MNL Terminal 3 – Within striking distance

Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, Domestic Arrivals

This Airport Guide describes the arrival experience for domestic passengers landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3.

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

This Airport Guide describes what departing domestic passengers can expect to see and do in the airside (passengers-only) zone of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3.

Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, International Arrivals

This Airport Guide sets out what Philippine passport holders can expect to encounter when returning home through Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3.

Flight Report: MNL-DOH on Qatar Airways Flight QR 929 (04 June 2022)

Diving happily into my first proper holiday since the pandemic began, I recently flew to the United Kingdom from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), passing through Hamad International Airport (IATA code: DOH) en route to London’s Heathrow Airport (IATA code: LHR). As a little treat after more than two years of lockdownsContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-DOH on Qatar Airways Flight QR 929 (04 June 2022)”

Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, International Departures – Airside (2nd Edition)

This Airport Guide covers the international airside (passengers-only) zone of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3.

Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, Departures – Landside (2nd Edition)

This Airport Guide covers the landside (public) zone of the departures level at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3.

Lounge Report: PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3

In June 2022, I returned to Terminal 3 (T3) of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) for the first time since the pandemic began. Although T3 seemed pretty much unchanged from pre-corona days — in that it was just as bland, boring, and miserable as before — my visit to one of its lounges thankfullyContinue reading “Lounge Report: PAGSS Lounge, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3”

Flight Report: MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 934 (22 January 2020)

The Manila-Hong Kong route is one of the busiest at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), and Cathay Pacific (IATA code: CX) carries a good chunk of the premium-passenger traffic between the two cities. Today, we’ll see what it’s like to travel in Business Class on this short but important transport link – andContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 934 (22 January 2020)”

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”