article_snippet: so-called ‘ghost airport’ on Spain’s eastern coast which has been ignored by other carriers.
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport has become a symbol of wasteful public spending and Spain's  debt .
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport has barely been used since Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport opened four years ago, and has become a symbol of reckless government spending and Spain’s debt.
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport was built at a cost of £130million and declared open in March 2011, even though no airlines were signed on as tenants and Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport had not received government approval to operate.
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport received government approval to operate late last year and since December Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport has been used for charter flights operated by Spanish football clubs Barcelona and Villarreal, but Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport has not welcomed any commercial flights.
article_snippet: The airport’s operator, Canadian multinational SNC-Lavalin, has set a goal of 250 flights and 35,000 passengers in The airport’s operator, Canadian multinational SNC-Lavalin first year, ABC said.
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport has been plagued with problems and the subject of fierce criticism since the day Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport was inaugurated in March 2011.
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport was developed by provincial politician Carlos Fabra, who was jailed for tax fraud last year .
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport airstrip was found to be too narrow for aeroplanes to turn around, meaning Its airstrip had to be torn up and widened to meet industry regulations.
article_snippet: Located 60 miles north of Valencia, Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport was developed by Carlos Fabra, the former head of Castellon’s provincial government, who was jailed for tax fraud last year.
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport's operators are have set a target of 250 flights and 35,000 passengers in The airport's operators first year .
article_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport's statue is said to be a representation of Fabra.
article_snippet: The airport's statue is found in a region already served by busy international airports in Valencia and Alicante, but SNC-Lavalin, which signed a 20-year, £20million deal to run the facility, predicts that The airport's statue will host 450,000 passengers in 2019.
article_snippet: SNC-Lavalin said Castellon’s government will not make any money on Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport until Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport exceeds 1.2 million passengers a year, which isn’t expected until 2029.
highlights_snippet: Castellon-Costa Azahar Airport has been empty since Ryanair .
  