Airports
Philippines Turns to UK’s NATS for More Airport Capacity
Abandons plans for another runway at Manila's Aquino International Airport
Philippines Airlines Airbus A320s line up for takeoff outside Terminal 2 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by oldandsolo)
Philippines Airlines Airbus A320s line up for takeoff outside Terminal 2 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by oldandsolo)

The Philippines government has abandoned plans to build a second parallel runway at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and convert Clark International Airport (CIA) to the capital city’s main facility. Instead, the country’s Department of Transportation and Communications (DTC) awarded a $1.46 million contract to British firm NATS Holdings to increase the current 40 landings and takeoffs per hour to 60 on NAIA’s two runways.