Travel agents are “very concerned” about the privatization of TAP and fear that “if it is poorly made, have irreparable consequences for the Portuguese tourism”. This was the message that Peter Costa Ferreira, president of the Portuguese Association of Travel Agencies and Tourism (APAVT), went to the government, taking advantage of the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, Paulo Portas, the opening of the 40th Congress of the APAVT, ending tomorrow in Evora.
“The problem of accessibility is always fundamental in tourism and has even greater relevance in the case of Portugal, due to its peripheral location and because, to grow, we depend on external markets. It by TAP arriving at the most tourists and the Lisbon hub allows strategic links that bring us competitive advantages, “said the president of APAVT.
” We like to discuss who purchase or who sells TAP but the design of the business. We admit that privatization may be required to raise capital, but if the step is given in false can not return. For us it is essential that the contract defend the hub of Lisbon and ensure the solution of the problems of company’s growth in terms of aircraft and destinations beyond the control necessary to ensure the scrupulous compliance with the agreement in full, “he said.
At the opening of the congress, Paulo Portas reassured APAVT saying that” the two-step entry of private capital and the defense of the Lisbon hub in connection to Africa and Latin America, the process of privatization of TAP is to be done with due care. “
No clues as to According to guide the privatization of the national flag carrier, or the recent privatization of ANA, which has led to successive increases in the rates of airports, the comparator, according to Costa Ferreira. “If there was rate increases at airports, it was because there was an increase in passenger numbers, we can not rejoice in the increase of passengers and complain about the rise in rates,” he said.
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