Balikbayan Signature Wallet with Php98,000 Stolen at NAIA XRay

A Filipina balikbayan from the US lost her branded wallet with Php98,000 cash in it. According to  report by TV Patrol reporter Mike Navallo, the Filipina balikbayan arrived from the US to visit her family living in Iloilo, but her trip were derailed when she lost her wallet containing large sum of cash after passing through the x-ray machine at the NAIA 3.

Filipina balikbayan Ann Margaret Anthony said that she entered Gate 1 of the NAIA airport terminal with 2 luggage and 1 hand bag. Before putting her handbag in the conveyor, she took out her wallet from the bag to deposit loose coins from her pocket and then she put her wallet back in her handbag, then put it into the x-ray conveyor.

She said that she was surprised when the x-ray conveyor stopped then it seems to reverse she wondered why it stayed there too long. She then proceeded to the airline ticketing office after to re-book her flight. When she is about to pay she was shocked when she can no longer find her wallet in her bag.

The stolen signature wallet cost about Php 40,000 and the cash in the wallet is Php 98,000, credit and debit cards, and pictures of her children.

She immediately went back to Gate 1 and ask to review the CCTV. However, the 4 CCTV's installed in Gate 1 are not working. Only the CCTV that is located far away from the crime scene were able to capture the footage that shows her making her way from the x-ray machine to the airline ticketing office.

Wall St. Cheat Sheet: Worlds Worst Airport Naia 1 number 8

What else is new? Wall St. Cheat Sheet a financial media company in the U.S. tagged the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) as number 8, among the 10 Worst Airports in the World because of overcapacity issues in terminals 1 and 3.

Those that are included are known for unkept and smelly bathrooms, extensively long lines, and rude airport staffs. NAIA’s terminals 1 and 3 are said to be “particularly crammed.”

The article even quoted CNN Travel: “Beleaguered by ground crew strikes, unkempt conditions, soup kitchen-style lines that feed into more lines and an overall sense of futility, NAIA brings the term ‘Stuck in the 1970s’ to a new level.”

It also stated that: "Despite overcapacity issues, Terminal 1 seems particularly crammed, and Terminal 3, which is new, is only occupied by minor carriers at the Manila-based airport."

The Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil, topped the worst airports list.

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/10-worst-airports-in-the-world.html/

2nd Year in a Row NAIA 1 is Asia's worst airport

MANILA, Philippines - For the second year in a row The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 was named the worst airport in Asia by travel website Sleeping In Airports.

Sleeping In Airports stated their reasons, "With its collapsing ceilings, overcrowding, rampant bribery, and taxi drivers scamming travellers on fares, its easy to understand why 'disappointed' and 'unbelievable' are just a few of the words travellers use to describe Manila's Terminal 1."

"Travellers continue to complain about the long and numerous queues that begin outside the terminal. Once inside, there will be no time for naps and certainly no place for quiet rest and enjoyment as you'll be busy going through various queues for the next few hours as you proceed to your gate,"

Sleeping In Airports on Monday released the results of its 16th annual Best and Worst Airports for sleeping in or long transits.

The website also warned travellers to watch out for taxi drivers who rig their meters to jack up the fares.