Following the award of a 30-year concession contract by Brazilian Civil Aviation earlier this month, Vinci Airports has now taken over the operation of Manaus airport – Brazil’s third cargo airport.
The effective cooperation between Vinci Airports and Infraero, a public airport infrastructure company, has enabled a smooth transition. Six other airports in the region – Porto Velho, Rio Branco, Boa Vista, Cruzeiro do Sul, Tabatinga and Tefé – will also join Vinci’s portfolio in February 2022. In total, these seven airports welcomed 4.7 million passengers in 2019.
Once the integration of all seven airports has taken place, Vinci’s airport portfolio will total 53 airports around the world, including eight in Brazil. Vinci also operates Salvador Airport and will be the country’s leading international airport concessionaire in terms of the airports managed, employing nearly 500 people in the country.
Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of Vinci Concessions and President of Vinci Airports, said: “Vinci Airports is proud to be the new operator of Manaus airport and six other new airports in the northern block. In this region of Brazil, largely made up of forests and rivers, air transport is essential for the mobility of people and the supply chain. We will mobilise our expertise from an operational and environmental standpoint, with a view to sustainable development. We are renewing our partnership with Brazil to make this concession a new success, building on the very positive results we have obtained in Salvador de Bahia.”
