Charleroi Airport in Belgium has drawn up a shortlist of candidates for a partial privatisation, according to Belgian daily newspaper L'Echo.
According to the report, the three would-be partners are China's Hainan Airlines, Belgian Sky Shops, belonging to Belgian holding company NPM/CNP, and a consortium of public body Holding Communal and Italy's Save Spa, which manages Venice and Treviso airports.
Talking to Reuters, a Charleroi airport official confirmed a shortlist had been drawn up for candidates to take a 27% stake, but declined to say how many groups it included or confirm any names.
Last year, 2.5 million passengers passed through Charleroi Airport, which recently opened a new terminal building capable of increasing capacity to five million.
By staff writer
