• Home
  • Metro Asian News
  • Misc Asia
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
  • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Eat Out
  • Classified
  • PODCAST
    • Apa Kabar Indonesia
    • Atlanta Burmese Voice
    • SungKhom Lao
    • Usapang Pinoy
ABOUT
Advertise in GAT
Contact us
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Georgia Asian Times
International Insurance of Georgia
  • Home
  • Metro Asian News
  • Misc Asia
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
  • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Eat Out
  • Classified
  • PODCAST
    • Apa Kabar Indonesia
    • Atlanta Burmese Voice
    • SungKhom Lao
    • Usapang Pinoy
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Metro Asian News
  • Misc Asia
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
  • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Eat Out
  • Classified
  • PODCAST
    • Apa Kabar Indonesia
    • Atlanta Burmese Voice
    • SungKhom Lao
    • Usapang Pinoy
No Result
View All Result
Georgia Asian Times
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Metro Asian News
  • Misc Asia
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
  • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Eat Out
  • Classified
  • PODCAST
Home Headline

US warns travelers over security at Manila airport

Georgia Asian Times by Georgia Asian Times
December 28, 2018
in Headline, Misc Asia

(FILES) This file photo taken on October 18, 2013 shows passengers arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport for their flights in Manila. - The United States on December 27, 2018 has warned its citizens that security at the Philippines' main airport does not meet international standards, urging travellers to exercise "extreme caution". (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Manila, Dec 27, 2018 — The United States has warned its citizens that security at the Philippines’s main airport does not meet international standards, urging travelers to exercise “increased caution”.

The US Department of Homeland Security issued a travel advisory yesterday saying security at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport was not “consistent” with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.

“Exercise increased caution when traveling to or from Ninoy Aquino International Airport,” the US embassy in Manila said on its website citing the advisory.

The advisory was based on an assessment by security experts from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the US homeland security department said without specifying the findings.

AD: High Museum of Atlanta

Once derided as the world’s worst airport due to leaking toilets and creaking facilities, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is the primary gateway to the South-east Asian nation.

A statement on the US homeland security department website said that the agency had directed airlines issuing tickets for travel between the two nations to notify passengers of the assessment.

It added that TSA representatives have been working with the Philippine government “assist airport and transportation authorities in bringing (the Manila airport) up to international security standards”.

Manila International Airport general manager Ed Monreal said today the Philippines would adhere to international aviation security standards.

“All points raised by the transportation security administration TSA auditors have either been addressed or are in the process of being addressed,” Monreal told reporters, adding that Manila airport was “very, very safe”.

Monreal said TSA auditors were in the Philippines in September and had observed that the Manila airport had some gates with faulty locks while security checkpoints were inconsistent.

He added the Philippines had hired additional guards and would procure x-ray machines to comply with the TSA recommendations.

The Manila airport topped the list of worst airports on the travel website The Guide to Sleeping in Airports from 2011-2013, causing the government to make major renovations.

The airport is notorious for flight delays and its security personnel had faced allegations of extorting money from passengers.

In 2013, a gunman opened fire outside the airport, killing four people including a town mayor. Lawmakers then criticized the lack of functioning CCTV cameras in the area.

Previous Post

More Americans blame Trump for government shutdown: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Next Post

Pacific trade pact takes off with tariffs cut in six nations

Georgia Asian Times

Georgia Asian Times

Related Posts

Marcos takes helm in Philippines, silent on father’s abuses
Misc Asia

Marcos takes helm in Philippines, silent on father’s abuses

June 30, 2022
As COVID fears ebb, Japan readies for tourists from abroad
Misc Asia

As COVID fears ebb, Japan readies for tourists from abroad

June 28, 2022
‘Deepest shipwreck’: US WWII ship found off Philippines
Misc Asia

‘Deepest shipwreck’: US WWII ship found off Philippines

June 26, 2022
A new leader in the Philippines, and a family’s old wounds
Misc Asia

A new leader in the Philippines, and a family’s old wounds

June 24, 2022
First ever AAPI Unity March in Washington DC to drive social, civic, and economic change
Misc Asia

First ever AAPI Unity March in Washington DC to drive social, civic, and economic change

June 23, 2022
Myanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters
Misc Asia

Myanmar says Suu Kyi held alone in new prison quarters

June 23, 2022
Next Post

Pacific trade pact takes off with tariffs cut in six nations

Signup Free E-Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Jul 15
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

GAT 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia-2022 Awards Gala

Sep 17
September 17 @ 11:00 am - September 18 @ 6:00 pm

JapanFest 2022

View Calendar

 

CONTACT US

Follow Us

MOST INFLUENTIAL

GAT 25 Most influential Asian American in Georgia Awards Gala

2022 GAT 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia

May 1, 2022
Home

Record turnout at annual GAT 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia-Awards Gala

July 17, 2021

2021 GAT 25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia

April 30, 2021

LINKS OF INTEREST

ATL Asian Film Festival

GAT on Facebook

  • Contact Us
  • Advertise in GAT
  • ABOUT

© 2022 Georgia Asian Times - empowered by 8SOL

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Metro Asian News
  • Misc Asia
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
  • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Eat Out
  • Classified
  • PODCAST
    • Apa Kabar Indonesia
    • Atlanta Burmese Voice
    • SungKhom Lao
    • Usapang Pinoy

© 2022 Georgia Asian Times - empowered by 8SOL

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist