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NAIA voted world's worst airport


GMANews.tv 10/18/2011

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 was voted the world's worst airport for 2011 by readers of "The Guide to Sleeping in Airports," a site that reviews the quality and facilities of the world's airports.

Its primary audience seems to be budget travelers who see sleeping in airports as one way to save money during their journeys.

Among the array of problems cited by international passengers who managed to survive the airport were theft, bribery, and the absence of toilet seats and running water in the bathrooms.

One reader had this experience:

"A big bucket with a dipper was by the front door (of the restroom) and about four attendants hassled me for a tip. When I asked a security guard where the smoking area was he told me to follow him... and he took me outside where he then insisted on a bribe before he let me back into the terminal."

NAIA does have a recently opened Terminal 3 with better facilities, but "The Guide to Sleeping in Airports" reminded readers that it was deemed "structurally flawed."

NAIA-1's ratings worsened from the site's 2010 assessment that it was the world's 5th worst airport and the worst only in Asia.

"Earlier this year, some bad press regarding the state of the airport made airport officials promise to clean its Terminal 1 toilets and provide running water and soap. Imagine... they actually had to 'promise' to offer this!" the site said.

"The Guide to Sleeping in Airports" also pointed out physical hazards that recently plagued NAIA-1, including the collapse of its Bay 7 ceiling in May.

A special report on GMA News TV's "State of the Nation" (SONA) newscast also notes the airport's defects.



The basic design of its facilities poses risks. According to passenger Tiffycality, "Their arrival ramp is not user friendly because it slopes downward!! If you happen to be pushing your loads of baggages through this ramp watch out or your baggage might get to the bottom of the ramp before you!!"

The woes of NAIA-1 go beyond poor facilities, the site pointed out.

"The amount of corruption and bribery is just mind-blowing," says Shizumasa.

"Airport taxes are collected," the site explained, "but the money does not seem to go towards the betterment of the airport. Document holders have been told their papers are not correct, but a fee of x amount should clear up the matter."

The site seems to share the same conclusion as this reader: "The worst airport on the planet. It has to be experienced to be believed."

Blogger: Manila 'a dump'

NAIA's poor ranking received media attention at a time when a blog calling Manila "a dump" was going viral in the Philippines.

The brutally negative review of Manila came from Englishman Geoffrey James Quartermain Bastin, who claimed he has worked "on-and-off" in the Philippines since 1991 and tagged Manila as the "disgrace of Southeast Asia."

The effects of such negative publicity on Philippine tourism remain to be seen, amid Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez's campaign for Filipinos to sell the Philippine brand through social media.

Earlier, Jimenez said the Philippines is not difficult to sell. "This is the most beautiful country in the world. One of the ten most beautiful countries in the world. There is no reason we won't succeed," he noted. – With Paterno Esmaquel II/VS/HS, GMA News

Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/235691/nation/manila-disgrace-of-southeast-asia-has-worlds-worst-airport
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Kano

'We are absolutely not happy'—KLM chief in PHL


BusinessMirror.com.ph Tuesday, 18 October 2011

EXASPERATED by the government's inaction on its appeal, the head of Air France-KLM in the Philippines said the only way the government can stop the airline from carrying out its planned withdrawal is to "abolish the common carriers tax and the gross Philippine billings tax on cargo and passenger revenues tomorrow."

"Once we stop our flights, it will send a signal that doing business in the Philippines is very difficult and no European carrier will fly to the Philippines," Cees Ursem, country manager of Air France-KLM, said during a telephone interview on Tuesday.

"The airline business worldwide is in a very bad shape," he said. "We are absolutely not happy and absolutely oppose these taxes."

The airline's decision to stop direct flights between the two cities was prompted by the government's insistence on charging a 3-percent common carriers tax and a 2.5-percent gross Philippine billings tax on cargo and passenger revenues originating from the country.

The same taxes, together with increasing competition from heavily subsidized Middle Eastern competitors, have forced other European airlines out of the Philippine market over the last decade.

Those that no longer fly out of Manila include British Airways, Sabena, Lufthansa, Alitalia, Scandinavian Airlines System, Swissair (now Swiss International Airlines) and Air France.

Starting November 1, Air France-KLM will move from daily flights to six times per week, said Ursem, who had been in the country for the last two years.

And in April 2012, the airline will altogether stop direct flights to Manila and fly via Hong Kong instead before landing Manila.

"Then we resume daily operations again via Hong Kong," he said, adding that this move will decrease the number of European passengers going to the Philippines. It will also affect its crew accommodations for local hotels, since the airline's crew will spend their layovers in Hong Kong.

"We use 11,000 rooms in Manila per year but that will all be gone," he said.

Ursem is puzzled that despite European carriers extending help to local carriers, their plea to abolish the taxes had fallen on deaf ears.

"We have been extending help to Philippine Airlines in providing training, so much money had been given to the Philippines," he rued. "Now for the first time in all those years, we're knocking on the doors of the Philippine government to help us, since all our requests for abolishing those taxes had been ignored."

Ursem said the taxes have been levied since 1997 and because of that, seven European air carriers had ceased flying out of Manila.

He said the taxes are "especially harmful" to airlines flying long distances just to reach the Philippines, what with the high cost of aviation fuel.

"The taxes are levied over the value of the ticket," he said, adding that European carriers pay the maximum price, regional carriers pay far less and Philippine carriers do not pay the taxes at all.

Told that Transportation Secretary Manuel Roxas II has said he would talk to the airline, Ursem said he had heard many promises before from the government bureaucrats, but all of them to no avail.

"I have talked to [former Finance Secretary Margarito] Teves. [Finance Secretary Cesar] Purisima, [Rep. Ermilando] Mandanas, [House Speaker Feliciano] Belmonte, [former Tourism Secretary Alberto] Lim, (former Tourism Secretary Alberto] Lim, [former Customs Commissioner Angelito] Alvarez, [Executive Secretary Paquito] Ochoa," he said.

He said he also wrote to President Aquino.

"How many more letters do we have to send?  Who is solving our problem?  Nothing happened," he said. "We made it clear, if you don't help us, we will make the action."


Source: http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/top-news/18128-we-are-absolutely-not-happyklm-chief-in-phl
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Government to urge Air France-KLM not to limit Phl operations


By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star) Updated October 20, 2011

MANILA, Philippines - The Aquino administration will do its best to encourage Air France-Royal Dutch Airlines KLM to maintain direct flights daily from Europe to Manila amid threats that the airline would limit operations in the country due to taxes imposed by the government, Malacañang bared yesterday.

Officials of Air France-KLM were frustrated by government inaction on their appeal to abolish the common carriers tax and the gross Philippine billings tax on cargo and passenger revenues.

Cees Ursem, country manager of Air France-KLM, said the Aquino administration should stop imposing the taxes to prevent the airline from stopping direct flights from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Manila and vice versa.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a press briefing that Transportation Secretary Manuel Roxas II would talk with the airline officials and discuss their concerns.

Asked whether it was possible for the Philippines to defer the collection of taxes that the airline was complaining about, Valte said, "We would have to wait for the result of the discussions between Secretary Roxas and Air France-KLM."

"We are certain that they have concerns and Secretary Roxas would be the proper person to address them," Valte said.

She said KLM's continued operation in the Philippines was not "just important to the economy, it's important for our people as well and for tourism."

Ursem said the taxes had been imposed since 1997 and because of that, seven European air carriers have ceased flying out of Manila.

When told that Roxas would talk to the airline, Ursem said he had heard many promises before from government bureaucrats, but all of them to no avail.

He said he talked to former finance secretary Margarito Teves, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Batangas Rep. Hermilando Mandanas, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., former tourism secretary Alberto Lim, former Customs commissioner Angelito Alvarez and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.

Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=739287&publicationSubCategoryId=63
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Ketelbinkie

Dat alles zo lezend, kan ik KLM geen ongelijk geven. Zou zeggen gewoon hun poot stijf houden en als die filipino's menen het onderste uit de kan te kunnen halen, nou ja.......dan krijg je de deksel op je neus. Simpel toch !!

xav

Citaat van: Ketelbinkie op donderdag 20 oktober 2011, 05:13:52
Dat alles zo lezend, kan ik KLM geen ongelijk geven. Zou zeggen gewoon hun poot stijf houden en als die filipino's menen het onderste uit de kan te kunnen halen, nou ja.......dan krijg je de deksel op je neus. Simpel toch !!

idd simpel.. maar als ze er iets uit leren  :weetikniet:

Johan En Elvie

Citaat van: xav op donderdag 20 oktober 2011, 06:45:25
Citaat van: Ketelbinkie op donderdag 20 oktober 2011, 05:13:52
Dat alles zo lezend, kan ik KLM geen ongelijk geven. Zou zeggen gewoon hun poot stijf houden en als die filipino's menen het onderste uit de kan te kunnen halen, nou ja.......dan krijg je de deksel op je neus. Simpel toch !!

idd simpel.. maar als ze er iets uit leren  :weetikniet:

Weet je wat er te gebeuren staat, de Filipijnen zullen voet bij stuk houden wat kan hun het schelen dat KLM daar stopt zo zit een Filipijn nu eigenlijk in elkaar hoor. Ze beseffen het pas als het te laat is.
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Wij zenden uw dozen naar de Filippijnen.-We send your boxes to the Philippines.

balikbayan

Ze houden er niet van om te verliezen dus nemen ze hun verliezen, daar komt het op neer.

De klappen vallen toch niet op hun eigen bord maar op de hotels en tourisme industrie.


ruff rider

 :hoedjeaf:

Vandaag in de krant:

De slechtste luchthaven ter wereld bevindt zich op de Filipijnen. Dat beweert de reisgids Sleepinginairports.net na de beoordelingen van lezers.


De Ninoy Aquino International Airport's Terminal 1 krijgt de slechte titel na vele klachten. Heel wat gsm's en juwelen zouden gestolen worden tijdens de veiligheidscontrole. Passagiers moeten bovendien vieze toiletten gebruiken en in mei stortte een deel van het plafond neer.

De uitbater van de luchthaven belooft de nodige stappen te ondernemen. Personeelsleden die gestolen hebben, zijn al ontslagen en ook de toiletten zijn gerenoveerd.



bron: GVA.BE

greetz
Ruff Rider

boldy

ik hoop tog echt niet datt de klm stopt om op ninoy te vliegen ,de enigste maatschappij die rechtstreeks vliegt  :negatief:
het leven is net een lul keihard en veel te kort