{"id":254087,"date":"2020-05-06T20:19:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T00:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=254087"},"modified":"2020-05-06T20:19:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T00:19:56","slug":"authorities-prepare-for-new-normal-at-naia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/06\/authorities-prepare-for-new-normal-at-naia\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities prepare for &#8216;new normal&#8217; at NAIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v7.0\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTrPH\/posts\/1690203367785459?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDt-vLeVYN4z2eDaF49l9G8uz0VK59neyGlxU91LnkXzBRGXjEbz2RzjfJlsY21ZZYCg_dhsGN6yeJXiR6eOez0H-N1uCCnJCmxKk7DghZwXE38sK2oC08psUJkK3Wo6KZUbHM5CpaU2q4Ky3ugmwcUvKdMrxbGHERMwBAE747VJ2-pErXDhEzPqFx486OPyHvfU7_QbChA3jLCswLounqZ_np6R0fV3KlnqfQbpWeCvcRPxCajTNr8bh-IL-L5djAo-RwQTD0IGkUCOcLO8kBLW3-Q02RXWh1iKzm18Q0mE6IvElkUrtWbpF3QH4A4zxMDZIMPXSegHqfABTjjP8NyRg&amp;__tn__=-R\" data-width=\"750\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTrPH\/posts\/1690203367785459\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<p>READ: MIAA prepares for New NormalPasay City, May 6, 2020 \u2013 Preparations are underway at the Ninoy Aquino&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTrPH\/\">Department of Transportation &#8211; Philippines<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DOTrPH\/posts\/1690203367785459\">Tuesday, May 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) prepares for a \u201cnew normal\u201d based on the guidelines set by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other international and domestic airports in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines aim to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in anticipation of the resumption of the commercial flights after the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) which will end on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>Among the guidelines are wearing of face mask when entering the airport facility; requiring everyone entering the airport complex to submit themselves to mandatory body temperature check; and strict observance of social distancing measures.<\/p>\n<p>MIAA general manager Ed Monreal said the management has been providing face masks to the airport workers, even before the ECQ started in March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The purchase is still ongoing, depending on the need,&#8221; Monreal told the Philippine News Agency.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement, the MIAA said it purchased 2,675 boxes of surgical face masks and 4,500 pieces of washable masks \u201cto ensure continuous protection of its workers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The MIAA also sought the assistance of the Bureau of Quarantine in determining what type of personal protective equipment is appropriate for its employees given their different work stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure that they have the right kind of protection as the nature of their jobs would require,\u201d Monreal said.<\/p>\n<p>MIAA Media Affairs Division head Jess Martinez said around PHP300,000 was allocated for the installation of acrylic barriers in check-in counters to further ensure that social distancing will be observed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was shouldered by the MIAA, not by the airlines. We target to finish the installation of acrylic barriers in all check-in counters at the four NAIA terminals by May 15,&#8221; Martinez said.<\/p>\n<p>Monreal said all queuing points would have markings meant for social distancing, adding \u201cone seat apart policy\u201d shall be strictly enforced inside and outside terminal building.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new normal, only passengers with valid travel documents and confirmed bookings for the day will be allowed to enter the airport facility.<\/p>\n<p>All entry and exit points shall have footbaths while continuous disinfection of all NAIA facilities will be ensured, according to the MIAA guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Local carriers are anticipating the resumption of their commercial flight operations after May 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ: MIAA prepares for New NormalPasay City, May 6, 2020 \u2013 Preparations are underway at the Ninoy Aquino&#8230; Posted by &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":254088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-254087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-ma-cristina-arayata","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254087"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":254089,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254087\/revisions\/254089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}