The general manager of International Air Transport Companies Association (Aetai)Carlos Gutiérrez, He specified a Management That the white march, which would take place between May 15 and 31, depends on an invitation that Lima Airport Partners (LAP) has made to the airlines.
On the transition period, which will cover the first 12 hours of June 1 for the transfer of all the operability of the Aijch, Gutiérrez stressed that it will affect air operations, a fact that has already been advanced on the three previous frustrated opening dates.
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With white march or not, the inauguration is already agreed: on June 1, after a paralysis of 12 hours, the new Aijch terminal will begin operations from noon on that date.
How many flights will be affected by the temporary closure in the early hours of that day? According to airport sector sources, there are 245 flights scheduled between 1 am and 1 pm of June 1.
This information, which was last updated on April 29, indicates that it would be 137 national and 108 international flights affected in that period.
Given this, from Aetai they stressed that there will undoubtedly be an affectation to airport operations. This will be added to the problems that have already been generated prior to the three inauguration dates that were frustrated since December.
“We have already been dragging a damage for those previous cancellations that later rose, but of course, it is not the same to try to recover the lost time and be able to normalize those operations”Gutiérrez lamented.
MTC and LAP report citizens that from June 1 will work the new Jorge Chávez International Airport. Photo: Cesar Bueno @Photo.gec
On this new announcement, Gutiérrez clarified that an official notification is still missing. The relevant authorities do not yet send the Notam (notice to air missions) by notifying that air operations in Lima will be paralyzed on June 1.
The Notam is the way in which all personnel in charge of flight operations are usually notified, which includes CORPAC’s pilots and air controllers, about any change, temporary condition or danger that may affect the safety and planning of air operations.
The general manager of Aetai recalled that, in recent months and between the previous opening ads, notm were sent notifying paralyzes, but that these were lower than those that would be made on June 1.
“It is similar to what happened on March 30, on January 29 and December 18. Six -hour closures were notified. Of course, then you had to put a hand brake, but you already harmed the people who were going to travel in those days,” said.
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According to Aetai, LAP has invited up to five airlines, which have few flights scheduled in the current Jorge Chávez, to participate in the announced white march since May 15.
“It is a proposal of LAP. They are airlines that have bounded operations: a flight up to date or four per week. The so -called white march is not really that, but a 100% transfer to the new terminal, 15 days before the opening date”Gutiérrez said.
The Aetai representative said that the five invited airlines are expected to give a response to LAP next week. He also indicated that it could be that not all accept or none.
It is necessary that the authorities send the corresponding Notam by notifying that the paralysis of 12 hours will be given on June 1. Photo: Alessandro Azurín.
This, he remarked, would simply imply that the “white march” would not happen as announced, but did not see it as a major problem for the official inauguration on June 1.
“They cannot be forced either. They will voluntarily go to the new terminal in that premature move,” commented.
What could motivate a negative of these airlines? Gutiérrez explained that to make the white march, a duplicity would be generated in some services.
“You will open a window of Migrations and X -ray operators in both terminals. That implies a more complex coordination. It must be clear what the hourly windows of the airlines that accept that transfer would be ”, pointed out.
Bachelor of Communications with a specialty in Journalism from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, where he wrote in the Portal Somos Journalism and the magazine printing. Part of the founding team of the Digital Sudaca. From 2020 it covers economic, political and social issues.
