1999News

Canadian airport company could have won privatization bid

Hoy newspaper reported that its sources indicate that the consortium Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo 21 (Aerodom) won the bid for the operation of the Las Americas (Santo Domingo), Gregorio Luper?n (Puerto Plata), Mar?a Montez (Barahona) and Arroyo Barril (Saman?) airports in the Dominican Republic. The process that seeks to privatize the operation of the state-owned airports and increase their revenues ended on Saturday. President Leonel Fern?ndez is expected to announce the winner. Aeropuertos Dominicanos-Vancouver-Agden-Imprigilio-Opasa supposedly ranked 30 points on top of the Calmaquip, which placed second. Aeroports de Paris was third.