Simple Flying
Steven Walker
12 August 2024
Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) will re-open on October 21st, 2024, more than five months after it closed due to severe flood damage. According to Reuters, the Brazilian Government said that operations will initially be limited to 128 flights per day, but by December 21st, the facility will be able to operate once again at full capacity.
The deadly storms hit the Rio Grande do Sul region at the end of April, with more than 180 people killed in what was the worst flooding to hit Brazil in over 80 years. Both the airport's terminal and its runway were badly damaged as a result. The runway had only re-opened in 2022, following an extension, allowing it to handle larger aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A330.
