The Bureau of Immigration on Sunday reported processing almost 32,000 arrivals on Christmas Eve. | santostinaINQ /PDI
Meanwhile, the BI reported processing a total of 22,248 departures on the same day.
“All counters are fully manned, our e-gates are being utilized, and we have a special team of officers ready to augment manpower as needed,” he said, adding that the installation of e-gates, which use facial recognition, biometric scanning and other electronic security checks, has cut passenger processing time from 45 seconds to as fast as eight seconds.He also noted that the implementation of the eTravel system also significantly reduced the paperwork for arriving passengers.
Travelers have long complained about problems upon arriving in the country, especially at Naia, considered as the main gateway to the Philippines but often ranked as one of the world’s worst airports. “We analyzed the sentiment of Google reviews and ranked airports around the world and within the United States based on the percentage of reviews that indicate stress,” hawaiianislands.com explained.
Other passengers also pointed out that most, if not all, food stalls and restaurants or cafes inside the airport only accepted cash for payment—which several tourists and passengers found inconvenient.
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