Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has congratulated Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), an agency of the Department of Transport, on the outcome of the competitive bid process for the expansion, maintenance and operation of Brazil’s busiest international airport Guarulhos in Sao Paolo.
ACSA, in partnership with Investimentos E Participacoes EM INFRA-ESTRUTURA S.A. (“Invepar”), will own 51% of Guarulhos International Airport concession, with Infraero owing the remaining 49%. ACSA will provide airport management through a technical service agreement to the concession.
Some of the immediate tasks include preparing detailed operational plans for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the Pope’s visit for the World Youth Day in 2013 and 2014 FIFA World Cup. ACSA currently operates in India; it is now in Brazil, and is pursuing similar ventures in Africa.
“The Ministry of Transport wishes to congratulate ACSA on the outcome of the competitive bid process for the expansion, maintenance and operation of Brazil’s busiest international airport Guarulhos in Sao Paolo. This is indeed, exciting news for South Africa and our continent.
“This comes as current transport infrastructure has been recognised of being world-class standard. The report card on infrastructure released by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering last year states that the country’s best performing infrastructure was its aviation infrastructure which was awarded the report’s only A.
According to the report, ACSA, the SA National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and Ports have performed exceptionally well. Last year, the OR Tambo International Airport was named the best airport in Africa, and was also in the top three most-improved airports worldwide at the World Airport Awards for 2010/11 held in Denmark,” said the Minister.
