JetBlue’s maiden DC-SJ route lands at LMM
August 24, 2012
JetBlue Airways, Puerto Rico's largest carrier, launched Thursday its new nonstop "capital-to-capital" service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.
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Grupo ASUR already eyeing changes for LMM
August 20, 2012
The transaction has yet to receive the final go-ahead from the Federal Aviation Administration, but Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is already in the planning stages of several significant changes ahead for all three terminals in use at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport that include new commercial spaces and shuffling things around, company officials said last week in Cancún.
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Cancún Airport offers glimpse of LMM’s future
August 16, 2012
CANCÚN, Mexico – Based on the premise that aviation and airports are a global industry, Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) is planning to apply the same high operating standards it has in place at the Cancún International Airport in this busy tourism hub to the Luis Muñoz Marín International airport in San Juan.
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US DOT Secretary LaHood inspects infrastructure projects
August 15, 2012
U.S Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood took a tour of some of Puerto Rico’s major infrastructure projects Tuesday, when Gov. Luis Fortuño outlined the $23 million in federal funds the island is spending on safety and airport development projects.
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Aerostar signs 40-year lease to manage LMM airport
July 25, 2012
The job of modernizing the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport so that it becomes a world-class international gateway that is profitable and attractive to travelers will require significant capital investments and networking — and will not happen overnight.
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LMM airport expected to take off through P3 concession
July 20, 2012
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.
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Aerostar Airport Holdings lands LMM P3 contract
July 19, 2012
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.
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Seaborne Airlines announces new LMM-Tortola flights
July 18, 2012
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
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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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Seaborne Airlines investing $7M in 3 new planes
June 28, 2012
Nearly 18 months after launching flights between the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina and the islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and Vieques, regional carrier Seaborne Airlines announced Wednesday plans to expand its fleet of aircraft, investing more than $7 million in three new planes.
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Tourism chief checks ground transportation services at LMM’s Terminal ‘A’
June 12, 2012
Tourism Company Executive Director Luis Rivera-Marín on Monday went to check the work being done in the area of ground transportation service at Terminal A, what is now known as the JetBlue Terminal at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.
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JetBlue’s new DC-LMM flights to start Aug. 23
May 31, 2012
JetBlue Airways announced Wednesday that its new nonstop "capital-to-capital" service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport will begin on August 23, 2012.
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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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JetBlue gets go-ahead to launch P.R.-Wash. D.C route
May 14, 2012
JetBlue Airways, Puerto Rico's largest carrier, was granted Monday a “beyond-perimeter” slot exemption from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which will enable it to launch new nonstop "capital-to-capital" service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. The carrier expects to start service in the fall.
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