Aena wins Rio de Janeiro‑El Galeão concession and plans flight expansions and private

Aena secured the Rio de Janeiro‑El Galeão Airport concession in the assisted sale auction on March 30 with a bid of BRL 2.9 billion, about 211 % above the minimum, and will manage the airport until May 2039, replacing Infraero’s 49 % stake; the deal was also reported as a US$ 582 million acquisition, 211 % above the Brazilian government minimum, adding to Aena’s portfolio of 18 Brazilian airports that handle roughly 63 million passengers annually.

For the upcoming summer season Aena expects to add frequencies at 30 destinations – 18 domestic and 12 international – including cities such as New York, Toronto, Montreal, Dallas, Paris, Miami, Frankfurt, Lisbon and Santiago de Chile, while also targeting domestic markets like João Pessoa, Manaus, São Luís, Porto Alegre, Fortaleza and Recife; private investments will feature GOL’s new 56,000 m² hangar (over BRL 100 million, about 800 jobs) and Hire Capital’s 120,000 m² logistics warehouse (BRL 430 million, 1,200 jobs) plus expansion of its HLOG2 centre, together amounting to roughly BRL 1 billion and 3,860 jobs over three years.