The CEO Magazine Asia - February 2018

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“The MIAA leadership is all about collaboration and

cooperation with its stakeholders. As industry partners,

MIAA has been a key in the exponential growth in air

travellers through the years. We look forward to a more

fruitful relationship with MIAA.” – Atty. JR Mantaring,

Vice President for Corporate Affairs, Cebu Pacific

space restriction is preventing NAIA from
being developed into a multi-runway hub,
another site must be found in close proximity
to Metro Manila where an airport with
two runways could be built and expanded.
Until the government decides on further
action, Eddie is under the pump to enhance
the capacity of NAIA, optimise the runway,
and develop Clark as a secondary airport
in Manila.
“There are a growing number of
operators and airlines that would like
to operate here in Manila,” he says. “The
demand has always been there but the
question is, how can we improve runway
efficiency given our restricted space capacity?
That’s why we are leaning on Clark Airport
for support,” explains Eddie. “We only have
one runway in operation and so we are
investing heavily in measures to improve
its efficiency. To decrease congestion, we
have implemented the five-minute rule,
which means that if pilots aren’t ready
within five minutes of us requesting

clearance, they go to the end of the line –

we’ve put some order to it.”

A number of major improvements are

currently in MIAA’s pipeline, including

refurbishing Terminal 2 and upgrading the

food court. Eddie has also set in motion the

long-awaited construction of rapid exits in

the runways totalling PHP300 million; the

acquisition of a Stop Bars signalling system

to guide aircraft to gates; and the installation

of a high-resolution CCTV system. “There

are some big-ticket decisions that have to

be made to create the airport of the future.

We’re looking at an airport that is being built

for decades to come.”

The relationship MIAA has with its

partner airlines, ground-handling agencies

and infrastructure providers is vital to the

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