Designed primarily for passengers on coach, the newly renovated Club Manila lounge is one of Naia 1’s best-kept secrets. It will make you forget—albeit temporarily—that Naia 1 is one of the world’s worst airports.
Late-night motorists on the southbound Skyway last Wednesday evening must have been surprised to spot the presidential convoy heading south—no “wang wang,” of course, just a moving blur of blinking headlights. The size of the convoy and the formation of vehicles made it readily evident that it was President Benigno Aquino III onboard.
It is good news that the P2.8-billion rehabilitation of Naia Terminal 1 is finally underway, according Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya (see Business section, page B1, June 20, 2013).