MANILA INTERNATIONAL Airport Authority (MIAA) is expecting airline companies to maintain their current on-time performance (OTP) amid the expected surge of passengers later this year.
“With the commitment of our airline and industry partners, we aim to maintain our strong OTP record,” Bryan Andersen C. Co, MIAA officer-in-charge, said in a statement on Monday.
From an OTP of 80% in September, which it said is also the same as the record high in March, the OTP rating for October has indicated further improvement.
So far in October, it recorded an average OTP of 82.38% from the 13,519 flights that operated at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), MIAA said, adding that this shows a majority of flights departed and arrived within 15 minutes of the scheduled time or well within international standards.
Mr. Co said that he is optimistic that airline companies will be able to sustain the rising trend in OTP during the influx of passengers for the holiday season.
“Our objective is to minimize crowding in passenger and aircraft movement areas through the timely dispatch of flights. We’re striving to establish this as a norm at NAIA. Thanks to our partnerships with airlines and government agencies, passengers are starting to notice a positive shift in NAIA operations,” Mr. Co said.
In a report, MIAA said domestic and international passenger volume at NAIA increased to 33.76 million in the nine months to September, exceeding 2022’s full-year count. — Ashley Erika O. Jose