Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Image from miaa.gov.ph
MANILA, Philippines — The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) has been named the eighth worst airport in Asia based on passenger queueing time, a study by an international vacation rental company showed.
According to Casago.com, the results of the study was based on passenger reviews collated and analyzed from airlinequality.com, where travelers can rate airport queueing times from one to five stars.
“Individual airports and countries were separately ranked on having the highest percentage of reviews for airport queuing times with a 4 or 5 star rating,” the company explained.
Philippines’ Naia ranked the eighth worst in Asia, with only 18.11 percent rating it four to five stars, this mark was only seven percent lower than what was tagged as the worst airport in Asia, Kuwait International Airport, which garnered 11.11 percent.
Meanwhile, Singapore Changi Airport led the best airports not just in Asia, but globally with a 74.50 percent rating.
Other Southeast Asian countries also made it to the global top 20, specifically, Cambodia’s Siem Reap International Airport at second place with a rating of 71.43 percent, and Vietnam’s Noi Bai International Airport at 11th with 63.33 percent.
INQUIRER.net has already requested a comment from the Manila International Airport (MIAA) on the rating, but has yet to receive a response as of writing.