Back to the drawing board for Corvera airport as minister resigns
Thursday, November 27, 2014 @ 8:44 PM
Regional minister resigns and leaves the new Murcia airport without an opening date
Manuel Campos, the Region of Murcia’s minister for Development and Public Works, abruptly announced his “irrevocable” resignation on Monday afternoon after what is reported to be a strong disagreement over policy with Alberto Garre, the president of the regional government.
Sr Garre suggested at a meeting attended by national Minister for Development Ana Pastor that the best way forward for the new Region of Murcia International Airport is, effectively, backwards.
The regional president’s idea is to return to the situation of a year ago and put the management contract back out to tender in order to attract new bidders, rather than continue with the plan to re-appoint Aeromur, who were effectively “sacked” by the regional government after failing to open the airport during the period specified in their contract. Perhaps significantly, José Manuel Vargas, the president of publicly owned airport management company Aena, who operate the San Javier airport which currently services the region, was also present at the meeting, the obvious logical solution being that Aena operate Corvera airport itself, and close San Javier................
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