Spanish, Mexican groups submit final bids for LMM contract
July 11, 2012
The two finalists in the running to take over the operations of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina for the next 40 years, Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste and Spain’s Grupo Aeropuertos Avance, submitted their final proposals to the government Tuesday and now must wait two or three weeks to know their fate. […]
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JetBlue names San Juan its 6th ‘focus city’ upon inaugurating new terminal
June 29, 2012
During a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Thursday to officially inaugurate JetBlue Airways' new home at Terminal A in Carolina’s Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, the airline's President, Dave Barger, and Gov. Luis Fortuño, announced that San Juan has become the sixth focus city in JetBlue's 71-city network.
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JetBlue supports P3 for LMM, invests $3M to move into Terminal A
May 17, 2012
New York-based JetBlue is marking its 10th year of service in Puerto Rico by investing $3 million to move into its own terminal facility at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport this summer. And although the carrier is not officially calling its local operation a hub, its 40 daily flights, and counting, have made it Puerto Rico’s dominant carrier.
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American Airlines looking to reduce square footage at LMM airport by 92%
May 14, 2012
American Airlines’ cycle as the leading carrier at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport could officially come to an end on June 1, if the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approves its petition to turn over the $350 million, 370,000 square-foot terminal facility it built in 1986 to the Puerto Rico Port Authority, News is my Business learned.
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LMM private operator to be announced by summer
May 3, 2012
The two consortia in the final running for the 40-year management concession of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport have already been selected, with the final winner to be announced by summer.
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TSA to begin testing ID-checking technology at LMM on Apr. 23
April 16, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration announced over the weekend that it will begin testing new technologies designed to enhance its ability to identify altered or fraudulent passenger identification documents and boarding passes at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, starting Apr. 23.
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LMM airport up for $40M in improvements
January 31, 2012
The government may be scouting for a private company to operate the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, but while that happens it is moving forward with some $40 million in improvement projects that are either near completion or will go up for bids in coming weeks.
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JetBlue enroute to becoming P.R.’s largest carrier
June 17, 2011
Discount airline JetBlue announced the start of two new routes out of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, officially dethroning American Airlines as the island’s largest carrier.
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Direct LMM-Havana flights could start as early as July
June 9, 2011
Miami-based C&T Charters plans to offer flights between Puerto Rico and Cuba as early as next month, CubaNews reported.
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Copa expands seating capacity in ‘11
January 27, 2011
Copa Airlines is starting the year by expanding its seating capacity on its two daily flights between San Juan and its hub in Panama , from where it offers dozens of connections to Central and Latin America, Héctor Busquets, general manager for the local operation, said Thursday.
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