{"id":14637,"date":"2014-06-12T02:12:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T18:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=14637"},"modified":"2014-06-12T02:12:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T18:12:53","slug":"naia-terminal-fee-to-be-included-in-airline-ticket-prices-starting-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/12\/naia-terminal-fee-to-be-included-in-airline-ticket-prices-starting-october\/","title":{"rendered":"NAIA terminal fee to be included in airline ticket prices starting October"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NAIA Terminal 1. Photo by John P. Solis \/ Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Goodbye, long terminal fee queues.<\/p>\n

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Wednesday said that starting October, passengers will no longer have to line up to pay their terminal fees.<\/p>\n

The terminal fee will already be included as soon as a passenger purchases an airline ticket — either online or through ticketing offices or travel agents, the DOTC said.<\/p>\n

This is part of the agency\u2019s effort to reduce queuing time and help address the congestion problem for departing passengers at NAIA.<\/p>\n

According to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), this move will also free up a sizeable area since the existing terminal fee counters will be removed.<\/p>\n

Before this policy was brought up, the Philippines was the only ASEAN country that collected terminal fees on a face-to-face basis at the airport.<\/p>\n

With the new policy, the country will now be at par with international standards and practices, since among ASEAN Region countries.<\/p>\n

DOTC Secretary Joseph Abaya, in a statement, congratulated the MIAA for the new policy, saying that \u201cit improves traveling convenience and efficiency at NAIA.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DOTC noted that the integration program will begin in October 2014, with a one-year transition period ending in September 2015.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, full implementation of the policy will be in October 2015.<\/p>\n

The MIAA will be signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the air carriers to integrate the terminal fee in the tickets later this month.<\/p>\n

From the P 550 terminal fee being collected by MIAA, P390 is for its share for maintenance and upkeep, P100 goes to the government, and P60 for aviation security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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