Costa Rica: Houston Airport to Operate Airport

The US consortium has the backing of the Comptroller General of the Republic to operate and expand Juan Santamaría airport.

Friday, May 29, 2009

The current manager, Alterra Partners, has been without the funds to undertake the expansion for a year and it has agreed to cede its rights to Houston Airport System (HAS).

According to the Comptroller, with the concession transfer “International Finance Corporation (IFC) remains the main creditor, which from our viewpoint ensures the existence of sufficient economic conditions, when you add the capital contribution by the concessionaire and it may be possible to remedy serious failings in the construction of the project,” according to a Yahoo News publication.

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