Winner of the concession auction of the Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN), Zurich Airport, represented by the CEO of Florianópolis Airport, Tobias Markert, formalized a concession to operate and expand the airport at the Planalto Palace in Brasília today. Of the state capital.

The event was also attended by President Michel Temer, Minister of Transport Maurício Quintela and the governor of the state of Santa Catarina, Raimundo Colombo. The contract will be signed this Friday (July 28) by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and Zurich Airport.

In September, the company plans to hold a press conference to present the new visual identity, developed by the agency Propague, and inform the population about the next steps of the improvement plan and expansion of Florianopolis Airport.

Zurich Airport plans to launch a new terminal within two-and-a-half years, the state-of-the-art construction, scheduled for delivery in the final quarter of 2019. It also plans to expand parking to 2,500 vehicles, Build a secondary runway for aircraft taxiing and increase the current runway by 100 meters.

The investment planned by the company is R $ 500 million for the next two and a half years. The company also intends to create new business opportunities for domestic and international companies.

“We are very pleased to include Florianópolis in our portfolio. We want to create business and provide a high quality service for passengers, improve the infrastructure and operations of the region, using our best practices and knowledge in the sector, always with the intention of preserving Local values, “says Tobias Markert.

At this time, the company executives are also analyzing the current airport to draw up an improvement plan.

Zurich Airport aims to increase number of jobs

Tobias Markert said he intends to increase the number of airport professionals in the city, as part of the operation is now centralized in Brasília.

“At this moment we are talking to all the employees of the Florianopolis Airport. We will be happy to have many of them in our team, as they will be essential for structuring the final team, which should be working from April next year,” he explains. The executive.

Zurich Airport won the concession to operate the airport until 2047 and takes over effectively from January 1, 2018. The company has participated in all privatization rounds of Brazilian airports to date and is part of the consortium that operates the Confins Airport , In Belo Horizonte, since 2014.

Currently, Zurich Airport operates 10 airports worldwide. In addition to the Bengaluru International Airport in India, the company actively participates in nine operations in Latin America, Bogotá, Curaçao, three airports in Chile and four airports in Honduras.

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