Hi All
Some news regarding corvera airport from Typically Spanish
Contract signed for new Murcia international airport
Construction could start in the first quarter of 2008
The contract to build and manage the Murcia Region’s future international airport was signed on Tuesday, giving the 40 year management concession to Aeromur S.A. The company is a consortium of Sacyr, the Caja de Ahorros de Murcia, the Caja Mediterráneo, Grupo Corporative Fuertes, Montoro e Hijos, Cementos La Cruz and Inocsa Ingeniería.
The Regional President, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, said the new airport will triple the number of tourists who arrive in the Region, and will be key not only to tourism but also to Murcia’s economic growth.
Investment in the new installations in Corvera will exceed 2.5 billion €, with construction expected to start in the first quarter of 2008 for completion two years later.
Valcárcel announced that the airport will have an initial annual operating capacity of 1.5 million passengers, increasing to 5.2 million in 2015.
Dave
