The Ninoy Aquino International Airport has passed the security and efficiency assessment by the US Transportation Security Administration, the Manila International Airport Authority said.

The screening is done alongside the International Civil Aviation Organization and on MIAA?s initiative with the Transportation Department.

?We would like to take the opportunity to state that we have generally passed again, the most recent security assessment made by the TSA. With the help of the DOTC-Office for Transportation Security, we do our own periodic re-assessment and re-evaluation of our procedures and processes to make sure we do not deviate from internationally accepted standards,? noted MIAA general manager Alfonso Cusi.

?Like all other international airports worldwide, Naia undergoes periodic assessment by the ICAO and the TSA.?

He said Naia has always complied with the standards prescribed by the ICAO in serving both local and international carriers.

Cusi said the airport facilities would extend all amenities and courtesies due to airline passengers, especially tourists, returning residents and expatriates.

He said top priority is given to safety, efficiency and convenience for airport users including flight crew at the three terminals. Vito Barcelo