A spokesperson for A.E.N.A. said that it had just spent €67 million on building a new runway and traffic control tower and renovating the terminal, so why would they close it; it didn't make sense.
The second runway at San Javier airport was officially opened on Friday March 18th, allowing more daytime domestic flights.
On Monday March 28th the first daytime flights will depart from San Javier with destinations of Manchester, Madrid and London. On Tuesday March 22nd, during a visit to the site of the new Corvera airport, President Ramón Luis Valcárcel commented that he was in negotiation with the government to close San Javier airport to domestic flights and transfer them to the international airport in Corvera when it opens next year.
This comment has since been denied by both the A.E.N.A. and a government spokesperson. At the opening of the new runway in San Javier, the region's Transport Secretary, Isaías Táboas, commented to the Minister of Public Works, José Ballesta, that they were willing to work on a formula that would allow San Javier and Corvera airports to be compatible, thereby providing the region's residents and tourists with the best possible travel options.
The mayor of San Javier, Pepa García, called the President's comments "very strange" and added that there must be a misunderstanding because, "I don´t think he would lie. The airport makes money and allows lots of tourists to visit the region and it will continue to do so in years to come."
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