CHILE. “The mega-tender in airports this year.” That’s how Santiago de Chile Airport (also known as Nuevo Pudahuel and Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport) Chief Commercial Officer René Baumann describes the commercial tenders for the main Chilean gateway issued this week.
The Moodie Davitt Report will be tracking the tender process throughout the months ahead, profiling the various packages and, ultimately, the winners.
The tenders cover 35 independent packages and 93 separate opportunities across a range of commercial services. These embrace some 19,130sq m of space (advertising excluded) in a combination of new and enhanced terminal facilities.
The 35 packages include 17 F&B offers, 16 shops, one VIP lounge and an airport advertising package.
Chilean or foreign companies, independently or in joint venture, can participate in the bidding.
“We are looking for the best, most motivated partners for this success story,” Baumann said, saying that the tender will attract “new concepts and new approaches, showing Chile and its people and country in a different, unique way”.
The airport has been operated since 2015 by Nuevo Pudahuel, a consortium formed by the ADP Group, Vinci Airports and Astaldi Concessioni under a 20-year tender contract.
Airport CEO Xavier Lortat-Jacob said the company’s vision is to turn the airport into “a reference for South American airports”. He commented: “We want to deliver a unique experience, which will be recognised by the whole community. We aim to be appreciated for our quality of service, the care for the users, and especially for our sustainability and environmental actions.”
During 2019, the airport handled almost 25 million passengers. Santiago’s new international terminal (T2) will be ready by 2021, increasing the gateway’s annual capacity from 16 to 30 million passengers per year.
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The project consists of a new passenger handling area and four docks (boarding rooms) dedicated to international flights. After the inauguration of T2 during the first half of 2021, T1 will be used entirely for domestic flights.
Santiago Airport is currently connected with 46 international destinations and offers direct routes to North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Oceania.
Nuevo Pudahuel has created what it calls “an unprecedented plan” to improve the passenger experience. This includes a public digital library, book exchange points, free yoga sessions and the ‘An airport for all’ project, which provides assistance to passengers with invisible disabilities.
In addition, the concessionaire has embarked on an ambitious environmental transition in terms of energy, obtaining Level 1 of the Airport Carbon Accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI). It is committed to becoming a Zero net emissions airport by 2050.
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