Thursday, 19 April 2007
Costa Calida will have TWO airports
Rumours that Murcia (San Javier) airport will close when the new Murcia (Covera) airport opens have been quashed by The Minister of Public Works, Joaquin Bascuñana. Many of these rumours originated from unscrupulous agents trying to sell properties close to the existing airport.
The new airport at Covera will be approximately 20 mins from the Mar Menor and the existing airport at San Javier. It is due to open in 2010 and the contract for its management company has now been awarded.
The close distance between airports was used to fuel the San Javier closure rumours. But as the property market continues to boom in the area and tourism increases sharply both airports are set to serve the demand from locations across Europe and further afield. Bascuñana has stated “San Javier is an extremely important part of the region of Murcia and by 2010 Murcia will benefit from two airports located within a short distance from one another. The Airport has increased in popularity tremendously over the past few years. In 2002 approximately 313,000 passengers used the airport and this figure rose to 1,645,000 in 2006.”*
This can only be good news for investors current and future who are looking to grow their money in an area which is investing heavily in its own future.
*Quoted in The Costa Calida Informer Issue 99
