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IATA suggests some precautions in the airport concession business

MODERNIZATION IS REQUIRED, AGENCY VICE PRESIDENT STRESSES
The Paraguayan government's decision to modernize the airport system is necessary and important step, but should be looking at a number of issues, precautions, yesterday warned IATA's vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean Patricio Sepulveda. It was during a working breakfast organized by Rediex Logistics Bureau. Rediex director, Oscar Stark (i), the Minister of Tourism, Liz Cramer, and IATA's vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean, Patricio Sepulveda.

The top executive of the Association International Air Transport Association (IATA, for its acronym in English), said that in the first place, an airport has to be absolutely in line with safety standards and "Security", whose role is to provide services. In addition, you must maintain a supplier-customer relationship, facilitating relationships with airlines safely, efficiently and in a cost-effectiveness. "Must be motivated and customer oriented with transparency, it is a natural monopoly where it is necessary and essential to the regulation, because if not properly regulated, this will be a disaster, and these regulations must be set in place via an autonomous entity (ideally ) neutral, strong technical capability, "he said.

added that many times the passengers and airlines are not treated as customers, airports, being a public service is operated solely for profit, and often is the controlling owner. "We're not saying it's a sin, but you have to be careful, because when you're a regulator and operator have to clearly define the limits," he said. He warned that in the absence of a strong regulator, there are excess profits, lack of consultation and transparency, unnecessary investments, which sometimes rises a white elephant that is not appropriate to the needs the country. In addition, service level and efficiency inadequate, high fees, etc.


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then noted that a consultation process is ongoing, open and transparent in order to reach an agreement on investment priorities, based on business cases, that is, look at every decision and every investment project evaluation . Using benchmarking clear, credible and accepted. Establishing measurable goals and accountable for the effectiveness of economic management and continuous improvement. "We do not take anything to set goals that are unattainable or require too little to those who can give more," he said.

price agreements also suggested long-term, with signs and clear conditions to stimulate the coming and rising airlines. Robust and independent regulation right to appeal. "I mean, you have a good arbitration process and this is not a tyranny, a dictatorship in terms of aviation infrastructure. Vision partners, ie, airlines are not enemies of the airports and vice versa. The only way forward is to look at us as partners, "he said Sepúlveda.

April 20, 2011 00:00 Source:
www.abc.com.py

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