The PP, the PSOE and Sumar approve in Congress an initiative that rejects expanding the capacity of Ibiza airport
The insularity commission urges the review of the Master Plan and DORA III so that they discard future capacity increases and limit actions to improvements in safety, accessibility, and sustainability
PalmaThe mixed commission on island status of Congress and the Senate approved this Tuesday an initiative presented by the deputy of MÉS per Mallorca and MÉS per Menorca in the Plurinational Group Sumar, Vicenç Vidal, which expresses the rejection of any expansion of the capacity of Ibiza airport.
The proposal went ahead after an agreement between Sumar, the PSOE and the PP, who incorporated amendments to the initial text. As Vidal explained, the objective was to transfer to Congress the debate on the future of the airport infrastructure and to urge the central Government and AENA to discard projects that involve an increase in the operational capacity of the airport.
The approved text urges a review of both the airport's Master Plan and the Airport Regulation Document (DORA III) to prevent growth in capacity from being included. Likewise, it proposes that the actions carried out at the infrastructure be limited to issues related to safety, accessibility, energy efficiency, working conditions, and quality of service.
The initiative also calls for AENA to incorporate sustainability criteria, carrying capacity, and social cohesion in the planning of its actions, as well as greater participation of local, island, and autonomous institutions in monitoring projects affecting the airport.
After the approval, Vidal highlighted that the consensus reached reinforces the institutional position against an increase in airport capacity in Ibiza, although he warned that it will be necessary to ensure that the approved agreements translate into effective decisions by the State and AENA.
