30 Mar 2012 7:36 PM:

Hi

  I drove by the Airport today and they were testing the runway lights in preparation for the first test flights, which are due to start in April.

 

Tom

www.murciavillashda.com

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27 Mar 2012 9:11 PM:

 Hi Everyone,

I have posted a selection of photos on here following Murcia Villas visit to the airport today, to view them go to the main Hacienda del Alamo forum page and then select Photos from the menu at the bottom of the page.

Here are the answers to the questions we were able to get while we were there.

Test flights are scheduled to begin in April this year.

Access to the Airport will be through the main entrance (Dual carriageway) from the A30 end but also from the (rear entrance) from the Corvera to Fuente Alamo road.

Flight paths have been agreed but have yet to be ratified as agreements have had to be made for dividing the air space between civil avaition and the military. Not able to confirm at present.

The airport has been given permission to operate flights 24 hours a day.

No issues are anticipated regarding turbulence re the proximity of the mountains, however this would normally form part of the test flight period.

The airport will be called The Region Of Murcia International Airport (RMU)

Negotiations regarding the transfer of staff from San Javier to Corvera continue and an official opening date is not as yet available any dates you may have previously heard are speculation.

The initial opening is set to cater for up to 3 million customers per year, 1st expansion (no dates) will cater for 8.7 million, 2nd expansion (no dates) 14 million.

Hope this has helped give you an idea of progress and please bear in mind we are in constant contact with the airport and will keep you updates as things develop.

www.murciavillashda.com

 

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26 Mar 2012 4:00 PM:

 Hi Everyone.

 

The Murcia Villas Airport Visit is tomorrow (27th March 2012) so thanks for the questions so far I will take them with me to try and get answers direct from the horses mouth so to speak and will post them on here for you.

 

If there are any other questions please try to get them in before 9.00am tomorrow morning to ensure they are included, however if you are reading the post after the visit still feel free to ask as we are in constant contact with the airport.

 

Thanks

Tom (Murcia Villas HDA)

 

This message was last edited by haciendatom on 26/03/2012.
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26 Mar 2012 3:58 PM:

 Hi Everyone.

 

The Murcia Villas Airport Visit is tomorrow (27th March 2012) so thanks for the questions so far I will take them with me to try and get answers direct from the horses mouth so to speak and will post them on here for you.

 

If there are any other questions please try to get them in before 9.00am tomorrow morning to ensure they are included, however if you are reading the post after the visit still feel free to ask as we are in constant contact with the airport.

 

Thanks

Tom (Murcia Villas Corvera)

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23 Mar 2012 8:06 PM:

 Hi Mo,

 

Thanks for the feedback

I'm in regular contact with the Managing Director at Corvera and the main problem at present is indeed paperwork and staff transfers from Murcia airport, the amount of paperwork concerned is massive and in his own words "imagine trying to close an airport one day and open another the next" I think that puts it into context. In all honesty he's never been brave enough to give a date so most of the dates are speculation and it's little wonder they turn out to need revising.

While i'm there i'll ask for timescales but as usual with Spain they don't tend to be very accurate do they?? and the standard answer is how long is a piece of string?

Tom (Murcia Villas hda)

+34 658 260 500

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