The new Operational Ivato International Airport this day

The inauguration of the new Ivato International Airport will finally take place today, announced Thierry Déau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Meridiam Group, majority shareholder of Ravinala Airports, when signing the amendment to the concession contract for airportsIvato and Nosy Be, in Iavoloha.The new Ivato airport will be officially opened today.

After several months of negotiation, the Consortium Ravinala Airports and the State reached an agreement on the content of the concession contract of the two aeroports."Today, I congratulate us, because by doing each of the compromises, maintaining an open dialogue and by adopting a pragmatic approach, we have found common ground.This allowed this project to materialize, "said Andry Rajoelina during his speech yesterday.

The two parties have agreed on a principle of a reduction in the concession duration as soon as the financial objectives achieve.Onté -made compromises made for an abandonment of claims for the benefit of Air Madagascar and a 50% reduction in the parking fees of the aircraft of the national company renamed Madagascar Airlines.The fixed concession fee that Ravinala Airports must pay the State also goes from 3 million euros to 4 million euros.

In addition, the cost of renting the spaces and technical rooms occupied by Air Madagascar, revised upwards in the contract, is finally maintained at the initial rate.The Sofitrans State Company will also enter the management of the Duty Free.Sofitrans had managed catering, catering and duty free for half a century in Ivato airport.

As of December 16, all regional and international flights will thus be transferred to the new international terminal at Antananarivo Airport.