{"id":226907,"date":"2026-07-20T12:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=226907"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:24:11","slug":"french-guiana-airport-cayenne-modernisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/french-guiana-airport-cayenne-modernisation","title":{"rendered":"The Cayenne airport is getting a makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a385 million: this is the amount of investment that will be allocated to the airport of <strong>Cayenne<\/strong>in Guiana. This extensive modernisation is expected to last 42 months, with the first phase of development scheduled for 2029. The airport will continue to operate throughout the construction period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Egis \u2013 which operates 18 airports worldwide, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/aeroports-parisiens-beauvais-interview\/\" target=\"_self\">Beauvais<\/a>, Pau and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/centre-etincelle-mice-bergerac\/\" target=\"_self\">Bergerac <\/a>\u2013 had committed to starting this work in order to take over the airport in French Guiana. The foundation stone was laid on 8 July, marking the official start of this transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/mice-destination-guyana-in-orbit\/\" data-id=\"212401\">MICE: French Guiana in orbit<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/guyane-aeroport.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/guyane-aeroport.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/guyane-aeroport-300x169-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/guyane-aeroport-18x10-derived.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cayenne-F\u00e9lix-\u00c9bou\u00e9 International Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-quote\"><blockquote><p><em>Less than nine months after taking over the concession, we are launching an \u20ac85 million investment programme that will durably strengthen Guyana's attractiveness and competitiveness.<\/em><\/p><cite>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mor, Egis<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>\"&nbsp;<em>This groundbreaking ceremony illustrates Egis' and its partners' ability to quickly turn commitments into tangible achievements.<\/em>&nbsp;\u00bb, estimates Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mor, Director of Consulting and Operations in France for the Egis group. \u00ab&nbsp;<em>Less than nine months after taking over the concession, we are launching an \u20ac85 million investment programme that will sustainably strengthen French Guiana's attractiveness and competitiveness. This work will result in better working conditions for all platform staff, an improved passenger experience, and infrastructure suited to the territory's development ambitions for decades to come.<\/em>&nbsp;\u00bb assure Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The modernisation of Cayenne Airport notably includes an extension of the passenger terminal with an additional 1,000 m\u00b2. The passenger journey will also be made smoother, both on departure and arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/interview-with-franck-benoit-air-caraibes\/\" data-id=\"212613\">Testimonial: Franck Benoit, Head of Market Sales France\/Europe, Air Cara\u00efbes<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>\"&nbsp;<em>French Guiana reaches a historic milestone for its connectivity and attractiveness!<\/em>&nbsp;\u00bb says Jean-Luk Le West, President of the Guyane Tourism Committee and chairman of the consortium gathered within the SCAC. \u00ab&nbsp;<em>Faced with constantly increasing visitor numbers, with 540,000 passengers expected in 2025, it was essential to anticipate the needs of our region to improve access and support our economic and tourism development,\" continues Jean-Luc Le West, who sees it as a \"structuring project for French Guiana\" and \"an economic driver that favours local businesses, subcontractors, and skills\".<\/em>&nbsp;\".<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Egis operator and Guyanese authorities are launching a vast modernisation plan for Cayenne airport, notable for a 1000 m\u00b2 expansion.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":226909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[133,1019],"type-darticle":[52],"n_magazine":[],"class_list":["post-226907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerien","tag-aeroports","tag-france","type-darticle-breve","vapo-free"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.9 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Guyane : modernisation XXL pour l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Cayenne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"L&#039;a\u00e9roport de Cayenne va se moderniser sous l&#039;impulsion de son nouvel op\u00e9rateur, Egis. 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