Overview
- Transport officials and the Basque Government are negotiating a collaboration body for the airports of Bilbao, Vitoria and Hondarribia within the existing legal and corporate framework.
- Ownership and core competences remain with Aena, ruling out cotitular ownership or a Basque airport subsidiary once sought by the PNV.
- The planned mechanism is intended to let Basque institutions weigh in on investment programming, destination promotion and airport charges.
- Talks aim to finalize the body before Easter, ahead of a scheduled meeting between Pedro Sánchez and Lehendakari Imanol Pradales.
- Basque officials cite heavier reliance on air travel due to the absence of high‑speed rail and report advances in Madrid talks pending a definitive go‑ahead.