The Island Council has hosted this Friday the presentation of the reform and modernization project of César Manrique Airport with an investment of 327.4 million euros foreseen by the State. Of said investment, a total of 144 million will be dedicated to the expansion of the aerodrome.
The planned actions will allow to improve the operational capacity of the airport, optimize its facilities and reinforce the quality of service both for residents and for visitors, adapting the infrastructure to the growth experienced by Lanzarote from criteria of efficient planning and sustainability.
The disbursement for Lanzarote is much higher than that of the previous period, between 2022 and 2026, when Aena invested 39 million euros in the César Manrique.
The set of the airports of Canarias will receive an investment of 1,800 million euros between 2027 and 2031.
The reforms of César Manrique aim at the expansion of counters and check-in area, security and passport controls, to waiting areas for boarding and number of gates (generating two boarding areas, one for Schengen traffic and another for non-Schengen), expansion of the hall and baggage claim belts and the improvement of passenger services.
On the other hand, investments in Lanzarote airport seek to improve the passenger experience, creating “a new identifying architectural symbol of the island of Lanzarote (with a unique roof), improvement of the interior image of the spaces, as well as accessibility and intermodality”. Visually, the design will take into account the island's own aesthetic.
The reform will entail almost the duplication of the current spaces since, furthermore, the two terminals are joined, maintaining a dedicated area for inter-island flights, as at present.
It involves actions that consider not only the actions in terminals, but also the expansion of the aircraft parking platform.
