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Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat might be privatized

Madrid, Spain - The plan announced by prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

The Spanish government plans to privatize the country's top two airports, as part of an effort to cut down on debt by raising an estimated 14 billion euros from asset sales next year, Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero said today. Mr Zapatero told legislators in Parliament that Madrid's Barajas and Barcelona's El Prat airports will be run by private operators under a 40-year license system. B...

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