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Corvera to start flights in December, San Javier to close

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AENA officially took possession of the new Corvera airport last weekend, in a ceremony which saw the regional president hand over the symbolic keys to the building to the AENA representative, putting to an end an eight year farce which has cost the taxpayers hundreds of millions of euros for feck all. AENA, of course, being the Spanish partially state owned enterprise which runs airports across the nation. The new airport will be known as Continue reading Corvera to start flights in December, San Javier to close→

Tender to run Corvera airport being mooted

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Although the tender to run Corvera airport has not yet been prepared, a number of “interested parties” are visiting the installations this month to get a feel for the place. You’ll remember that Aeromur, the old management company, was finally fired by the courts last year. Local press say that “several international companies specialised in running airports in Europe and the United States” have come to have a look. Francisco Bernabé, transport minister for the Continue reading Tender to run Corvera airport being mooted→

Corvera set back as concessionary finally fired

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Aeromur has had all links with Corvera airport formally severed, meaning the ill fated airport, in the style of the Marie Celeste, is now coasting onwards with nobody on board. You’ll remember that Aeromur is the company that was supposed to run Covera airport, a consortium setup of local bigwigs and Murcia Region. When their financing went poof! in the recession, the Murcian government stepped in to underwrite an eye watering debt. A debt which Continue reading Corvera set back as concessionary finally fired→

Panama Canal fiasco could affect Corvera airport if Sacyr can’t raise cash…

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So currently, Murcia region and Sacyr the construction company are negotiating a deal to continue with the process to open Corvera airport. Sacyr allowed the deal to run the airport to elapse whilst playing hardball with Murcia region last year over a 200 million euro bond that was due, and that Sacyr was refusing to pay. The bond was eventually rescued by a 40 million euro loan to Murcia from the central State, and, in Continue reading Panama Canal fiasco could affect Corvera airport if Sacyr can’t raise cash…→

Corvera airport saved from defaulting in last minute Madrid deal

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Corvera airport has had a last minute injection of 40 million euros by the Spanish state to stave off bankruptcy after it failed to meet payments on a loan of 200 million euros which is now due. Aeromur, the controlling company for the unopened Murcian airport, had declared intention of bankruptcy in an attempt to force Murcia region to pay the debt. Murcia had refused, despite being the underwriter for the debt. The 40 million Continue reading Corvera airport saved from defaulting in last minute Madrid deal→

Sacyr suggests opening Corvera without waiting for San Javier closure

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Rumours abound over this weekend that Murcia region may have come to a tentative “road map” to start discussions over how to open Corvera in 2014. Sacyr, the builder of Corvera, was supposed to run Corvera airport via its company Aeromur. However, as the years passed and Corvera didn’t open, earlier this year Aeromur went into pre-bankruptcy and a massive debt was passed over to Murcia region. Aeromur, in theory, then lost the Corvera contract, Continue reading Sacyr suggests opening Corvera without waiting for San Javier closure→

Corvera airport investigation on Cuatro TV

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“Te vas a enterar“, the investigative programme on Cuatro TV, has been looking into Corvera airport (the massive private airport built in Murcia just 35 km from San Javier, which has never opened). It’s no Panorama, but hey, nice to see an attempt. The main thrust of the investigation is that the private consortium behind the airport is, according to rumours, about to go under. Meaning that the Region of Murcia will loose its investment, Continue reading Corvera airport investigation on Cuatro TV→

10 Spanish public airports served fewer than 1,000 passengers last month…

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Despite it being summer, 10 Spanish public airports served fewer than 1,000 passengers last month, according to El Economista newspaper, which asks why these expensive, loss making airports aren’t closed. Huesca-Pirineos is the worst performing airport in Spain, having lost 97,83% of its air traffic since last year. In July, it received just 9 passengers. It was built in 2011 at a cost of 60 million euros and was expected to serve 160,000 passengers a Continue reading 10 Spanish public airports served fewer than 1,000 passengers last month…→

Corvera airport operator says Murcia is “being laughed at” by Madrid

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La Verdad de Murcia says that Aeromur -the company supposed to be running Corvera airport- and the Murcian government had a hell of a meeting last week in which Aeromur told the Murcians that they were being laughed at by Madrid, and sidelined by AENA. The row comes as Murcia confessed that it still doesn’t have a firm opening date for Corvera airport, and AENA hints that it won’t allow San Javier flights to be Continue reading Corvera airport operator says Murcia is “being laughed at” by Madrid→

Corvera airport gets its airspace approved

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Corvera airport in Murcia has had its airspace approved, by whichever government department permits such things. According to El Razón, this means that the airport has a circle of airspace dedicated to take off and landings, and this is the final step before something called calibration flights can begin. The first of these is expected to take off in the next few weeks. The calibration flights, it seems, are designed to test the airspace limitations, Continue reading Corvera airport gets its airspace approved→