CPG
Alisson Ficher
25 October 2024
The Brazilian government is planning the largest regional aviation plan in history, with more than 130 airports under construction and renovation. This expansion promises to transform tourism, the economy and health in the interior, integrating remote regions into the country.
The promise includes more than 100 airports and will be announced in detail later this year, with construction scheduled to begin to transform the aviation system within five years.
In total, 130 airports are expected to be included in this project, the largest of its kind ever planned in Brazil.
According to the Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, this initiative unites three strategic development fronts.
The first phase of the plan involves the renovation of around 30 airports that are under private management.
These smaller airports are part of concession blocks that also include important terminals, such as Congonhas (SP) and Manaus (AM).
The second development front focuses on airports taken over by Infraero, a state-owned company that began managing terminals that, until then, were administered by states and municipalities.
According to the minister, 20 airports, including the new international airport in Olímpia (SP), are on this list of modernizations.
Finally, the most promising – and challenging – strategy will be tested with the concession of Guarulhos airport (SP), one of the largest in the country.
In exchange for an extension of the concession period, the management company will take on responsibility for managing smaller airports.
