VIA, Promoción del Aeropuerto de Vitoria S.A.

VIA was set up in 1994 on the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Alava in order to respond to the need to develop a policy to promote and market Vitoria International Airport as an international-class intermodal centre. Today, VIA is formed by four partners; Transport Department of the Basque Government, Vitoria-Gasteiz Town Hall, Provincial Council of Alava and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Alava.

VIA’s main activity focuses on two areas. On the one hand, to disseminate information on the benefits and quality of the services offered by Vitoria International Airport among members of the World Freight Community. On the other, provide the businesses that operate on the airport with support in order to improve their services and increase their competitiveness on the international market. In this sense, we should highlight the fact that VIA forms part of the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), a worldwide organisation that defends the interests of the air cargo industry and contributes to the development of international trade.

VIAS, Vitoria Integrated Air Services S.A.

VITORIA INTEGRATED AIR SERVICES is an integrated airport services operator based at Vitoria Airport. It is, in fact, a sole interlocutor for the management and coordination of all airport procedures, in other words, a kind of one-stop shop. The services it offers and/or coordinates at Vitoria Airport are as follows:

• Flight supervision
• Management of airport fees, slots and traffic rights
• Terminal handling of any kind of goods
• Coordination of ramp handling and other services (de-icing, fuel, catering and cleaning)
• Crew assistance
• Assistance in Customs services management

AENA

Vitoria Airport is one of the 47 Spanish airports managed by the Public Business Entity, AENA, which is attached to the Ministry of Public Works.

Aena seeks to “contribute towards the development of air transport in Spain and to guarantee safe, fluid, effective and economic air traffic, offering a service quality in line with customer and user demand, within the framework of the general transport policy of the Government”. Its aim is, therefore, to manage civil airports of general interest and the installations and networks of support for air navigation.

CLASA, Centros Logísticos Aeroportuarios, S.A.

Centros Logísticos Aeroportuarios, S.A., Clasa, is a company wholly owned by the Public Business Entity, Spanish Airports and Air Navigation, Aena, and is engaged in the promotion and development of air freight infrastructures within the network of Spanish airports.

Clasa began its activities in 1994 and today, besides managing several Air Freight centres in a number of different airports, is developing a large number of projects within the network of Aena airports.

In order to communicate efficiently with the different regional business communities in Spain, Clasa has signed a series of collaboration agreements in the field of air freight promotion. In the case of Vitoria, it has worked together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Alava.