naia

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport is named after a former Philippine senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino who was assasinated at the tarmac just after he stepped off the plane on his return from exile in the united states. In 2011, the airport became one of the busiest airport in Asia in terms of passenger traffic. Manila has played an important role in globalization. Manila, with it's natural harbor, served a major part of the trade between the Philippines and Mexico. Goods from China and the rest of Asia were transported to the west at that time. This kind of galleon trading was one of the best revenue generating activities of the spanish government then. Manila with it's strategic location (the Philippines is part of asia but not quite? as it is sort of isolated from mainland asia geographically) still plays a major role in trade and commerce. So im not surprised that the today's airport (NAIA) is one of asia's busiest.