Tags: Vinci Airports

Guanacaste airport celebrates its 10 millionth passenger

Last Wednesday was a historic day for Guanacaste Airport as it celebrated the arrival of the 10 millionth passenger since the terminal opened in 2012. The lucky tourist was 26- year-old Jake Hubbell from Colorado. He had booked this date well in advance, as he had scheduled it for his best friend’s wedding. He arrived […]

VINCI Airports named successful tenderer for the Tahiti Faa’a airport concession in French Polynesia

VINCI Airports has been designated by the French government as the successful tenderer for the 40-year concession for Tahiti Faa’a airport in French Polynesia. The main airport and gateway to French Polynesia, Tahiti Faa’a airport welcomed 1.5 million passengers in 2019. The new concession company, 51% owned by VINCI Airports and 49% by French Polynesia, […]

VINCI Airports becomes the leading shareholder of the Mexican airport operator OMA

VINCI Airports signed an agreement to purchase 29.99% of OMA (Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte). This transaction allows VINCI Airports to add 13 airports to its portfolio – located in Northern and Central Mexico – which handled a total of 23 million passengers in 2019 (18 million in 2021). Monterrey International airport, serving Mexico’s industrial […]

VINCI Airports and its partners create the largest ultra-fast charging hub in Portugal

Galp and ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. (ANA) have established a partnership that will provide univer-sal charging solutions in the public car parks of Lisbon Airport integrated in the Mobi.E network. Under this agreement, the largest ultrafast charging hub in Portugal will be created, with 5 ultrafast 180 kW DC charg-ing points that allow […]

VINCI Airports and easyJet inaugurate the new Toulon Hyères – London Gatwick route

Toulon Hyères airport, managed by VINCI Airports, and easyJet celebrated the opening of the Toulon Hyères – London Gatwick route on Wednesday 6 July. After a successful first year of collaboration, Toulon Hyères is continuing to develop routes within the easyJet network, the number one European air network, in order to strengthen the connectivity of the […]

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport welcomes the Connecting Europe Days

Adina-Iona Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, and Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of VINCI Concessions and President of VINCI Airports, today kicked off the Connecting Europe Days at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, one of the three centers of excellence in the VINCI Airports network. Adina-Iona Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport, and Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of VINCI Concessions and […]

Salvador Bahia becomes the first airport in Brazil to achieve ACA Level 3

Salvador Bahia Airport, a member of the VINCI Airports network, is the first one in Brazil to achieve third-level Airport Carbon Accreditation, granted by the Airports Council International (ACI). This recognition goes beyond the airport’s efforts to reduce its own carbon emissions, as ACI takes into account the engagement plan with business partners, communities and […]

In Portugal, VINCI Airports achieves level 4 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme

VINCI Airports, concessionaire for Portugal’s airports, has received level 4 of the ACA (Airport Carbon Accreditation)1 for nine of its Portuguese ANA airports: Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Ponta Delgada, Santa Maria, Horta, Flores, Madeira and Porto Santo. This ACA level 4 certifies the transformation of the airports towards “Net Zero Carbon Emission” for the activities directly […]

Portugal welcomes UK passengers through e-gates at immigration

Airports in Portugal can now use electronic e-gates at the border to help make entry into the country quicker and smoother. Lisbon, Faro, Porto and Funchal (Madeira Island) airport all have RAPIDforALL e-gate facilities available, so British passengers using them do not need to queue in conventional passport control lanes, although they will still be […]