The Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing, along with ANA, has announced that a report submitted for government review includes feedback from consultations held between February and July. These consultations received 104 requests and 67 contributions from major airline operators, public entities like NAV Portugal and the Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC), the Air Force, municipalities, and other entities involved in airport operations.
The statements do not reveal specifics about the report. However, according to the government, the document focused on key technical specifications of the project, operational needs, and the evolution of airport fees.
“The objective is to ensure the future airport adequately meets the sector’s needs, safeguards public interest and provides the government with essential information for future negotiations with the concessionaire,” stated the ministry led by Miguel Pinto Luz.
The next step in the application process is the submission of the Environmental Report within six months.
The government informed ANA in mid-January of its decision for the concessionaire to proceed with the application for the new airport. Following this guidance, ANA has 36 months, as stipulated in the concession contract, to submit the complete application.
The application process requires the submission of four interim reports and a final report.
Today, the Ministry of Infrastructure noted that a memorandum of understanding is being prepared in coordination with the concessionaire, aiming to clarify upcoming procedural steps and outline the application’s precise content.
Furthermore, the government emphasized that the process has not yet entered the negotiation phase and will review the document carefully, requesting clarification from the concessionaire if needed.
The initial report submitted by ANA to the government on December 17 proposed a cost of 8.5 billion euros, of which 7 billion would be financed through debt issuance, with an opening planned for mid-2037, or with timeline optimizations to be negotiated with the government, by the end of 2036.
In the document, the concessionaire suggested extending the current concession period by an additional 30 years and progressively increasing airport fees until 2030 to finance the new Lisbon airport.
The current contract, signed in 2012, grants a 50-year concession. If this proposal is approved, the period would extend to 2092.
