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INSIDER

Aena wins management of 11 airports in Brazil,

including #2 Congonhas-São Paulo Airport

Spanish airports group Aena has
been awarded the concession of 11
airports in Brazil. The contract is for a
period of 30 years, with the possibility of
an additional five years.
With this contract, Aena will operate
a network of 17 airports in Brazil and
manage the largest concession airport
network in the country. The concession
contract is scheduled to be signed in
February 2023.
The largest airport, Congonhas, is
the second busiest in terms of passenger
traffic in Brazil with 22.8 million
passengers.
The price of the concession, as a
result of the public auction, was R$2.450
billion—about €468 million.
The total amount of the
operation, including the sum of the
commitments indicated in the concession
specifications, amounts to approximately
R$4.089 billion (€780 million) and
planned investments will be around R$5
billion. Sao Paulo’s Congonhas Airport, the second busiest airport in Brazil, spearheads
This operation is the most significant the 17 airports that Aena will now manage in Brazil.
one that Aena has carried out in the
international field so far, says Aena.
In 2019, the group of 11 airports
recorded a total of 26.8 million Mário Ribeiro Airport – Montes Claros/ model in which it has a great deal of
passengers, 12% of the country’s air MG – 230,000 passengers experience, which allows it to manage
traffic in that fiscal year. Carajás Airport – Parauapebas/PA – many different types of airports, from
The awarding of the group of 11 140,000 passengers international hubs to regional airports,
airports is the largest international Altamira Airport – Altamira/PA – and even island airports or airports for
operation in Aena’s history, which, under 100,000 passengers general aviation only. The successful
the Northeast Brazil Airport Group, has Mario de Almeida Franco Airport – network model attracts synergies in
wholly managed another six airports in Uberaba/MG – 80,000 passengers various areas and creates managerial and
the northeast of the country since 2020. Corumbá Airport – Corumbá/MS – operational efficiency, said the company
The 11 airports in the new 30,000 passengers in its statement.
concession include: Ponta Porã International Airport – Ponta “For example, in the case of Brazil,
Congonhas Airport – São Paulo/SP – 22.8 Porã/MS – (no travelers reported in 2019) during the start-up of operations, the
million passengers In announcing the contract award, initial phase can be optimized; and in the
Campo Grande Airport – Campo Grande/ Aena Chairman and CEO, Maurici area of technology, airport management
MS – 1.5 million passengers Lucena, emphasized that domestic traffic developments can be adapted.”
Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato in Brazil has fully recovered since the Aena also has a presence in the
Airport – Uberlândia/MG – 1.15 million pandemic and, concluded: “Brazil’s United Kingdom, where it manages 51%
passengers potential is undisputed.” of London Luton Airport, as well as in
Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport – Aena now becomes the manager airports in in Mexico, Colombia and
Santarém/PA – 480,000 passengers of Brazil’s largest concession airport Jamaica.
João Corrêa da Rocha Airport – Marabá/ network. The Spanish airport manager
PA – 270,000 passengers highlights the importance of the network

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