NAIA begins implementation of higher parking fees

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Tuesday began collecting higher parking fees. 

The new hourly rates are as follows:

Cars: P50 First two hours, P25 for every succeeding hour

Buses: P100 for the first two hours, P50 for every succeeding hour

Motorcycle: P20 for the first two hours, P10 for every succeeding hour

In a Super Radyo dzBB interview, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) spokesperson Atty. Chris Bendijo said that the new rates for the first two hours of parking in the facility was under the regulation of the MIAA board while the rates for beyond three hours were determined by the private concessionaire.

“Alam niyo naman po, kapagka nagpapatakbo tayo ng negosyo [ay] market-driven. Yung mga ganito pong reaction po natin, I think this is also something that they should also take into consideration, perhaps in making a few adjustments moving forward, kasi kung talaga naman pong sobrang taas eh baka wala naman gumamit ng pasilidad,” said Bendijo.

(You know when you are running a business, it is market-driven. These kinds of reactions are also something that they should also take into consideration, perhaps in making a few adjustments moving forward, because if it really is too high then people might not use the facility.)

Bendijo also said that the MIAA could only regulate the first 2 hours of parking fee.

“Again I’d like to make that distinction: the first 2 hours that is a regulated rate. Beyond that, that is non-regulated and predetermined by the private concessionaire,” he said.

House Assistant Minority Leader Arlene Brosas criticized the parking fee hike in a separate statement, pointing out that the airport has not seen any upgrades since the San Miguel-led New NAIA Infra Corp. took over on September 14.

"Charging P1,200 for overnight parking is an outright attack on our workers and travelers, many of whom rely on NAIA for their livelihoods and transit,” Brosas said.

“What’s more disturbing is that these fees are being imposed long before the public sees any real improvements in airport services,” she added.

“This latest move at NAIA is part of a broader, alarming trend—where the government outsources its responsibilities, and the public ends up paying the price. We will file a resolution in Congress to investigate the privatization of NAIA and demand accountability from those behind this anti-people move.'' —Jiselle Anne Casucian and Llanesca T. Panti/VAL/VBL/BAP, GMA Integrated News