Houston, We Have An Airport!
Houston Airport Systems (HAS) has reached an agreement to purchase all of Alterra Partner´s shares and take over the ongoing renovation of the Juan Santamaria Airport. HAS is the current administrator of three airports in Houston, Texas which handles 58 Million passengers in 2007 and is considered as one of the United State´s most efficient and succesful airport administrator. This is great news for Costa Rica´s tourism industry as the new administrator is already working on getting financing from the Banco Centroamericano de Integracion (BCIE) and wishes to conclude the works to provide a high quality service.
The acquisition of the Alterra Partner´s shares is part of the HAS´s plans to expand into the Latin American region. HAS is currently finishing the renvoation project of a $620 Million airport in Quito, Ecuador in the Mariscal de Sucre Airport. The firm is also looking to invest in Colombia and New Dehli.