Previous regulations stated that flights to the airport would be limited to a 400 km radius; Now there are no restrictions on the destination, but the number of passengers will be a maximum of 6.5 million
Brasilia and Sao Paulo – The Civil Aviation Council (Conac), chaired by Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costarevoked the August resolution which intended to restrict the operational radius of the Santos Dumont Airport, in Rio de Janeiro. The revocation is formalized in the art Official Journal of the Union (DOU) this Thursday 9.
The canceled act established that, starting from January 2, 2024, the regular operations of Santos Dumont Airport must be planned respecting a maximum distance of 400 kilometers from the destination or origin and connections with regularly operating national airports. The intention was to limit flights departing from Santos Dumont to force their return Galeão International Airportalso located in the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
In a press release, the Ministry of Ports and Airports said the decision to revoke the measure was taken after an “extensive debate” involving the municipality and the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Infraero, National Agency for Civil Aviation (Anac), Federal Audit Office (TCU), airlines, concessionaires and other states and municipalities, as well as the ministry itself. “The revocation decision was based on technical criteria with the aim of strengthening the Brazilian aviation,” the Ministry specifies in the note.
In the same document, the ministry highlights that Santos Dumont Airport will now operate without destination restrictions, but will have to respect a movement limit of 6.5 million passengers per year to guarantee the best level of service to the population in accordance with the airport operating methods. capacity. “Will this measure come into force from January 2024?
Repercussion
The Air company Latin America celebrated the Ministry’s decision, announced on Wednesday 8th. “Latam understands that this is the most sensible measure for the passengers of Rio de Janeiro and for the balance of the city’s airports”, specifies the company in a note.
According to the company, the change adopts the limits necessary for the operation of Santos Dumont without taking away the consumer’s freedom of choice on where to fly.
Latam has informed that it will soon announce a new redesign of its route network in the capital Rio de Janeiro. At the beginning of October, the company had informed that it would triple its domestic supply to Galeão to meet the restrictions imposed on Santos Dumont.
In the previous scenario, before the now announced change, Latam would only operate the direct flight to Congonhas starting from the first month of next year.
Source: Terra
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