Korea Airports Corporation Donates 10,000 KF94 Masks to Ecuador

Korea Airports Corporation Provides Masks Ahead of Winning Operation Rights for Ecuador Manta Airport

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Je-hoon] Korea Airports Corporation has provided 10,000 KF94 masks to Ecuador ahead of securing the operating rights for Manta Airport.

Korea Airports Corporation announced on the 18th that it held a mask handover ceremony at its headquarters in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, attended by President Son Chang-wan and Johnny Reynoso, Charg? d'Affaires of the Embassy of Ecuador in Korea.

Ecuador declared a national state of emergency due to COVID-19 and has been enforcing limited curfews since March 17. The cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached approximately 46,000.

Notably, Ecuador is the country where Manta Airport, for which Korea Airports Corporation is striving to win the operating rights, is located. In May of last year, during former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon's Latin America tour, Korea Airports Corporation submitted an official proposal for acquiring the operating rights of Manta Airport along with a Korea-Ecuador transportation cooperation agreement and is currently negotiating with the Ecuadorian government.

The corporation stated, "Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, based on its experience in airport construction and operational know-how, it is successfully carrying out numerous South American projects such as the construction of the new Chinchero Airport in Peru and consulting operations for seven airports in Colombia," adding, "We plan to expand mask support in cooperation with the respective countries in the future."

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