The Government is considering extending the concession of 35 airports to Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 until 2066

Javier Milei’s government must decide whether to extend until 2066 the concession for 35 airport terminals currently operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 or whether, instead, it will authorize a tender to bring in competitors, according to Ámbito, based on a C5N report.

The current concession expires in 2038, after an extension granted during the pandemic because of the drop in air traffic. According to C5N, the company belonging to the Corporación América group, linked to Eduardo and Martín Eurnekian, says it needs a new term to continue investing in the infrastructure of the airports it manages.

Still according to that investigation, Executive Branch officials moved ahead with drafting an agreement to formalize the extension. At the time of the report, C5N said, only the signatures of Legal and Technical Affairs and the President himself remained.

Ámbito also noted that the decision has a political dimension because of Milei’s prior relationship with the business group. The President worked as chief economist and financial adviser to Corporación América companies between 2008 and 2021, before entering politics. That background, the outlet added, had generated ethical restrictions on intervening in decisions linked to his former employer, a period that expired in December 2024.

If the mechanism described by C5N moves forward, the extension would be granted directly, without calling a new bidding process. The final decision will be in the hands of the Executive Branch.

Sources

• Ámbito

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