MANILA, April 21 -- The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) accommodated 1.17 million travelers during Holy Week from April 13 to 20, up 12.7 percent from the previous year.

Daily average volume was 146,611, peaking at 156,635 on Easter Sunday.

Domestic and international passenger traffic rose by 14.9 percent and 11.21 percent, respectively, year-on-year.

"This Holy Week showed how much better NAIA is becoming. We saw higher passenger numbers, but smoother and faster operations. That's not by chance, it's the result of planning, investment, and teamwork," New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) president Ramon Ang said in a statement on Monday.

The San Miguel Corp.-led NNIC attributed the smooth and orderly operations across all terminals t...