Alstef Group has begun work on upgrading inbound baggage systems at four airports in Mexico operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico, SAB de CV (GAP).
The airports, which include Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport in Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara, General Ignacio L. Pesqueria International Airport in Hermosillo and Los Cabos International Airport will all benefit from the upgrade programme.
Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Airport will benefit from eight new reclaim arrivals carousels, while the hub in Guadalajara will receive one new carousel, General Ignacio L. Pesqueira Airort will receive two new reclaim carousels and Los Cabos will receive four.
The projects include decommissioning and removing the existing carousels and will be phased to ensure the most negligible impact on airport operations.
“We are excited to work alongside GAP as we expand our presence in the Mexican market” states Philippe Hamon, Sales Director Airport Solutions. “We are presently installing the baggage system at the new Felipe Ángeles International Airport in Mexico City and upon completion of this project, we will have a locally-based, highly trained team to support the baggage system and to assist operators of other Mexican airports such as GAP with baggage system upgrades and maintenance works”.
The new Felipe Angeles Airport will be equipped with 120 check-ins including 20 self-service bag drops, two primary tilt-tray sorters for distribution to the six standard 3 EDS units, four transfer lines, two secondary tilt-tray sorters for sortation to the 12 make-up carousels and early bag store, and seven reclaim lines subsystems with double fed carousels. The completed system will facilitate the processing of up to 22 million passengers per annum.
