MANILA, March 29 -- Airport authorities are now gearing up for the expected passenger influx this Holy Week.

Around 1.2 million travelers are expected to pass through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from April 1 to 10 as the holidays extend up to that period, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) announced on Wednesday.

"We are on the path of recovery," MIAA senior assistant general manager Bryan Co said in a press briefing, adding that mitigating measures are in place.

Co said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has devised some procedures allowing airline personnel to look for their passengers still in queues during or prior the boarding call.

This way, the airline personnel could direct the passengers in anothe...