Free shuttle services at Manila Airports

Convenience and transport through Manila's airport terminals is here as the Manila International Airport Authority launched free shuttle services for all airport users, including passengers running after connecting flights and employees rushing for time-in.

Coasters have started conveying passengers and airport personnel around the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, the NAIA Centennial Terminal and the Manila Domestic Airport (MDA) for free as part of MIAA's program to provide safety and convenience to all airport users.

The vehicles are operating 16 hours a day, MIAA said.

"The free shuttle service will ensure the safety of airline passengers, especially those with connecting flights, as well as those of airport workers as they travel between the terminals under the MIAA's management," said MIAA General Manager Alfonso Cusi.

Free shuttles will be available to passengers and employees who need a ride from NAIA 1 to a local flight at the MDA and back, to and from the old international terminal to Centennial Terminal, and from the Centennial Terminal to the MDA and back.

"We, at the MIAA, are doing this as part of public service to protect passengers and airport workers from holdup men, abusive taxi drivers and operators of colorum vehicles plying the routes connecting NAIA 1 and 2 and the Manila Domestic Airport," said Cusi.

Airport officials have been implementing programs to improve passenger service as they aim to achieve, within a year, certification from the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) - standard passenger service practices: from initial inspection and check-in to immigration check and final security screening at the departure area, and baggage retrieval and customs check at the arrival area.

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