The rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 2 is in its final phase and is expected to be completed on or before the end of the month.
The Manila International Airport Authority said the project was 98.10-percent complete as of Jan. 11.
The construction works at the facility was supposed to be completed last year, but it was stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Airport officials admitted that the past two years had been difficult for air travelers as they had to deal with smaller spaces to move around.
The temperature inside the building had also been affected because the air ducts within board-up areas could not be used.
MIAA general manager Eddie Monreal said the rehabilitation project was started in September 2018.
The project involves the terminal’s architectural face- lifting with the replacement of damaged floor finishes and the restoration and chemical cleaning of stained floor finishes in the arrival and departure passenger movement areas.
The damaged ceilings of NAIA 2 will be replaced while 32 sets of skylight roofing will be repaired. The seismic and expansion joints at the general areas, baggage claim area and elevated roadway are to be replaced as well.
The replacement of the glass doors at the pre-departure gates and fixed bridge gates and the cleaning and polishing of metal frames, metal louvers and claddings will be undertaken.
Monreal said a marked improvement would soon greet passengers with the expansion of the departure check-in hall and the arrival baggage area.
To complement the expansion, there will be an additional air-conditioning system, power, lighting, fire protection, electronics and communications systems.