About Aena
Aena provides airport and A.N. services with security, quality, efficiency and respect for the environment.
The Public Business Entity Aena, created under that established in Section 82 of the General State Budget Act 4/1990 of 1990, is governed by that laid out in Royal Decree 905/1991 of 14 June approving the Articles of the Entity.
As stated in Section 1 of its Articles, Aena will aim to “contribute towards the development of air transport in Spain and to guarantee safe, fluid, effective and economic air traffic, offering a service quality in line with customer and user demand, within the framework of the general transport policy of the Government”. Its objective, therefore, is to manage civil airports of general interest and the facilities and networks of air navigation assistance.
The Public Business Entity Aena has its own legal character independent to that of the State, fully legal, public and private capacity and its own equity.Likewise, it is listed in the Ministry of Transports and Infrastructures that, in line with the mandate established by the Government, will establish its directives for action, approve the annual plan of objectives, monitor its activity and carry out, without prejudice to other authorities, the control of its efficiency in accordance with the regulation sin force.
I just found this information on the aena website, if the government own all the airports (or the local districts), it seems strange the deals are being negotiated to attract airlines from one airport to another within Spain. Ryanair maintain that all spanish airport reduced fees to zero for the recession.