By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Grace Poe criticized the air conditioning shutdown at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, stating that repairs should not disrupt airport operations.
“Repairs or upgrades of any facility should be done without causing interruption to the regular operations of the airport and inconvenience to travelers,” Poe said in a statement on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
The air conditioning at NAIA T3 was shut off from Tuesday night until Wednesday morning.
The senator added that a terminal without air conditioning is not the “warm welcome” travelers expect when using Philippine airports.
“It’s unfortunate passengers have to endure the intolerable heat at NAIA purportedly due to the needed replacement of the cooling tower.”
Passengers expressed their dismay over the extreme heat they experienced at NAIA.
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) stated that the temporary shutdown was necessary for replacing the old cooling towers.
(el Amigo/mnm)
