Asia - Airside Transit LH-CO at MNL - questions

Hello,

I am planing to travel from FRA to ROR via Manila (Terminal 1) on Lufthansa and then on Continental.
Both airlines are supposed to operate from Terminal 1 at MNL. Due to visa regulations I cannot just enter the philippines and check-in again from the land side.

Does anyone of you has experiences with an airside transit at this airport/terminal?
Are there any facilities or even a transit hotel?
Is 180 mins enough to make the transfer? Is there any transfer desk to check-in with CO?

Thank you,

CL

I will move this thread to its natural home, the Asia FT forum where, hopefully, you will find posters who can address this issue. Thanks for your understanding.

Jouy31
Travelbuzz moderator

Never done a transfer at MNL, so the only one I can help with is: transit hotel, nothing even vaguely close to that!

There is a transfer desk airside, just before you reach immigration. I have never used it but it is generally manned (or wommanned) by 2 or 3 people and has placards of all the major airlines posted in the background. Based on that, I would say airside transit should be no problem. Otherwise NAIA Terminal 1 sucks bigtime unless you have lounge access. 180 minutes would be plenty of time if you don't have to clear immigration.