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National Post
13-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Flying out of Lima's new airport? Leave an extra 45 minutes earlier
Peru seems poised to finally inaugurate a new $2 billion airport to serve its capital city on June 1, after blowing past three previous opening dates. Article content Article content But baffling transportation mishaps are pushing the airport's chief executive officer to issue a dire warning. Travellers: budget an additional 45 minutes to commute to the new terminal, even though it's located right next to the old infrastructure. That's on top of the usual hour it takes to get to the Jorge Chavez International Airport from Lima's main business district during rush hour. Article content 'Our recommendation is that passengers leave 45 minutes earlier than they usually did to get here,' Juan Jose Salmon, CEO of Lima Airport Partners (LAP), said in an interview. Passengers 'are going to face a new route and Lima's traffic in general is complex.' Article content Article content It was never the plan for Latin America's sixth busiest airport to become a symbol of poor urban planning. The result is the fallout of Peru's turbulent politics, having cycled through almost one transport minister per year so far this century. Still, the airport is expected to serve growing demand in Peru, one of the region's fastest growing economies. Article content While LAP – whose majority owner is Fraport AG – has built the terminal, Peru's government had ambitious transportation plans to get passengers in and out of the new airport. The transport ministry planned a new subway, a highway and an eight-lane bridge over the Rimac River to get to it. Article content Except it couldn't finish building any of them in time. Article content The bridge is scheduled to be inaugurated in late 2028, while the rest of the highway will open a few months later. Until then, passengers will pass through prefabricated bridges that have less capacity than the original design, while forcing them to make hairpin turns through traffic-choked roads to get to them. Article content Article content The subway isn't finished either, but its woes are of a larger scale. It is being built to arrive to the old airport. By the time the subway is inaugurated, the old structure will no longer be there. The government first suggested building an extra subway station to get to the new airport, but has since said it will build an above-ground train instead, although plans are still in the preliminary stages. Article content 'The recommendation that LAP is making is important, and it's not necessarily about traffic,' Peru's Transport Minister Raul Perez-Reyes said in a press conference this week. 'About 85,000 people go into the airport every day and I can assure you that many of them don't know where the access route to the new airport is located.' Article content He added that he hopes that travel times to the airport will come down to normal once the terminal has been in operation for several weeks. Article content Salmon said LAP is not planning to file any lawsuits or arbitrations against Peru over the issues with the transportation to the new terminal. What remains unclear, however, is whether the government will impose fines on LAP, which as the concession holder will be inaugurating the airport around four months late. Article content
Toronto Sun
13-05-2025
- Business
- Toronto Sun
Flying out of Lima's new airport? Leave an extra 45 minutes earlier
That's on top of the usual hour it takes to get to the airport from Lima's main business district during rush hour Published May 13, 2025 • Last updated 7 minutes ago • 2 minute read Workers finish construction at the new Jorge Chavez Airport (LIM) in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Photo by Angela Ponce / Bloomberg Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Peru seems poised to finally inaugurate a new $2 billion airport to serve its capital city on June 1, after blowing past three previous opening dates. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. 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'Our recommendation is that passengers leave 45 minutes earlier than they usually did to get here,' Juan Jose Salmon, CEO of Lima Airport Partners (LAP), said in an interview. Passengers 'are going to face a new route and Lima's traffic in general is complex.' It was never the plan for Latin America's sixth busiest airport to become a symbol of poor urban planning. The result is the fallout of Peru's turbulent politics, having cycled through almost one transport minister per year so far this century. Still, the airport is expected to serve growing demand in Peru, one of the region's fastest growing economies. Plan your next getaway with Travel Time, featuring travel deals, destinations and gear. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While LAP – whose majority owner is Fraport AG – has built the terminal, Peru's government had ambitious transportation plans to get passengers in and out of the new airport. The transport ministry planned a new subway, a highway and an eight-lane bridge over the Rimac River to get to it. Except it couldn't finish building any of them in time. The bridge is scheduled to be inaugurated in late 2028, while the rest of the highway will open a few months later. Until then, passengers will pass through prefabricated bridges that have less capacity than the original design, while forcing them to make hairpin turns through traffic-choked roads to get to them. The subway isn't finished either, but its woes are of a larger scale. It is being built to arrive to the old airport. By the time the subway is inaugurated, the old structure will no longer be there. The government first suggested building an extra subway station to get to the new airport, but has since said it will build an above-ground train instead, although plans are still in the preliminary stages. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The recommendation that LAP is making is important, and it's not necessarily about traffic,' Peru's Transport Minister Raul Perez-Reyes said in a press conference this week. 'About 85,000 people go into the airport every day and I can assure you that many of them don't know where the access route to the new airport is located.' He added that he hopes that travel times to the airport will come down to normal once the terminal has been in operation for several weeks. Salmon said LAP is not planning to file any lawsuits or arbitrations against Peru over the issues with the transportation to the new terminal. What remains unclear, however, is whether the government will impose fines on LAP, which as the concession holder will be inaugurating the airport around four months late. 'I believe we are the only concession holder in the country that has never initiated litigation against the state,' Salmon said. 'We have never started an arbitration and it doesn't cross our mind to start one.' If Peru were to impose fines? 'We will defend ourselves,' he added. Toronto Maple Leafs Editorials Sunshine Girls Ontario Relationships
