements.