The President of the Council, Peter Martinheld a meeting with the mayors of several municipalities in the south of Tenerife to explain in detail the agreement reached with AENA for the complete remodeling of the Tenerife South Airportfor which 8 million euros will be invested in drafting the projects, for whose execution more than 300 million will be allocated.
The comprehensive remodeling will include, among other issues, the reorganization and execution of new accesses and car parks, the improvement of the urbanization, pedestrian areas and landscaping, new unified check-in area, the improvement of the boarding areas that double their surface or the unification of the arrivals halls in a single renovated hall.
The president stressed that “we have a firm budgetary commitment to carry out an ambitious project, of quality, in which the entire building is read, making it much more functional, with an overall design that responds to the needs ». In his opinion, “we are going to have the airport that the island of Tenerife deserves, finally the investments that it needs now and for the future are going to be made. The agreement reached between the Cabildo and AENA is a point and followed, “specified Pedro Martín.
For its part, the Hotel and Non-Hotel Association of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro (Ashotel) urged the political parties in the Canary Islands and with representation in the General Courts “to position themselves clearly and press” to secure the investment announced by the Minister of Transport, Raquel Sánchez, of 300 million euros for Tenerife Sur Airport. For this, she asks the political organizations to include this investment in the electoral programs with which they will attend the elections that will take place next year.
For the president of Ashotel, Jorge Marichal, the event held the day before yesterday, with the start-up of the Link Terminal, “is an important event for Tenerife and for the tourism sector on the Island and throughout the Canary Islands.” Marichal trusts that this departure announced by the minister will soon be reflected in the official documents. At the same time, he appreciates the work carried out by all those who have rowed in the same direction, both from the public, private and social spheres.
