The website http://www.sleepinginairports.net is an online community of travelers looking to cut costs by catching some sleep in airports instead of booking hotel rooms. I said to myself, self, these travelers are such cheapos they should not travel at all. So ridiculous. Who would want to sleep in airports when there are so many affordable and comfortable hotels in and around Metro-Manila and near the airport? Your taxi can take you at your 3-star-hotel in 15 minutes or so for just $7 (I think that's how much I paid). Hello travelers, why would you want to do that?! I like to be out of the airport and see the beauty of the island. What is important is safety and hospitality. I don't recall of any airplane crashes at the airport and visitors are usually met and greeted with smiling faces. Snacks and drinks are so cheap to buy and other amenities are available. There are flower decorations in all the restrooms. My own overall personal experience.
Okedoke. I think this criticism was unwarranted. The very least of many airport problems.
There are many airport inconveniences such as when I was entering Israel from Jordan -- I had to pass through four immigration officers and had to wait four hours to have my one luggage checked. I had to grin and bear the whole time as a Filipino American because visiting the Holy Land was the most important destination of my life. I know, I know. The place is a danger zone.
HEY, IT'S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES!
Anyway, I bet you President Noynoy Aquino is trying his best to make more improvement since the airport is named after his dad.
Noynoy lighting a candle on the 5th anniversary of the death of his mother Cory August 1
Recycled Web Page August 2014
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I did not have the bad experience told here. I was there in February 2011 and everyone at the airport was very hospitable and helpful - airport officials, baggage handlers, money changers, and taxi drivers. I was very satisfied. Of course, there's always room for improvement!
Yeah! Keep rubbing it in. You know these people who always have something negative to say about the Philippines probably did not have a good time. I bet when I go to their own country I have the same thing to say. Duh!
Date: November 6, 2011 1:57:54 PM PST
To:
Subject: Fwd: Ninoy Aquino Int'l Airport voted world's worst airport
I don't know this for a fact, I've not visited Pinas for ages. What say you?
To: RLN
Sent: 11/6/2011 9:42:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
Subj: Ninoy Aquino Int'l Airport voted world's worst airport
NAIA voted world's worst airport
10/18/2011 | 12:18 AM
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
10/18/2011 | 12:18 AM
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
Published 11/8/11 altgroup multiply
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