HI DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY UPDATE ABOUT THE CORVERA AIRPORT FINISHING DATE ,, OR HAVE THEY STOPED BUILDING IT ? CHEERS  IAIN

Latest was September 2011

Work still progressing on terminal building, control tower access roads etc.

Barry & Sue

CORVERA AIRPORT: Requests from Brussels block the execution of airport guarantee
The financing for the infrastructure is still up in the air until the European Commission gives its decision

Neither the guarantee provided by the Autonomous Community nor the loan for the airport consortium have been signed yet. The financing for the infrastructure is still up in the air, as even though it has been approved, the Regional Government Ministry for Economic Affairs and Finance cannot sign it until the European Commission approves the guarantees that the regional administration has drawn up for the consortium, which is led by Sacyr.

The decision from Brussels, which has no fixed deadline, is a new stumbling block for the largest infrastructure construction work currently underway in the region, which could suffer further delays.

The consortium, Aeropuertos de la Región de Murcia (Aeromur), signed a loan agreement for 200 million euros on 28 January of this year, although the agreement is dependent on the guarantee provided by the Autonomous Community.



ALL THE STAGES
Brussels warning. At the end of January the Autonomous Community received a notification from Brussels, in which it informed the Autonomous Community that the European Commission had to rule on the guarantee to be given by the Community, and that to this end the regional government should provide the Commission with information about the transaction.
The loan. The consortium signed a loan agreement for 200 million euros with a group of financial institutions on 28 January. The loan was conditional on the execution of the guarantee.
The guarantee. An extraordinary session of the Government Council approved the guarantee on 1 February, and informed Brussels of the decision a few days later.
The execution. The signing of the guarantee and the loan agreement are pending the decision of the European Commission.


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Marianne

Well i Played at Covera Golf and Country Club Yesterday and To be Honest when i passed the Airport There were Cranes moving everywhere and a lot of people working on site, so maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Does anyone know when it should be finished ??? and who will be flying in/out ?

Talked to someone today who has a business interest in Airport and he is told Corvera will be operating by Summer 2011

Cheers for that David

Always good quality info from you

Paul

Does anyone know how to find out what Airlines will be going in/out of there and where from ? or is it a little early,if it a Spanish 2011 completion in could be a lot longer

When I asked why a number of flight companies where not flying into Murcia this year or were reducing the No of flights out of the UK .( we have had very little choice this year either from East Mids or B`Ham

 I was told it was because all airlines have to book the air space in advance & that the contract usually lasts for three years

Many of the airlines contracts expired  late last year & as most want to fly into  the new airport next year they did not renew for San Javier/.

It`s posible that only Ryan Air & one other company will plan to do both.

Only time will tell I surpose

Jan

Thanks Jan, I am in the south west and Flybe only went to San Javier for 6 months, but will keep my fingers crossed

M

Corvera airport, green light given by environment ministry for phase II

Region of Murcia news, Corvera Airport amplification plans given environmental green light.

2010-04-14

Jose Ballesta, Minister for public works, announced today in the Regional Assembly that the Ministry of Medio Ambiente, ( environment) have given the green light for phase two of the construction works of the International Airport which will effectively double its traffic potential to 3 million passengers a year.

The environmental minstry have given their approval for the amplification of the airport in the form of a Declaración de Impacto Ambiental favorable,which is a positive report from an environmental point of view, saying that they are happy that the works will not have a  negative impact on the environment 

It's a most peculiar announcement to be making when we are still waiting for a verdict from Brussels as to whether the loan guarantees given by the Regional govt for the first phase of the airport are legal, with papers agreeing the financing of phase 1 still unsigned, but undoubtedly is designed to keep spirits up and keep sending out a positive message to the doubters.

 He said that the Region had presented the project for the amplification back in October of 2008, which would require an environmental impact study before it could be taken any further, the results of which were now positive and would enable the community to continue with the amplification project.

The works are now well advanced, with the structure of the terminal building virtually completed, only missing its' external metal coating. The control tower is structurally complete and the control annex is completed to first floor level.

The runway and plane transit areas are about 50% completed, and the access works from the regional roads are completed already. Access from the A-30 is under construction with the workers about 25% of the way through the project.

 He then went on to wax lyrical about the commercial advantages which the airport would bring to the Region of Murcia and its vital role in creating solid business opportunities for the regions businesses.

Opposition politicians, however, are  distinctly unimpressed by his announcement, the spokesman for the IU and LV, Jose Antonio Pujant expressing his complete opposition to the airport project, citing the case of the attempts to build a privately run airport in Castilla La Mancha which was supported by the government and savings bank of the region, but had to be bailed out by the bank of Spain. He was  keen to point out that he wouldn't want to see a "fiasco" such as this occurring in the Region of Murcia.

 He expressed his concerns that the proximity of San Javier and the airport at Alicante, both of which were undergoing improvement works would make it more difficult  for the new airport to compete in an already competitive and over-subscribed marketplace, and that the failure of the private enterprise building and running the airport to obtain private financing for the project pointed to its lack of viability, and that it presented a very real danger of becoming a debilitating drain on the region, not an asset.

He also criticised the use of 200 million euros in the construction of the airport saying it could be used much more efficiently in the small and medium sized businesses of   the region to create stable and sustainable employment.

All of which are very good points, but, along with those of Ballesta are completely irrelevant if Brussels stops the bank guarantee by finding it illegal, a decision which we are all still waiting to hear.