Aena will make additional investments of 351 million euros up to 2026 in
Spanish airports
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The Council of Ministers has approved investments of 351 million euros in addition to those programmed in Aena’s current five-year investment plan (known as DORA II, Airport Regulation Document 2022–2026). These are investments that could not have been foreseen prior to the approval of DORA II and bring forward necessary actions that would in any case be carried out in the next period, DORA III (2027 to 2031).
Specifically, these investments are intended to adapt infrastructure to new regulatory requirements, enhance safety and cybersecurity and provide more robust facilities, generate efficiencies and improve the passenger experience while reducing the operational impact of terminal upgrades.
These investments are considered necessary and beneficial for the Spanish airport system as a whole and will enable progress in key projects at airports such Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, Valencia, Bilbao, César Manrique-Lanzarote, Ibiza, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Menorca, Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna or Tenerife Sur.
One of the main allocations (84 million euros) will go towards the ongoing remodelling of the terminal area at Palma de Mallorca Airport, in order to shorten execution timelines.
In addition, improvements to passenger service quality and security processes through the automation of screening using EDSCB (Explosive Detection System for Cabin Baggage) equipment), which allows liquids and electronic devices to remain inside hand luggage, and ATRS (Automatic Tray Return System), will require an additional 86 million euros beyond what was planned under DORA II. A further 15 million euros will be allocated to operational and physical safety measures.
New regulatory requirements concerning information security risks with potential implications for aviation safety will also require cybersecurity investments totalling 62 million euros.
The additional investments approved today by the Council of Ministers also include 65 million euros for the digitalisation and automation of processes, and 7 million euros for the implementation of remote-controlled boarding bridges.
A further 13 million euros will be allocated in advance for the technical drafting of terminal area expansion projects scheduled for execution under DORA III (2027–2031).
In addition, Aena will invest 13 million euros in process electrification to support airport decarbonisation, and 6 million euros to comply with the requirements of Royal Decree 487/2022 on the prevention of legionellosis.
For the next investment period, DORA III (2027–2031), Aena is finalising its investment proposal for all Spanish airports, which it will put to consultation with the airlines, and which will represent the largest wave of airport investment in recent decades.
