Aena, the company responsible for managing national airports, addressed criticisms made over the past few days by various organisations and social groups regarding the state of the gardens at Tenerife South Airport and the litter accumulating in the surrounding area.
The gardening service contract will be awarded “in early September” and will not only cover the facility located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona, but also the airports Tenerife North, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote. The gross value of the tender amounts to €804,401, with a net value of €751,777, as specified by the airport authority on its website.
MINOR CONTRACT
Meanwhile, Aena clarified that to ensure safety for both individuals and operations at Tenerife South Airport, a minor contract has been initiated for targeted cleaning interventions in specific areas where filth or neglected gardens have been identified until the new contract is signed.
Yesterday, the Tourist Initiatives Centre (CIT) of the South, an organisation that recently highlighted the neglect and lack of maintenance of green spaces at the southern airport with photos, called for “urgent actions.” They appreciated Aena’s response and stated that the organisation, led by Rafael Dolado, had been informed that “cleaning of the outdoor spaces would commence today [yesterday], and maintenance gardening tasks would resume in the coming weeks.”
TECHNICAL HINDRANCES
“From the CIT of the South, we inform that, after contacting Aena, we have been told that the technical and legal obstacles which have been causing the unfortunate state of the green spaces at Tenerife South Airport have now been provisionally and urgently resolved,” the CIT emphasised in a statement on social media, highlighting the efforts made by all parties and expressing a desire to “restore normality for the benefit of all users of the terminal and associated facilities.”
Other organisations, such as the Circle of Entrepreneurs and Professionals of South Tenerife (CEST), chaired by Javier Cabrera, and the Friends of South Tenerife Forum (FAST), led by José Fernando Cabrera, have also condemned the “state of neglect” of the green areas, as well as the “serious health hazards.”