"Airport terminal fee to go back to P750"

**ghosthunter** · February 20th, 2012 04:07 PM

Airport terminal fee to go back to P750

by Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at 02/20/2012 2:22 PM

MANILA, Philippines - After enjoying a lower terminal fee for almost a month, passengers will have to pay the higher terminal fee of P750 again soon.

According to the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), Manila International Airport Authority will reapply its application for imposing an additional P250 to the current P500 terminal fee.

Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas said the extra funds are needed for operations and maintenance of the airport terminals.

The terminal fee for international flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) went down from P750 to P550 effective February 1.

The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) also debunked the notion that the NAIA imposes a lot of fees, unlike other countries.

Roxas explained the terminal fees and travel taxes are incorporated in the airplane tickets purchased in other countries.

In the Philippines, airlines refuse to incorporate the said fees due to the many exemptions such as the OFW and senior citizen privileges, enjoyed by a number of passengers.

The DOTC, however, plans to fix this issue within the next 6 months, by implementing a system where all passengers are required to pay all fees upon purchase of a plane ticket. A refund receipt will be provided for passengers, who are exempted from payment.

The government is working to rehabilitate the 30-year-old NAIA Terminal 1, which has been named by a website as the world's worst airport.

SOURCE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/...e-go-back-p750

**Monseratto** · February 20th, 2012 04:29 PM

Eh when the P750 was charged before, wala naman nang yari sa NAIA. You only got the world's worst airport for it. Sa bulsa lang pumunta. The P250 before was supposed to go to the security enhancements, not airport maintenance... Malapit na naman elections kasi.

**kotiko** · February 20th, 2012 07:06 PM

Grabe, raming kalokohan ang gobyerno. Buti nalang naka-isa ako sa P550 fee.

Ang dapat iabolish yung Philippine Travel Tax.

**flakez** · February 20th, 2012 07:35 PM

wala pa isang buwan na iimplement eh nalaman kagad nila na kulang yung pondo para sa maintenance? ayos ah.

**chrismarte** · February 20th, 2012 07:58 PM

pag OFw ka exempted ka ba? dati kasi nung nagpunta kaming HK ni misis sinabi ko at pinakita ko yung passport ko na OFW ako. Hindi daw ako exempted, pero kung dun ang daan mo papunta sa work mo e.g. KSA pwede daw...

**CVT** · February 24th, 2012 08:52 AM

Here in our country, policies change like the weather, i.e.,- every 10 minutes.... :twak:
Bad.... bad.... bad....

15.0K:smoke:

**Retz** · February 24th, 2012 08:59 AM

okay lang na ibalik sa Php750 ang terminal fee pero sana man lang may makita tayong improvement na ginagawa ang gobyerno sa airport natin.

**yebo** · February 24th, 2012 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by chrismarte

pag OFw ka exempted ka ba? dati kasi nung nagpunta kaming HK ni misis sinabi ko at pinakita ko yung passport ko na OFW ako. Hindi daw ako exempted, pero kung dun ang daan mo papunta sa work mo e.g. KSA pwede daw...

exempted ka lang pag papunta ka sa trabaho, at need mo ng OEC as proof na yung pupuntahan mo na bansa e dun ka nagwo-work. pag magtu-tour ka o a-attend ng training/seminar hindi ka exempted.

ok lang yang P750, dati naman na yan e. sa ibang airports nga mas mataas pa terminal fee, di nyo lang dama kasi built-in na sa ticket price.

yung travel tax ok lang yun, di ka naman magtu-tour sa ibang bansa kung di mo ma-afford e. kung ayaw mo magbayad ng travel tax e di sa pilipinas ka na lang mamasyal, it's more fun in the pilipins kaya.

**shadow** · February 24th, 2012 09:56 AM

I agree with yebo, hinde rin dapat big deal Ang terminal fee, hinde ka naman araw araw nagbyayahe eh, Saka exempted naman OFWs..

If you're a tourist the fact na u can afford to have a vacation abroad eh Ano ba naman yun 750?