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Ministro Pistarini International Airport
Ezeiza, Ministro Pistarini International Airport serves the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is the country's largest international airport. It is more commonly known as Ezeiza Airport because it is located in the city of Ezeiza in Greater Buenos Aires, about 35 km (40 minutes' drive) from the city centre. It is also the hub for the international routes of Aerolineas Argentinas.
The airport is named after general and politician Minister Juan Pistarini (1882-1956).
This airport is collecting an Airport Improvement Fee.
In 2007, the airport handled 7,487,779 passengers and 70,576 aircraft movements.
Projects
The concessionaire Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000) issued between March and June $400 million in debt, primarily to finance the new airport terminal at Ezeiza, which will be ready by the end of 2008. The announcement coincides with the coming into force of the new contract between the state and the concessionaire, controlled by Eduardo Eurnekian, that runs until 2028. Over the next 60 days, the State will pay 20% of AA2000 and may appoint a director himself.
On November 6, 2007, the authorities of AA2000 confirmed the investment of 400 million dollars to expand the airport. Improvements planned in Ezeiza include a new passenger terminal of 100,000 m2, a control tower and platforms for aircraft, as well as a new area for parking cars. The most important works of the remodeling will be inaugurated in 2010, in time for the bicentennial of the May Revolution. The first 30,000 square feet of the new terminal will be ready in 2008.
Another project is the construction of a fourth runway of 3000m and the empowerment of the third runway. This project would be completed in 2010 or 2011.
Terminals and destinations
The airport has two terminals:
Terminal A
Aeromexico (Mexico City)
Aerosur
Air Canada
Air Europa (Madrid)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Alitalia (Rome-Fiumicino)
American Airlines
Avianca (Bogota)
British Airways
Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
Copa Airlines (Panama City)
Cubana de Aviacion
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
Gol
Iberia (Madrid)
LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile)
*LAN Argentina
*LAN Ecuador
*LAN Peru (Lima)
Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
Malaysia Airlines
Mexicana (Mexico City)
Qantas (Sydney) Commencing 24th November 2008
TACA
*Lacsa
*TACA Peru (Lima)
TAM Linhas Aereas
*TAM Mercosur
United Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
Varig
Terminal B
Aerolineas Argentinas
*Austral
Security warning
In July 2007, Argentina's Canal 13 conducted an investigation revealing that a group of security operators at the airport are stealing valuable objects such as iPods, digital cameras, cellular phones, sun glasses, jewelry and laptops while scanning the checked luggage of passengers. According to the special report, security operators at the airport should check each bag before putting it into the plane; however, some operators take advantage of the scanner machine to detect valuable objects and steal them. The report states that this event occurs every day and that the stolen items include anything from electronic devices to perfumes and chocolates.
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