Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu announced that 25 million euros, which is 140 percent of the rental price of the Esenboğa Airport Public-Private cooperation tender, was paid in advance on April 27.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu made a statement regarding the capacity increase tender of Esenboğa Airport.
Reminding that the tender for the construction of additional investments for capacity increase of Esenboğa Airport and the granting of the operating rights of domestic and international flights, general aviation, CIP terminals and their components by leasing, was held on 20 December 2022, Karaismailoğlu said that the highest bid in the tender was 560 million 500 thousand euros including VAT. and TAV Airports Holding AŞ.
THERE IS NO PASSENGER WARRANTY IN THE TENDER
Karaismailoğlu emphasized that TAV, which won the tender, made an investment commitment of 210 million 303 thousand 538 euros in the first stage, and 87 million 242 thousand 540 euros in the second stage, with a total investment of 298 million euros.
Stating that the lease agreement was signed between TAV and the General Directorate of State Airports Authority of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on February 1, Minister Karaismailoğlu said, “The 21-month investment period of the project, which was delivered on February 36, has begun. The payment of 90 million Euros, including VAT, which is 25 percent of the rental price, which must be deposited within 140 days at the latest following the signing of the lease agreement, was made in cash on April 27.
WE WILL HAVE MORE VOICE IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
Pointing out that the Esenboğa Airport tender shows confidence in the economy, Karaismailoğlu said, “Our investments in the aviation sector reinforce this trust even more. We will have more say in the world in the rapidly developing aviation industry. Our investments will be the token of our future. On February 6, we experienced one of the biggest disasters in the world. Our investments and projects continued during this challenging period. We have completed unimaginable projects one by one and presented them to the service of our people, and we will continue to do so.”