MNL Lounge Temporary Closure
 

CX Lounge at Terminal 3 will be closed from Monday February 26 to mid-March for some upgrades/repairs.

Marco Polo and OW Elite Members, and Business Class passengers will be directed to the Pacific Club Lounge during this time

Is it to fix the air-conditioning?

My guess is that it would include the perennial problems with the bathroom fittings.. Will be a shame to have it out of action and I hope the indicated shut-down time won't be exceeded...

lol I thought I was the only one that found it hot in the lounge...

Yes from my conversation with the town office people before they need to open the ceiling to fix the air-conditioning system so hopefully it would be done during that time, plus i think there are some stuff they also need to repair.

I spoke to the lounge staff a few weeks ago, they said it was 3 weeks so hopefully they finish it by then.

At least they are fixing it before summer starts. hehehehe

Although I've seen signs in the terminal generally about air conditioning, so I think it's a whole terminal issue? Maybe they need to give access to the airport to get it fixed.

I couldn't remember exactly what the issue is, but from my vague recollections from my discussion before, CX will install their own a/c units for the lounge.

They probably gave up on the airport fixing the problem.

I was just putting it nicely....hehehehe

They better re-open the lounge before the exodus of travellers during Holy Week.

The lounge was a lot cooler than the terminal proper when I was there last month. It's crazy that MNL can't get their act together on this issue. From what I can tell, it's been going on for months now.

The airport was mothballed for a long time, my guess is the a/c was damaged after left unused for so long. Getting it replaced and going though the bureaucracy will just take too long.

Thanks for the heads up. I really like the new lounge (although the taps in the bathroom are very problematic) and I don't like the other lounge much at all. Hope its fixed in time. The aircon is a whole of airport problem - as someone noted above, the terminal was never finished by the contractor - they hit a Force Majeure event and stood down, then spent some 8 years or so in disputes with the Government while the terminal stood empty and near complete. So it's always been a bit of a work-in-progress! But compared to Terminal 1 - paradise.