Category Archives: Flight

Airport Guide: Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (MNL T3)

Terminal 3 (T3) is the newest and largest of the four terminals at Greater Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA: MNL / ICAO: RPLL / Abbrev.: NAIA). This Airport Guide outlines what passengers can expect when they pass through this facility.

Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, International Departures – Airside

***CAUTION: This Airport Guide has been superseded and will no longer be updated. A new, up-to-date version (rewritten in 2022 and incorporating post-lockdown changes) is now available – please click here to view it.*** This Airport Guide describes what passengers departing on overseas flights can expect at the airside (passengers-only) zone of Ninoy Aquino InternationalContinue reading “Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, International Departures – Airside”

Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, International Departures – Landside

***CAUTION: This Airport Guide has been superseded and will no longer be updated. A new, up-to-date version (rewritten in 2022 and incorporating post-lockdown changes) is now available – please click here to view it.*** This Airport Guide describes what passengers departing on overseas flights can expect at the landside (public) zone of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s TerminalContinue reading “Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, International Departures – Landside”

Lounge Report: Cathay Pacific Lounge, NAIA Terminal 3 (MNL T3)

Cathay Pacific (IATA code: CX) is one of the busier tenants of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), operating multiple flights each day between here and its main Hong Kong hub. In light of the business CX generates in the Philippines, it’s not difficult to see why they’ve decided to invest in theirContinue reading “Lounge Report: Cathay Pacific Lounge, NAIA Terminal 3 (MNL T3)”

Airport Guide: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Greater Manila, Philippines

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA: MNL / ICAO: RPLL) – commonly referred to as NAIA – is the busiest aviation hub in the Philippines and the principal gateway to its bustling capital, Manila. This page contains links to detailed guides covering MNL’s two international terminals (T1/T3) and offering advice on transportation to/from the airport.

Airport Guide: Accessing Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) by Rail

This Airport Guide describes some of the options for travelling to and from Greater Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) – commonly referred to as NAIA – by rail. Now I need to be absolutely clear: I do not recommend using Manila’s urban rail network to access the airport (for reasons I’ll elaborate upon later). But for the sakeContinue reading “Airport Guide: Accessing Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) by Rail”

Terminal Report: Narita International Airport (NRT) T2, Japan

Tōkyō’s main international airport and I go back a long way. I flew in through here a decade ago, at the start of my very first visit to Japan – a visit that sparked an enduring interest in this country, its history, its culture and unique way of life. Even though I’ve used other entryContinue reading “Terminal Report: Narita International Airport (NRT) T2, Japan”

Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5057 (06 October 2019)

As my favourite destination – my own little happy place – Japan exerts such a strong hold on my imagination that I’ve come to dread every homeward flight. Painful though this 20th in a long line of partings might be, let’s see if my chosen airline can still end the holiday on a high noteContinue reading “Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5057 (06 October 2019)”