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Passengers traveling through Ninoy Aquino International Airport may expect higher travel costs once new airport fees are implemented, the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines said
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The Manila International Airport Authority recently published an order providing revised rates of fees, dues, charges or assessments collectible by the authority
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The fees and charges will apply to the use of facilities, services and properties within the project land under the management and control of new airport operator NAIA Infrastructure Corp
Passengers traveling through Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) may expect higher travel costs once new airport fees are implemented, the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP) said.
In a statement, the group—composed of local carriers AirAsia Philippines, Cebu Pacific, Cebgo, Philippine Airlines and PAL Express—said they support the takeover of the New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation’s (NNIC) of NAIA’s maintenance and operations and look forward to infrastructure improvements and positive impact on passenger experience it will entail.
NNIC is scheduled to take over NAIA operations on September 14.
NAIA regulator Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) recently published a copy of MIAA Revised Administrative Order (AO) No. 01 series of 2024, which provides the revised rates of fees, dues, charges or assessments collectible by the authority. The AO was issued after the proposed revised fees, dues, and charges were approved during the Special Cabinet Meeting on September 4 through Cabinet Resolution No. 01 series of 2024. AO No. 01—which takes effect 15 days after its publication—updates the fees imposed since 2000.
The fees and charges prescribed under the AO will apply to the use of the facilities, services, and properties within the project land under the management and control of the airport operator—which will become NNIC once it takes over the airport.
“ACAP will continue to collaborate with NNIC and the government to help cushion the effects of any travel cost adjustments and to ensure that the interest of both airlines and passengers are represented. We look forward to positive outcomes for all stakeholders in the course of the transition to privatized airport management.”
ACAP said it remains committed to working closely with NNIC and is hopeful that the adjustment in fees will result in enhanced operational efficiency at NAIA, ultimately improving the customer experience.
Under AO No. 01, NNIC is entitled to charge and collect regulated and non-regulated for the use of the airport.
Regulated aeronautical fees and charges such as landing and take-off fees, aircraft parking fee, tacking fees, cargo terminal fee, and passenger processing charges will take effect on the start date of NNIC’s operations and maintenance (O&M) while the passenger service charge (PSC) will take effect from the first anniversary of the O&M start date.
NNIC will be entitled to levy and collect PSC from all departing international and domestic passengers on commercial and general aviation flights, except for the exempted passengers such as infants, overseas Filipino workers, and flight and extra crew, among others.
From the current P200 for domestic departing passenger and P550 for international departing passenger, the PSC a year after the takeover will become P390 for domestic departing passenger and P950 for international departing passenger.
The revised fees on landing and take-off, aircraft parking, tacking, cargo terminal, and passenger processing charges will take effect on the first year of the contract, and will have subsequent increases every five years starting the fifth year of the contract.
Vehicle parking fees for first two hours will be P100 for buses, P50 for cars, and P20 for motorcycles.
NNIC is free to charge for vehicle parking after the first two hours on a commercial basis. Subsequent increases to the entry rates for vehicle parking fee will be adjusted based on the cumulative consumer price index—a statistical measure of the average retail pricing of goods and services commonly purchased by a particular group of people in a particular area—every five years starting from the effective date.
Any violation of the provisions of AO No. 01 will be subject to sanctions and/or penalties in accordance with existing rules and regulations, as well as such regulations that may be issued by the MIAA from time to time.
NNIC is the special purpose company formed by the winning bidder of the 15-year concession agreement for the NAIA rehabilitation project—SMC SAP & Company Consortium, which is composed of San Miguel Holdings Corp.; RMM Asian Logistics, Inc.; RLW Aviation Development Inc., and Incheon International Airport Corp.
