Source: ACI-LAC
The Airports Council International for Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) reports that CCR Aeroportos and Aena Brasil are the association’s newest airport members in Brazil. With the accession of these important concessionaires, the ACI-LAC network in the country now includes 11 airport operators or groups and 57 airports.
ACI-LAC’s Director General, Rafael Echevarne, highlighted the importance of the arrival of the new members to the organization in Latin America and the Caribbean. “Aena and CCR operate some of the most important airports in Brazil, a key country for air transportation in our region. Both have airports of varying profiles in their portfolios – from the largest and busiest in Brazil to regional airports that we will see develop immensely in the coming years. It is a pleasure to welcome both members, certain that their arrival at ACI-LAC will strengthen our community of airport leaders with their experience in promoting the highest quality standards in the industry and, together, we will be able to contribute to the development of air transport in Brazil.”
The new ACI-LAC members
CCR Aeroportos operates 20 airports worldwide, handling around 40 million passengers a year. Of these, 17 are in Brazil. The company’s portfolio includes 15 airports won in the federal government’s 6th round of concessions, which took place in April 2021: Curitiba (PR), Foz do Iguaçu (PR), Londrina (PR), Bacacheri (PR), Navegantes (SC), Joinville (SC), Pelotas (RS), Uruguaiana (RS) and Bagé (RS), in the South Block. And Goiânia (GO), Palmas (TO), Teresina (PI), São Luís (MA), Imperatriz (MA) and Petrolina (PE), in the Central Block. In October 2021, CCR Aeroportos also won the auction for Pampulha Airport, in Belo Horizonte (MG), awarded by the Minas Gerais government, which began operating in 2022. The company also operates Tancredo Neves International Airport, in Confins, through BH Airport, a partnership formed with Zürich Airport and Infraero. In the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, CCR Aeroportos operates the airports of Quito (Ecuador), Juan Santamaria (Costa Rica) and Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles), which were already members of ACI-LAC.
Aena Brasil is part of the Spanish group Aena, the world’s largest airport operator in terms of passenger numbers. In Brazil, the concessionaire manages 17 airports, responsible for around 20% of national air traffic. They are Congonhas Airport, Recife International Airport, Maceió Airport, João Pessoa International Airport, Aracaju International Airport, Campina Grande Airport, Uberlândia Airport, Campo Grande International Airport, Ponta Porã International Airport, Corumbá International Airport, Uberaba Airport, Montes Claros Airport, Marabá Airport, Carajás Airport, Santarém International Airport and Altamira Interstate Airport.