Overview
- SEMAR is leading a comprehensive modernization of AICM’s Terminal 1, now about 20% complete, with upgrades spanning drainage, electrical systems, finishes and passenger areas.
- A national passenger lounge in Terminal 1 reopened with 12 contact positions, while 10 boarding gates remain closed as phased works continue without affecting landings or takeoffs.
- The project is funded with airport-generated resources estimated at 8,000–10,000 million pesos, including about 1,800 million for equipment and technology not originally planned.
- Airport leadership projects 75–80% of passenger-facing improvements by May and final completion in June 2026.
- AICM and concessionary taxi companies installed working tables after claims of inequitable sales-space assignments and roughly 30% revenue losses, as a December 18 court decision is set to weigh on Uber’s access near the airport.