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The exploitation of the country’s 22 small regional airports is in the pipeline. After the Kalamata airport process, the stage is set for the concession of 22 smaller airports within the next two months. As things seem, at this point, the country’s 22 smaller airports will be awarded in a single package.
Yesterday, the Superfund unveiled the strategic plan of the for the years 2022-2024, including the studies that will lead to the optimal utilization model for the 22 regional airports, which remain under the management of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
As it appears, they will not break into different clusters, as thought until recently, but will all come out together in a single competitive concession process. As explained, this is preferred in order not to create groups of different speeds, resulting in weaker commercial airports being left unclaimed.
For the fund this exploitation of the airports, according to Supefund head Mr. Dimitriadis, is a matter of overall regional development. The final decision is expected by the end of summer and beginning of autumn, when the relevant announcements are expected.
The tender for the Kalamata airport will run until August
There are a total of 23 state-owned airports in Greece that have not been granted to private individuals, with Kalamata airport being the jewel in this particular crown. Kalamata’s “Captain Vassilis Konstantakopoulos” airport traffic has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, keeping up with tourist flows to the Costa Navarino resort.
For 2019, the last pre-Covid year, it handled 336,000, when in 2018 traffic was at 280,900, showing an increase of 20.3% and recording 310,000 foreign arrivals. According to the provisional data of the CAA, in 2021 it handled almost 174,000 passengers, recovering 52% of the passenger traffic of 2019. It is estimated that the increase in passenger traffic in the wider area of Kalamata until 2030 will be +35%.
This performances led to the kick-off for the utilization of the country’s 22+1 smaller, starting in 2021 with Kalamata. As noted by the management of the Superfund, if not in July, then in August, the tender for the concession of the airport of the Messinian capital will be launched. The duration of the concession remains to be decided, however it is estimated that it will not be far from the 30-40 years that relevant concessions last.
The profile of the 22 airports
The remaining 22 state regional airports, which are mostly gateways to smaller tourist destinations in the country, at a time when tourism flows are recovering, are as follows: Chios, Alexandroupolis, Araxos, Karpathos, Limnos, Ioannina, Milos, Naxos, Paros , Ikaria, Kythira, Leros, Sitia, Nea Aghialos, Kalymnos, Skyros, Syros, Astypalaia, Kastellorizo, Kastoria, Kasos and Kozani.
The second most promising on the list is the airport of Paros, as its passenger traffic almost tripled in 2019 compared to 2016. It is considered that another 5-6 smaller airports are of commercial interest, among them Alexandroupolis and Chios. It is estimated that passenger traffic at the 22 airports will increase by 40% by 2030, forming an attractive package.
As has become known from time to time, various exploitation models have fallen on the table. In addition to the prevailing, so far, scenario of a single long-term concession in a package, according to the standards of Athens International Airport and the 14 regional airports, the possibility of creating airport clusters was discussed. Also, alternatively, the institution of the exploitation concession or the management contract, in which a private entity undertakes to provide management and operation services of the regional airports for a fee, are also being examined.
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