Airport Expansion in El Salvador Delayed

While the government can not recover the investment made in Union Port, resources for the expansion of the airport cannot be counted on.

Friday, February 20, 2009

El Salvador publishes in its website: " CEPA has on a master expansion plan, which was presented at the end of 2007 by Airports of Paris, that contemplates the future infrastructure development capacity of the airfield in various phases at a cost of more than $700 million.

Said plan recommends a new passenger terminal, another loading terminal, another landing lane and extension of the existing one to adapt to vessels of greater weight."

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