Mes: agosto 2018

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AirAsia to bid for Clark, Philippines concession

Air Asia Group intends to submit a bid in the upcoming tender for a 25-year operation and maintenance contract at Clark, chief executive Tony Fernandes has said.

The bid will be submitted jointly by the main Malaysian unit of the group, as well as Indonesia AirAsia and Philippines AirAsia.

Despite Fernandes’ reference to «Clark airport in Manila», the gateway is located around 90 kilometres from Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l and predominantly serves the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone, including the popular tourist destination of Angeles. However, once a new terminal opens in 2020, the airport is poised to become a hub for the entire Clark-Manila region, decongesting the current gateway.

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), a government-run organisation dealing with the development of infrastructure in the Philippines, is soliciting bids for Clark airport management and operation until late August. The concession is tentatively scheduled to be awarded by August 30.

According to the ch-aviation capacity module, Philippines AirAsia is currently the second-largest airline at Clark, with a 16.7% market share by capacity. It operates 32 weekly departures, in comparison with 104 offered by flag carrier Philippine Airlines.

Source: Ch-Aviation

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Ireland West Airport unveils first phase of €15m airport transformation programme

Ireland West Airport has unveiled the first phase of its €15m (US$17.4m) transformation project that includes a remodeled immigration and arrivals area, covered aircraft passenger boarding stairs and new toilet facilities.

Phase 1 projects recently completed include:
• Construction and remodeling of new toilet facilities at the airport;
• Remodeling of immigration and arrivals area creating increased circulation space for arriving passengers;
• Covered aircraft passenger boarding stairs for passengers boarding and disembarking aircraft;
• Enhancement of the airport experience from a visual perspective helping to create a combination of a lighter and brighter passenger environment and contemporary look and feel throughout the airport terminal;
• Resurfacing of Car Park Zone 5 resulting in 250 permanent surfaced parking lot spaces less than five minutes’ walk from the terminal;
• Upgrade of existing parking lot equipment to the latest state of the art equipment;
• Construction of a new aviation gallery in the first floor of the terminal building;
• Installation of 25 new flight information display screens across the airport terminal;
• Installation of new state of the art digital display screens throughout the airport facility;
• Installation of a new industry best practice wayfinding signage system across the airport facility;
• Upgrade and replenishment of ground handling equipment, snow clearing equipment and safety and response vehicles;
• Extension to the fire station at the airport;
• Enhancements to the airport retail and catering facilities;
• Implementation of a major airfield drainage program on the airport’s runway;
• Upgrading of the runway lighting system.

Phase 2 of the airport transformation program has begun and will involve the completion of the following major projects over the coming 18 months:
• Opening of a new state-of-the-art Visitor Discovery Centre in the terminal building;
• Upgrading of hold baggage-screening equipment to comply with industry regulation;
• Remodeling and upgrading of the airport departures area;
• Upgrading of air traffic control equipment;
• Rehabilitation of the airports 2,400m-long (7,870ft) runway and upgrading of instrument landing system;
• Further upgrade and enhancement work to the airport car

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Sri Lanka Working on Draft MoU to Handover Airport Operations to India

The Sri Lankan government is reworking on the draft of a memorandum of understanding regarding the handing over of operations of the Mattala Rajapaksha International Airport (MRIA) as requested by the Indian government. The MoU is being drafted to hand over the operation of the loss-making airport to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Sir Lanka had earlier announced that it would proceed with a deal with India to jointly operate the MRIA at Humbantota, situated at around 240 kms from Colombo. The government is planning to form a joint venture with Airports Authority of India to handle the operations of the MRIA, which is also dubbed the world’s emptiest airport.

According to the terms of Sri Lankan government, only commercial activities can be controlled by the management, while ownership and other statutory functions like air traffic control and air traffic rights will remain with Sri Lankan authorities.

Sri Lankan Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva had said in the country’s Parliament that the proposed deal would hand over a stake of 70% to AAI, while the remaining 30% will be invested by Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The private-public-partnership will see AAI entering into a 40-year lease agreement for operating the airport.

MRIA was officially opened in March 2013 after completing the project under high interest commercial loans from China. The airport was built with an aim to transform Humbantota, which was also the hometown of then President Mahindra Rajapakshe, into a tourism hub along with cricket stadium and sea port. With a capacity to handle one million passengers annually, the airport was built with an aim of handling five million passengers 50,000 tonnes of cargo and 6,250 air traffic operations per annum by 2028.

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) is envisioned as second international Airport for Sri Lanka ,alternative aerodrome to Bandaranaike International Airport serving Southern and Eastern Provinces of the island .

Source: Corporate Ethos

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El Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria amplia su oferta con cuatro nuevos locales de restauración

El Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria continúa con la ampliación de su oferta comercial con la apertura de cuatro nuevos locales de restauración, dos bajo la marca de Café Pans, gestionados por Pansfood, y un Grab & Go, gestionado por Autogrill Iberia, y el Starbucks de Select Service Partner (SSP).

En los Café Pans, situados en las zonas de embarque de vuelos regionales y en llegadas, y con una superficie de 242 m2 y 150 m2, respectivamente.

El Grab & Go, que operará bajo la marca Leon y que cuenta con una superficie de más de 500 m2 y un aforo para más de 200 personas, es el primer restaurante de comida rápida que la empresa Autogrill Iberia abre en España bajo régimen de franquicia. Este nuevo local, ubicado en la zona de embarque del Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria tendrá un horario de 24 horas.

Por otro lado, Select Service Partner (SSP) abrirá esta semana de nuevo las puertas del Starbucks, con una nueva ubicación en la zona de embarque y una imagen totalmente renovada en sus 240 m2 de superficie.

El Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria cuenta, actualmente, con 40 establecimientos de los que 14 son de restauración y 26 son tiendas variadas, habilitados todos en diversos puntos del Edificio Terminal.

Dentro de la renovación de la restauración se encuentran fase de obra y con próximas aperturas 8 puntos de restauración adicionales, entre los que se encuentran marcas reconocidas como: Soho, Dehesa Santa María, Coffe Republic, Playa Padre (Terraza), Enrique Tomás, O ́Learys, The Garden y Café Di Fiore.