The Executive approved by decree the transfer of operations to the French firm VINCI for control of six major airports, which were handled since 2000, by concession contract by the consortium Dominican Airports Century XXI (Aerodom).

By Decree 194-16 of July 15, issued by the President Danilo Medina Sanchez, Resolution No. 6713, adopted by the Airport Commission as of April 26, 2016 it is ratified.

French Company to Manage Six Major Dominican Republic Airports.

That Commission decided unanimously by the members present “approve, in accordance with Article 7.1.1. (L) of the Concession Agreement, replacing Latin American Airports Holdings Ltd, the company VINCI Airports, SAS, as airport operator Concesionados to the Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI.

Dominican government approval of French Company to Manage Six Major Dominican Republic Airports comes after the acquisition of the entire share capital of Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, SA by VINCI Airports, SAS, a subsidiary of the French group VINCI, whose transfer materialized on April 8 this year.

Thus the French company VINCI Airports, one of the five largest airport managers worldwide, which manages more than 100 million passengers a year, with 34 airports under its responsibility, in six countries and three continents, now operates the six air ports of the Dominican State concession to Aerodom.

French Company to Manage Six Major Dominican Republic Airports As he explained, one of the points considered by the foreign company to acquire shares Aerodom has been the democratic and legal certainty for foreign investment which enjoys the Dominican Republic climate.

Airports now are handled with VINCI are of the Americas, AILA, the Gregorio Luperon Puerto Plata International; Professor Juan Bosch Samana (Catey); Joaquin Balaguer (El Higuero); Arroyo Barril Samana and Barahona Maria Montez.

The French company VINCI Airports announced after the receipt of the terminals in last April’s revitalization and revival of some of the airports that are considered deficient in its operations as the case of Maria Montez in Barahona and Arroyo Abril, Samana.