In order to ease future congestion at Cancún International Airport and provide an alternative access point for international vacationers, a new airport is planned for the Rivera Maya south of the resort.

The 120-million- dollar airport is likely to be built in either Puerto Aventuras or Tulum. Some 2.3 million tourists visit the Riviera Maya area each year and its popularity is growing extremely rapidly. Tourism officials say that the area will offer as many hotel beds as Cancún in three years time.

The first two groups to express an interest in bidding for the Riviera Maya airport concession are Aeroplazas-Advent and Asur (Aeropuertos del Sureste), the operator of Cancún airport.





LLOYD Mexican Economic Report - February 2006 Edition
http://www.lloyd.com.mx/en