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San Miguel-led group wins $3bn Philippines airport revamp

Facelift aims to double Manila international terminal capacity to 62m passengers a year

Passenger congestion and flight delays are a chronic problem at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which has been ranked among the world's worst.   © Reuters

MANILA -- The Philippines has picked a consortium led by drinks-to-toll roads group San Miguel Corp. (SMC) to revamp and operate its main international airport in Manila, routinely ranked as one of the world's worst.

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has long suffered from chronic congestion and flight delays but previous moves to give the aging site a facelift had faltered.

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