SPECIAL REPORT: ECONOMICS ACI 25TH ANNIVERSARY & FINANCE
The A-Z of global airport operators Joe Bates find out more about the ambitions, business philosophies and development plans of 28 operators with a global portfolio of airports.
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) World Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa. Airports 100% owned and operated: Johannesburg-OR Tambo, Cape Town, Durban–King Shaka, Upington, East London, George, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth and Bram Fischer (Bloemfontein) airports in South Africa. Others: ACSA has a 10% stake in the GVK-led MIAL consortium, which operates Mumbai–Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in India, and manages São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport courtesy of its 20% interest in the concessionaire responsible for operating the Brazilian gateway until 2032. Elsewhere in Africa, ACSA provides technical, advisory and consultancy services to airports in Ghana (Accra–Kotoka), Rwanda (Kigali–Bugesera) and Zambia (Lusaka–Kenneth Kuanda). Plans to expand/reduce portfolio: It continues to seek business opportunities in both the domestic and international markets. News: Investing at home appears to be ACSA’s main priority for 2020 with a number of development projects expected to advance this year.
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They include the addition of a new runway and expanding the domestic arrivals and international facilities at Cape Town International Airport; Increasing the size of the arrivals area in Terminal A and raising the aircraft parking capacity at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport; and adding aircraft parking facilities and expanding the Bravo taxiway at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport.
Aena/Aena Internacional World Headquarters: Madrid, Spain. Airports 100% owned and operated: Aena operates 46 airports and two heliports in Spain including Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona El Prat airports. Others: Aena Internacional has interests in 23 airports in Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico and the UK. It has a controlling 51% shareholding in London Luton Airport in the UK; 37.89% and 50% stakes respectively in Colombia’s Cartagena de Indias (SACSA) and Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (Aerocali) airports; and a 33.3% interest in Aeropuertos Mexicanos del Pacífico (AMP), which
