Corporación América Airports (CAAP), the private sector airport concession operator, has announced that its subsidiary Inframerica, which operates the Brasilia Airport in Brazil, will start the expansion works of the airport site, in 2022. This is the second phase of the project, which will be carried out through partnerships, and will comprise the construction of a shopping mall and both, entertainment and logistic centers. The projects begin to be delivered at the end of 2023, with the completion of the works scheduled for the first half of 2024. Inframerica estimates investments of around R$700 million, with the generation of around 3,500 direct and indirect new jobs.
“Brasilia Airport has become a successful model in Brazil, being recognized for its management and infrastructure excellence. Our goal has always been to help the city grow, be more attractive, and these projects will contribute to tourism and the local economy of this beautiful capital city. The Brasilia terminal has always had this special connection with the city, a local meeting point. The support given by the Ministry of Infrastructure, the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), and the Federal District Government (GDF), as well as that of our commercial partners who strongly believed in the project, were fundamental,” said Jorge Arruda, CEO of Inframerica and CFO of CAAP.
In the last four years, the concessionaire's commercial team has carried out several studies and research to arrive at this proposal model. “The entire concept was conceived by the in-house team and after several studies on the population of Brasilia to understand their expectations, we came up with an economically viable project, which is totally aligned with the reality of the region,” explains Ian Joels, commercial director of Inframerica.