The emergence of ' Ghost ' Airport in Spain due to the economic crisis
Madrid-the minimal number of passengers at airport Spain continues to rise. Airports quiet as ' ghost ' is rampant airport was built in the period before the economic crisis.
Now international airports that could arguably very quiet visitors though still generate revenue. Airports are made with grandiose it becomes evidence of the economy of Spain was at the tip of the Horn.
One of the airport in the western part of Spain near the border with Portugal, Badajoz Airport, serving his last commercial flight on Tuesday morning at 8.05 pm local time. In addition, there is a special Airport Castellon, serves private flights, unused since finally inaugurated in March last year.
"At that time (before crisis), to build the airport is a project that makes sense to open up the access of tourists," said member of Parliament from the opposition party Spain Eva Martinez, AFP, quoted from Friday (13/1/2012).
Currently, airports ' ghost ' has been started for the airline raise taxes but on the opportunities that reduce its services. This step is increasingly making the airport have been avoided by the airline.
"The airport will not be a problem if not built from the beginning. The thing is, now it's already up and running, "said Martinez, who also refers to the cost of operating airports it reached 7.2 million euro or approximately USD 79,2 billion though not serve passengers.
These costs include employee and the hire of premises and maintenance of the building. Not to mention the cost of promotion and advertising.
"It is not unreasonable in the current economic situation like this, we must continue to spend money for the airport as already dead," he said.
Spain's economy grew very high before eventually going on the crisis in 2008. Then, the country's avid matador to build the airport so that number is currently most widely among EU countries, i.e. as much as 48 public airport and 2 special Airport private aircraft.
Four among the General Airport now had stopped serving the commercial aviation.
