Passenger traffic at NAIA reached 52.02 million for the year, marking the highest annual total ever recorded for the airport, according to a statement released on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, by New NAIA Infra Corp., the private operator of the facility.
New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) is rolling out new passenger systems and amenities at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3, headlined by biometric immigration e-Gates designed to speed up clearance, alongside two new food halls and a dignitaries lounge as part of continuing airport upgrades.
The airline executives were clear: NAIA improvements help, but the true long-term solution is the new San Miguel airport in Bulacan. Lao called it the “next game changer,” noting its planned capacity of up to one hundred million passengers per year.
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila will switch on new biometric immigration eGates this December as the San Miguel Corp.-backed New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) moves to ease immigration congestion ahead of peak holiday travel.
NNIC is coordinating with key government partners — including the Manila International Airport Authority, Department of Transportation, Office for Transportation Security, Philippine National Police–Aviation Security Group, Bureau of Immigration, and Bureau of Customs — to ensure adequate staffing and resources at all terminals.
The contrived controversy over the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) public-private partnership project has taken another twist, this time with the airport’s own labor union disavowing any link to a group fanning allegations of irregularities in the deal.
New NAIA Infrastructure Corp. (NNIC), the private consortium operating the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, has opened its brand-new Mezzanine Food Hall at Terminal 3 — a 6,000-square-meter dining hub signaling the airport’s ongoing transformation into a modern, world-class gateway.