New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC), the private consortium backed by conglomerate San Miguel Corp., said 4.96 million passengers passed through NAIA, topping December’s 4.86 million and making January the busiest month on record.
Holiday peak and mix
Traffic followed a sharp holiday run from Dec. 20 to Jan. 4, when 2.6 million travelers moved through all terminals.
Volume peaked on Jan. 4 at 180,089 passengers, the highest single-day tally so far.
International traffic led growth at 2.42 million passengers, up 8.16 percent year-on-year, while domestic traffic rose 3.16 percent to 2.54 million.
Private operator and payback
Operations stayed stable despite higher volumes, supported by terminal upgrades, biometric e-gates, and tighter coordination among airlines and regulators.
Under the public-private partnership, NNIC runs and modernizes NAIA while the state retains ownership.
Since taking over in September 2024, NNIC has remitted P62.7 billion to the national government, tying rising passenger flows directly to higher state revenues.
—Edited by Miguel R. Camus
