***CAUTION: This Airport Guide has been superseded and will no longer be updated.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”
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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)”
Flight Report: MNL-TPE on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 312 (12 September 2019)
No less than five airlines compete for market share on the busy route between Manila and Taipei – a popular (and conveniently short) regional hop for business-people and holidaymakers alike. In today’s post, we’ll look at one LCC option for travelling between these bustling cities: a morning flight operated by the Philippines’ largest budget carrier.Continue reading “Flight Report: MNL-TPE on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 312 (12 September 2019)”
Flight Report: DXB-MNL on Emirates Flight EK 332 (04 April 2019)
Let’s close off my first round-trip experience on Emirates by looking at their performance on the last leg: the long flight from our transit point at Dubai to our final destination, Manila. Welcome aboard Emirates flight EK 332.
Flight Report: MNL-DXB on Emirates Flight EK 335 (26 March 2019)
In this report, we’ll take a look at the initial segment of a two-stage journey that brought me from Manila to Amman via Dubai – my very first trip with the largest airline in the United Arab Emirates, and one of the largest in the Middle East. Welcome aboard Emirates flight EK 335.
Flight Report: MNL-KIX on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 828 (14 February 2019)
I haven’t flown recently with Cebu Pacific (5J) on their Ōsaka route, mainly because their evening arrival at Kansai International Airport (KIX) doesn’t dovetail with my preference for daytime landings. But when a hastily planned group holiday pushed me into choosing their awful outbound schedule – since it was the one that worked best forContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-KIX on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 828 (14 February 2019)”
Airport Lounge Report: Skyview Lounge, MNL Terminal 3
Terminal 3 (T3) of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) can be a depressingly bland place in which to wait for a flight. Fortunately, it’s got a separate lounge floor with no less than three third-party facilities to choose from, in addition to lounges run directly by airlines. Today, we’ll have a look at oneContinue reading “Airport Lounge Report: Skyview Lounge, MNL Terminal 3”
Terminal Report: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3, Metro Manila, Philippines
Terminal 3 (T3) is the newest and largest of the four terminals at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL). That said, its partly unfinished state and the appropriation of nearly half the entire building for domestic flights continue to hobble efforts aimed at raising the quality of its operations to global standards. In this report,Continue reading “Terminal Report: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T3, Metro Manila, Philippines”
Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5057 (01 December 2018)
In my previous flight report, we saw what it’s like to travel with Cebu Pacific from Manila to Tōkyō. Now let’s see if they’ve done just as well on the homeward journey from Japan to the Philippines. Welcome aboard Cebu Pacific flight 5J 5057.
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