Ciudad Real, Spain, the airport had become almost outdated before the Covid-19 outbreak, mainly operating as a drop-off point for hunters keen to visit the region’s eminent country estates. The arrival of the coronavirus ended even that hope of demand, destroying the development plans of the owner, Ciudad Real International Airport SL. But rather than face the prediction of collapse, they reinvented the airport as a home for grounded planes, which can store almost 300 through a lot of projects for renovation. “When the pandemic started, right after the season-ending of the hunting season in February, we received dozens of requests to pack planes,” said Francisco Luna, chief executive officer at Ciudad Real International, which bought Ciudad Real in 2016. They have already converted the main taxiway and put up about half of 80 jets parked at the hub. To allow for more arrival three more reconstructions are underway, also the hub is profitable, the CEO said. The pi...
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