{"schema_version":1,"citation_url":"https://www.loungefrog.com/news/a-lounge-manila-naia-terminal-1-closed","title":"A Lounge has shut its Manila Terminal 1 lounge for good. Here's where to wait now","description":"A Lounge closed its NAIA Terminal 1 branch on September 30, according to Philippine news reports. Its Terminal 3 lounge stays open 24 hours. Here are the Terminal 1 lounges still open.","author":"Patrick Karsh","publisher":"Lounge Frog","date_published":"2026-10-10T00:56:30.866285Z","date_modified":"2026-10-14T23:44:39.394178Z","body_markdown":"![Marhaba Lounge (T1) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport.](https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/8c0f47fb-2355-49bf-81c2-98f492090f67/1aa2ea11e4afcb8f75441320d431610c.jpg)\n\nIf you fly out of Manila's [Ninoy Aquino International Airport](/airports/mnl) (NAIA) Terminal 1, one lounge is gone. A Lounge has permanently closed its Terminal 1 branch. Its last day was Wednesday, September 30, and the closure took effect on October 1.\n\nA Lounge announced the closure in a post on its Facebook page. We could not read that post directly, so this story relies on three Philippine outlets that reported it: [Bilyonaryo](https://bilyonaryo.com/a-lounge-to-shut-naia-t1-branch-t3-stays-open-24-7/), [PhilSTAR Life](https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/802242-a-lounge-naia-terminal-1-to-close-permanently) and [SPOT.ph](https://www.spot.ph/things-to-do/the-latest-things-to-do/psa-a-lounge-permanently-closes-its-naia-terminal-1-location-a2826-20261006-bsc). All three report the same dates.\n\n\"We sincerely thank our valued guests for their continued support throughout our years of operation at NAIA Terminal 1,\" A Lounge wrote, according to PhilSTAR Life and SPOT.ph.\n\n## The Terminal 3 branch stays open\n\nA Lounge is not leaving the airport. According to the reports, its Terminal 3 location stays open 24 hours a day. PhilSTAR Life says it is on Level 4, in the airline lounges area.\n\nSPOT.ph reports that the Terminal 3 lounge is pay-per-use and costs P2,000 for up to three hours, with children aged four and under free. A Lounge has not given a reason for closing the Terminal 1 branch, according to the reports we read.\n\nThe catch is that a Terminal 3 lounge does not help you if your flight leaves from Terminal 1. NAIA's terminals are separate buildings, so you should plan to wait in the terminal you are flying from.\n\n## Where I'd look for a lounge in Terminal 1 now\n\nSPOT.ph lists three lounges that are still open in Terminal 1:\n\n- **[PAGSS Premium Lounge](/lounges/mnl-pagss-premium-lounge-terminal-1)**, in the East Concourse near Gate 2.\n- **[Marhaba Lounge](/lounges/mnl-marhaba-lounge-terminal-1)**, in the West Concourse near Gate 9.\n- **PAL Mabuhay Lounge**, on Level 4 in the international pre-departure area.\n\nAccess rules differ at each one. Our directory lists the Marhaba and PAGSS lounges in Terminal 1 as taking [Priority Pass](/programs/priority-pass), DragonPass and LoungeKey, but card access at Manila lounges has changed often, so check your lounge app the week you fly. The Mabuhay Lounge is [Philippine Airlines](/airlines/pr)' own lounge, so it is mainly for that airline's premium passengers.\n\nWe have marked [A Lounge Terminal 1](/lounges/mnl-a-lounge-terminal-1) as closed in our directory, and you can see every open lounge on our [Terminal 1 page](/airports/mnl/terminals/mnl-terminal-1).\n\n## A busy year for Manila lounges\n\nThe closure comes during a period of change at NAIA. PhilSTAR Life notes that a new shared lounge, the First Meridian Lounge, opened in Terminal 3 in May. It serves eligible premium passengers from several airlines instead of one. PhilSTAR Life says [Cathay Pacific](/airlines/cx) and [Singapore Airlines](/airlines/sq) are among the airlines now sending their eligible passengers there after closing their own lounges.\n\nSPOT.ph describes the A Lounge closure as the latest in a run of terminal changes and upgrades at the airport. With airlines shifting between terminals and lounges merging, the lounge you used last year may not be where you expect it.\n\n## What to do before you fly\n\n- Check which terminal your flight uses. A Lounge is now a Terminal 3 option only.\n- If you relied on A Lounge in Terminal 1 with a bank card or lounge pass, look up which Terminal 1 lounges your card covers.\n- If you are flying from Terminal 3, the A Lounge there remains open around the clock, according to the reports.\n\nWe will update this story if A Lounge shares more about its plans.","link_base":"https://www.loungefrog.com/news/a-lounge-manila-naia-terminal-1-closed","citation_guidance":"Cite citation_url. Preserve source links, dates and qualifications. date_modified is an edit date, not proof that every claim was rechecked. Third-party images and quoted material retain their own rights."}