<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Cura&ccedil;ao International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was initially called Hato Airport, namesake to the nearby town of Hato. On Tuesday, 5 January 1954, the airport was renamed Dr. Albert Plesman airport. Plesman, director of the Royal Dutch Airlines for the Netherlands and Colonies, had died a few days earlier. Often it was spoken of Aeropuerto Plesman or Plesman Airport, unofficially also the name Hato remained in use till this day. Nowadays the official name is Cura&ccedil;ao International Airport. It will be unnecessary to set out in detail, of which it is of paramount importance, that the Dutch aviation industry gets a firm footing in the vicinity of the Caribbeansea, where air traffic is now becoming more and more a factor of economic significance.</p>
<p class="blog-para">'Albert Plesman With the above argument in March 1934 Albert Plesman, director of KLM, hoped to receive financial support from the Comit&eacute; Vliegtocht Nederland-Indi&euml;. It was a new plan to head to the West. In the 1920s it started to interest itself in the Caribbean region. Cura&ccedil;ao was developing itself in a beneficial way due to the presence of the oil refinery and a growing number of people were starting to choose the region with the purpose of vacationing. Aviation companies were paying close attention to these developments and were researching if it was possible to create a connection between the United States, Cura&ccedil;ao and South America. The West Indische Gouvernement constructed a runway at the Hato plantation in Cura&ccedil;ao,</p>
<p class="blog-para">During the 1960s the 'Bestuurscollege' commissioned Netherlands Airport Consultants B.V. (NACO) to design a Master plan for the airport. This assignment was in connection with the expected arrival of the Boeing 747. The 'Jumbo' first flew on 9 February 1969. Cura&ccedil;ao International Airport N.V. (Curinta) was founded in 1977 and operated the Airport until 2013. Its predecessor was the 'Luchthavenbedrijf', which was a department of the Government of Cura&ccedil;ao.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Airport Expansion Project</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Cura&ccedil;ao Airport Partners (CAP) started off the expansion and visible enhancement of Cura&ccedil;ao International Airport as part of the Airport Expansion Project:</p>
<p class="blog-para">The Terminal Expansion Project is a crucial component of the Airport Expansion Project. The SPANTENBIER of the expanded eastern part of the terminal marks yet another important milestone in the Airport Expansion Project. Important partner in this development is governmental company Cura&ccedil;ao Airport Holding, which is also investing significantly in the realization of the Terminal Expansion Project.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Cura&ccedil;ao Airport Partners (private company) invests 25 million dollars in the Terminal Expansion. CAH also invested an additional 10 million dollars in the Terminal Expansion Project.</p>
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