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The executive secretary of the Ministry of Ports and Airports, Tome Franca, carried out a technical visit to Aracati and Jericoacoara airports on Saturday (22), accompanied by the Secretary of Tourism of Ceara, Eduardo Bismarck, and the deputy executive secretary of MPor, Thairyne Oliveira. The delegation assessed the operational conditions of the terminals and spoke with leaders, passengers and employees.
The airports are part of the first phase of the AmpliAR Program and can receive more than R140 million in works to expand aprons, terminal renovations, runway improvements and construction of security areas.
Aracati
In Aracati, the secretary checked the facilities in the departure and arrival area, lobby, food court and landing and take-off runway. Under the AmpliAR Program, an investment of approximately R42 million is expected to be made to expand the aircraft apron, renovate the passenger terminal and expand vehicle parking.
Thanks to its location, Aracati is of great importance for the development of the east coast of Ceara and the west of Rio Grande do Norte. A requalified airport has the potential to strengthen general aviation and resume commercial aviation with the opening of new routes, which translate into more tourists, more jobs and opportunities for the region, commented Franca.
In a region with a strong tourist vocation, Aracati is home to the famous Canoa Quebrada beach, known for its cliffs, green sea and dunes.
Jericoacoara
In the municipality of Cruz, neighboring the famous Jericoacoara beach, the delegation checked the passenger disembarkation operation at Comandante Ariston Pessoa Regional Airport, a terminal that has received around 300 thousand visitors per year.
Jericoacoara is known worldwide for its natural beauty and should have an airport to match. Placed on public offer, the forecast is that we will have an investment of almost R 100 million to renovate the terminal, expand the landing and take-off runway and guarantee more aeronautical safety with the construction at the two ends of RESA (end-of-runway safety area, in its acronym in English), detailed the secretary.
The AmpliAR program seeks to bring the successful experience of airport concessions in the main Brazilian airports to regional airports. Concessionaires that already have a management contract for these large terminals with the Union can submit proposals for the operation of regional terminals; in return, they will have the current contract rebalanced (through extension of the contract term, reduction of the grant or tariff review).
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