On Tuesday, Naia Senior Assistant General Manager Bryan Co said they would need around P1 billion for the purchase of power generators to ensure that Terminal 3’s backup power requirements are met.READ:
Recto stressed that having Naia operate properly is essential to the country’s economy as financial losses pile up every time the airport shuts down.“Even if this light bulb moment had come too late after the airport had been hit with electrical crashes, it should be treated as an urgent request. Every time NAIA is hit with a blackout, the nation gets a blackeye,” he said.
According to Recto, the gross revenues of Manila International Airport Authority which operates Naia was at P15.2 billion in 2019. He said that P1.8 billion of which was remitted to the Treasury as government profits, while P2.2 billion was set aside for tax payments.The power outage at the Naia was not the first this year.
Last January 1, New Year’s Day, all Naia terminals were forced to stop sending out and receiving flights, after its Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems for Air Traffic Management conked out,
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