The President of the Republic together with the Minister of Public Works has inaugurated the new western boarding building of the National Terminal T1-A of the Arturo Merino Benítez (AMB) Airport.

The new building or jetty of the air terminal, which has a surface area of ​​17,334 m2, incorporates 8 new boarding gates to the National Terminal. With a design dedicated to the central coast of Chile, it also includes 4 commercial premises, 10 bathrooms, a children's play area, an elevator and escalators that connect with levels 2 and 3, and an information area. These works mark 70% of the progress in the remodeling of the National Terminal and 99.18% of the complete remodeling of the Arturo Merino Benítez Airport. 

In 2023, AMB Airport registered a total of almost 23 million passengers, of which almost 58% were on domestic flights (57.92%, corresponding to 13,274,443 passengers). It is estimated that in 2024 the total number of passengers could reach more than 24.5 million passengers. With the completion of the airport remodeling works (international and domestic terminal), it will be able to serve 38 million passengers per year.