Poe says NAIA privatization long overdue
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has started soliciting private sector proposals for a 15-year contract to upgrade the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and senators have expressed support for the NAIA’s privatization.
“The privatization of NAIA is a proposal not only whose time has come, but is well past its due,” Sen. Grace Poe said yesterday.
Sen. Francis Escudero agreed with Poe.
“The private sector, I believe, is by far more efficient than the government,” he said.
Poe, chairperson of the Senate committee on public services, said glitches that messed up flight schedules at the NAIA could have been averted if the modernization of the airport’s air traffic control systems had been undertaken years ago.
“We have seen how the transformation of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport by a private consortium and its improved services and facilities have positively impacted on tourism and passenger experience,” Poe said.
The DOTr and Manila International Airport Authority have submitted their joint proposal to pursue the privatization of NAIA through solicited bidding.
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