NAIA 3. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—The government is working hard to clean the tarnished reputation of “the world’s worst airport.”
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said Friday that the repair of 121 comfort rooms at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminals 2, 3, and 4 will be completed by December this year.
The P32.6 repair and rehabilitation program implemented under the “Kayo ang Boss Ko” Toilet Facilities Improvement Project will include the installation of water closets, sensor-type urinals, lavatories, tiles, ceilings, and waterproofing projects on comfort rooms at NAIA Terminals 2, 3 and 4.
According to the DOTC, 15 percent of the repairs of the comfort rooms have been finished.
Apart from the comfort rooms, 57 new air conditioning units are also planned to be installed at NAIA Terminals 1 and 2. The installation of the units will be completed by March 2015.
For Terminal 1, all 36 air housing units (AHUs) will be replaced. By November, 17 AHUs will be fully-functional by November this year while the remaining 19 AHUs will be installed by March 2015.
On the other hand, 21 air conditioning units will be replaced in Terminal 2. By September, nine of the 21 units will be installed.
The repair of air conditioning units at NAIA began this month.
The rehabilitation efforts of NAIA Terminal 1 drew flak after passengers reportedly fainted last summer due to the heat. A lawyer even filed a P1.5 million damage suit against the NAIA management.
Last July, the septic tank of NAIA 1 overflowed causing a minor flood at the departure area of the said airport.
A travel site tagged NAIA 1 as the world’s worst airport for 2013 because of its poor facilities.
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