NAIA is worlds worst airport


By Christian Bautista | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
Manilas Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 has just been voted, again, as among the worlds worst airport in a reader poll.

According to travel website The Guide to Sleeping in Airports, NAIA tops the 2011 list of the worlds least favorite when it comes to safety concerns, comfort, and facilities.

Manilas NAIA Terminal 1 also topped the list for Asias worst in 2010.

Forget about sleeping in this airport! You will not want to even close your eyes here! Bribery and theft exists, the travel site said, alongside contributed photos of the airport.

Airport taxes are collected, but the money does not seem to go towards the betterment of the airport, it added.

The site said poll results are determined by the following: site visitor votes; reviews submitted to the site over the past year; and information provided by airports regarding their facilities.

Users cited different concerns such as safety, airport staff attitude, the availability of comfortable seating, the state of the facilities, and poor access for people with long layovers.

The Guide to Sleeping in Airports also pointed out drawbacks such as the lack of luggage counters and pay-in lounges for transit passengers.

It also lamented that NAIA prohibits travelers from entering the airport premises three hours before their flight, a claim denied by a staff from the Manila International Airport office.

The site also mentioned a ceiling collapse incident earlier this year.

But if NAIA had plus points, it would be its Free Public WiFi, and its Terminal 3 being clean and spacious, although reportedly structural! ly flawe d.

Other worst airports in the list include Paris Beauvais Airport, Keflavik Airport, Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, Kiev Airport, Frankfurt Hahn Airport, London Luton Airport, Pisa Airport, Paris CDG Airport and the Los Angeles Airport.

Singapores Changi Airport meanwhile tops the list of the worlds best with its modern amenities and wonderful restaurants. It was also praised for making the airport fun.


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