Partial privatization of the Spanish airport sector by Royal Decree-Law 13/2010

Ke reform introduced by the recent Royal Decreelaw 13/2010 establishes a new regulation of the airport managers’ activities based on the corporative model, using business formulas and ruled by commercial law provisions.Kis model is inspired in the changes carried out by other European countries (i.e. French Law 2005-357, of April 20th). Ke ultimate objectives of the reform are to improve the agility and efficiency of the Spanish airport management activity and to raise revenues in order to wipe out the debt accumulated by AENA as a result of substantial investments in airport infrastructure in recent years…