Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, the
operator of nine Mexican airports, said it opened a third terminal
at its Cancun Airport at a cost of approximately $100 million.
The new terminal
will double passenger capacity at Mexico's second-busiest airport,
which last year welcomed some 9.8 million air
passengers.
The new terminal
has 84 check-in counters and 11 departure gates and features
state-of-the-art security.
Including the new
terminal, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste has spent $786 million
upgrading and expanding its Cancun Airport.
The company is
also planning to invest $56 million to build a second runway at the
airport.
In other airport
news, Mexico Tourism Board CEO Francisco Lopez Mena announced plans
for an international airport in Tulum. Lopez Mena said construction
rights for the new airport would be awarded to the winner of an
"imminent" public bid.
Meanwhile, Grupo
Aeroportuario del Sureste said it wants to create a light-rail
system to connect cities along Mexico's Caribbean coast.
The $500 million
project would shuttle tourists and residents between resort cities,
several of which are served by the company's airports.
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