(AOF) – The private airport operator Vinci Airports has been designated by the State, candidate for the concession of the Tahiti Faa’a airport, in French Polynesia, for a period of 40 years. The main airport and gateway to Polynesian territory, Tahiti Faa’a airport welcomed 1.5 million passengers in 2019. The new concession company, 51% owned by Vinci Airports and 49% by Polynesia French, will be in charge of the operation, promotion, development, upkeep, maintenance and upgrading of the airport.
It will also be responsible for designing, financing and carrying out a work program aimed at improving the quality of service and operational efficiency.
Vinci Airports’ mission will be to provide efficient service to French Polynesia through sustainable and rational traffic development, by mobilizing its network of more than 250 partner airlines.
With the aim of setting an environmental example and in line with its international commitments, Vinci Airports will implement energy efficiency measures and deploy innovative solutions to enable the airport to achieve Net Zero carbon (scopes 1 and 2).
This new concession, the first for Vinci Airports in an overseas collectivity, enables it to extend its network in the Pacific region.
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Concern and Caution
La Capeb wants to be cautious in its forecasts for the whole year. It expects business growth of between 1.5 and 2.5% in 2022 due to economic uncertainties and rising prices. For its part, the French Building Federation (FFB) is expressing its concerns about the fall in sales of new housing for 2023. It also calls for measuring the impact of the ecological and digital transition on the sector. The RE2020 standard would thus generate additional costs of 5 to 12%. She would like to see a “National Construction Council” set up, recalling that the sector created more than 8,000 jobs during the first quarter.