Through a public-private alliance, Fomilenio plans to make improvements to the cargo terminal at El Salvador's international airport, Monsenor Romero, and in a second phase, to invest $44 million in its expansion.
Fomilenio authorities detailed that they have completed the feasibility studies and determined that the first project to be carried out under the figure of Public - Private Alliance is the extension of the cargo terminal at the International Airport Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez.
The new parking platform raises to 22 the number of aircraft that can be attended to simultaneously at the international airport in San Salvador.
Elsalvador.com reports that "...The work represents the first expansion project with a direct impact on customer service for passenger aircraft at San Salvador International Airport in the last 18 years and will be crucial in improving its operational capacity."
Aeroman has announced that together with the CEPA it is preparing for the construction of a sixth aircraft maintenance hangar at the airport of Comalapa.
The construction of a new hangar will constitute the "... second stage of Aeroman's investment, as part of what was agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government of El Salvador and Aeroman in September 2014."
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission of El Salvador is putting out to tender the construction of 4 waiting rooms for passengers at the Monseñor Oscar Romero International Airport.
For the second time so far this year the Autonomous Executive Port Commission has launched a tender to expand the airport in Comalapa.
Tenants of commercial property at the international airport have announced they will not make investments until the government states whether it will renew contracts and maintain rent costs.
The lack of concrete answers from the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) could endanger new investment of at least 84 tenants operating in the El Salvador International Airport, reported Elsalvador.com.
A tender has been launched for the design of an extension of the passenger terminal building, 4 aircraft parking spaces and 4 waiting rooms at the Comalapa International Airport.
Government Purchase El Salvador LP-21/2016
"Construction of four (4) waiting rooms for passengers at the International Airport of El Salvador, Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez".
The government of El Salvador has changed his mind regarding a PPP for the expansion of the International Airport, prompting the withdrawal of technical support for the project from the US.
According to the Technical Secretary of the Presidency, Roberto Lorenzana, the argument to dismiss the PPP is based on the fact that following this business model would only bring the State rental income for 25 years, while the airport currently receives $40 million a year in net income.
A contract has been awarded, directly, for ground support and flight dispatch, amid questions about the procurement process not being followed correctly.
Arguing that this is to do with a business operating contract and not a concession, criticism from the authorities of the Autonomous Executive Port Commission were defended. Although the company had promoted the tender in March 05/2015 "Selecting two operators to provide the service of ground support and flight dispatch of aircraft to airlines and general aviation", the procurement was made without following the Law on Procurement of Public Administration (LACAP).
The Executive Port Commission is putting out to tender consulting services for engineering designs for the expansion of the passenger terminal at the Monsignor Romero airport in San Salvador.
Government Purchase DR-CAFTA El Salvador ADACA-EU-LA CEPA 12/2015:
"CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ENGINEERING DESIGNS FOR EXTENSION OF PASSENGER TERMINAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF EL SALVADOR, MONSIGNOR OSCAR ARNULFO ROMER Y GALDAMEZ."
Days after securitization was mentioned as an option to finance the expansion of the international airport, the government is now saying that it would be better to use pension funds.
Sending signals which only confuse and generate more uncertainty about such an important work as the extension of the main air terminal in the country, the Salvadoran government now says that using pension funds is the best option for financing the expansion.
The Salvadoran airline VECA will be operating two daily flights between El Salvador and Guatemala starting from January 2015.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Tourism of El Salvador (MITUR):
The start of operations of Vuelos Económicos Centroamericanos (VECA), which is scheduled for the end of November, will be an excellent opportunity for regional tourism due to the low cost of airfares.
Although the master plan is ready, changes in the Autonomous Executive Port Commission and other factors have delayed, again, the modernization of the international airport in El Salvador.
Roberto Kriete, co-founder and member of the board of Avianca Holdings told Laprensagrafica.com that "... 'the airport is an issue that has a very large financial impact nationally and it is a topic that unfortunately when there are changes of government and even more so changes in leadership at the CEPA (the modernization process) there is a delay of at least six months while it is all reviewed ...There are obvious needs for the expansion of the airport terminal, and (it is obvious) that the process of modernization should be sped up.'"
The Government has not yet decided how it will attain the resources needed and how it will carry out the expansion of the San Salvador International Airport.
According to authorities, there are 4 options for financing this expansion: a public-private partnership (PPP), a loan from multilateral banks, investment funds or lease to an airline building its own terminal.
The Autonomous Executive Port Commission is preparing a tender for the construction of a passenger waiting room and the remodeling of the parking spaces at the international airport in San Salvador.
According to information from the Autonomous Executive Port Commission (CEPA) of El Salvador, the waiting room will require an investment of about $5 million, and will be on the first floor of the airport terminal and will have capacity for 400 people.
The delay in the resurfacing of the runway at the International Airport has prevented logistics companies from using larger aircraft for their operations in the country.
The scheduled execution time to complete the asphalt layer of 3.2 km of the main runway ends on June 15 and the company responsible has reported that the deadline will not be met due to "weather" problems, causing the company DHL to postpone the planned establishment of its hub in the country. In addition, the unfinished remodeling work on airport facilities is affecting the flow of Avianca passengers which has increased its "hub" in El Salvador.
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