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NANTES ATLANTIQUE AND THE FUTURE GRAND OUEST AIRPORT
WORLD-CLASS TRAFFIC
Nantes Atlantique Airport, which serves nearly 100 destinations, set a new record in 2013 when traffic increased 8.2% to nearly 4 million passengers. Then in May 2014, the airport broke its record for the month with 450,682 passengers. This performance is driven by European destinations—both reinforcement of existing routes and creation of new ones—and newly opened French routes. The success demonstrates the extent to which airlines are attracted to Nantes Atlantique Airport. Meanwhile, VINCI Airports continued to prepare construction of the Grand Ouest
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airport, for which the government entrusted financing, design, construction and operation to the company under a 55-year concession. The airport will replace the existing Nantes Atlantique airport, which is nearing saturation. The land was secured in 2012 and a new milestone in this transfer was reached at the end of 2013, when the government signed the environmental authorizations and a protocol covering concerted environmental measures was signed with the Chamber of Agriculture.