The civil side of MJV is operated by Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea, or Spanish Airports and Aerial Navigation), the Spanish airport authority. According to Aena, passenger numbers have jumped from 848,037 in 2004 to 1,645,886 in 2006 (due to the LCCs).
If any users group goes to meet with them (as Pinkman suggests), can I add some background for the discussion. With that sort of pax growth, the airport economics are illuminating. Put simply, the MJV airport business has to be awash with money. The (single) runway is provided for free by the military. The last big civil side upgrade
AFAIK was the terminal upgraded at low cost in 2004-6. At that pax level, unless the airport has done some really silly deals with the airlines over charges, then there has to be plenty of money to spare for navaids, radar, and improved ATC staffing. Don’t be put off by claims of poverty . . .
