The vicepresident of the Balearic Government, and Councillor for
Economy, Commerce and Industry,
Pere Sampol, and the Councillor for
Inland Revenue and Budgets,
Joan Mesquida, have met this morning with
representatives of the businesses of the Islands to sign a proposal for
the administration model for the Balearic airports, that they will pass
on to the central Spanish government.
The government in Madrid intends to privatise en block the company AENA
that controls all the Spanish airports at present. Although the
privatisation plan has not been finalised, the Balearic Government and
businesspeople are worried about the possibility that the airports of
Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza could be become controlled by a business
entity that may not bear in mind the social, economic and territorial
interests of the Balearics.
The joint proposal of the Balearic Government and Businesses suggests
the transformation of
AENA into a holding company, but demands the
creation of a public-private Balearic consortium to administer the three
airports of the Islands.
More Information:
- Comunicats de premsa del Govern (27/07/2000):
Text del document
-
Antich requests the administration of the airports from Aznar (9/4/2000)