The cash offer submitted by Aerostar Airport Holdings — a consortium comprised of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) and Highstar Capital IV, L.P. — to run the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport edged out its competitor’s proposal by just $48 million, Puerto Rico Public Private Partnership Authority Executive Director David Álvarez said Thursday.
Exactly one week after receiving proposals from the last two remaining consortiums vying to take over the management of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Gov. Luis Fortuño announced today the government has chosen Aerostar Airport Holdings for the job.
Less than a month after announcing plans to expand its fleet of aircraft, investing more than $7 million in three new planes, regional carrier Seaborne Airlines confirmed Tuesday plans to launch twice-daily flights from the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to Tortola’s Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport