Ninoy Aquino Worldwide Airport (NAIA) serves greater than 50 million passengers yearly and is the principle hub airport within the Philippines.
The concession to function the power was awarded in 2024 to New NAIA Infrastructure Company (NNIC), a subsidiary of the conglomerate the San Miguel Group, primarily based on a daring imaginative and prescient to remodel the airport right into a world-class gateway with a $3 billion modernization.
Central to this imaginative and prescient is the introduction of a brand new immigration course of primarily based on the newest biometric improvements.
Because of Amadeus expertise, passengers at NAIA can simply full the immigration course of in lower than 20 seconds.
By combining biometric identification validation, doc authentication and real-time monitoring, the entire resolution ensures that solely absolutely verified vacationers proceed their journey.
Safety and effectivity are additional enhanced by Amadeus’ Seamless Journey Platform, which orchestrates your entire course of and connects to the mandatory backend techniques on the nation’s border authorities.
Ramon S. Ang, president of NNIC, stated: “Reaching a greater NAIA begins with investing in expertise that removes long-standing bottlenecks.
“Utilizing Amadeus’ state-of-the-art expertise, we’re proud to have launched a biometric immigration course of that releases vacationers in seconds and will increase each effectivity and safety”
The brand new biometric immigration expertise has been rolled out in phases, with the primary batch of 24 biometric eGates already operational from December 2025.
The remaining 54 eGates will likely be deployed in early 2026, as soon as renovation work on the terminal is accomplished.
Jonathan Tong. senior vice chairman APAC, Airport & Border Authorities, Amadeus, stated: “This challenge is a good instance of an airport operator, border authority and expertise companion working intently to reimagine a contemporary and safe immigration course of constructed across the passenger.
“At Amadeus, we’re centered on reworking the journey expertise all through the journey and we’re very excited to companion with NNIC to assist its daring imaginative and prescient for Manila’s hub airport.”