The concessionaire anticipates that up to 5,500 workers will be needed, highlighting “the risks associated with the availability and cost of qualified labour”, according to a report by ECO.

A risk increased by the fact that the construction of the new airport coexists with the construction of other large infrastructures. When the construction of Luís de Camões was kicked off, the Government also approved studies for the Third Crossing of the Tagus (road and rail) and for the launch of the Lisbon – Madrid High-Speed ​​line, in order to guarantee accessibility to the infrastructure. The Lisbon – Porto – Vigo line will still be under construction over the next decade.

The future Luís de Camões airport will cover an area of ​​2,500 hectares, in the Alcochete Shooting Range, which is equivalent to more than five times the area of ​​Humberto Delgado.

Construction, which ANA predicts will take around six years, will be phased in, one of the reasons being the availability of labour. The concessionaire's project also divides the land into five zones, where works can take place autonomously.

Just for earth moving, the concessionaire estimates that it will take at least three years, divided into five sectors, with activities staggered at nine-month intervals. Once this phase is complete, paving of the land will begin, including the two 4,000-meter runways, which ANA estimates will take another three years.

The terminal, which will initially have an area of ​​589.3 thousand square meters and will represent 36% of the estimated €8.5 billion cost, will also be segmented. “To ensure efficient sharing of human and material resources, as well as optimisation of the operation of concrete plants and the supply of materials, the terminal will be divided into four independent construction sectors,” states ANA in the Initial Report. Construction of the terminal, including the main building and piers, “will take a total of four years,” excluding earthworks and testing and commissioning.