Guarulhos luxury terminal begins accepting flight bookings in December; the fare is R$3,400

The project has signed partnerships with 12 airlines, including Latam, Emirates, United, KLM and Ibéria

The exclusive BTG Pactual Terminal, located at Sao Paulo International Airport (GRU Airport), will come into operation from December, with services to passengers boarding international flights, in a “soft opening” of the project announced in May and which required investments of 80 million reais.

“It’s a trend we’re seeing outside Brazil,” said private capital partner at BTG, Latin America’s largest investment bank, Daniel Epstein, stressing that the firm will be a pioneer in Latin America. The executive added that, from the bank’s point of view, it is a “very strategic” project.

With an infrastructure of 2,400 square meters, the terminal will have the capacity to “process” 14 passengers per hour. The expectation is that the majority of the clientele, 60% to 70%, will be businesspeople and executives. The remaining share should be occupied by luxury tourism and celebrities.

Epstein said the expected return on investment is between five and 10 years, in line with the group’s other investments in this model.

BTG Pactual’s director of marketing and communications, André Kliousoff, said that the bank seeks, with the terminal, to strengthen its positioning towards customers.

“The purpose of the bank is to be alongside the lives of our customers… This goes beyond investments, financial solutions,” he said.

Bookings for travel from the terminal can be made starting Wednesday and the property will initially accept bookings for international flights departing from 5pm until midnight.

The “pay per use” fee is $590 (R$3,400) and includes check-in, X-rays, customs and immigration services, as well as private transportation to the plane.

“The objective of this type of service is to make this trip (journey) with less friction,” underlined the president of the BTG Pactual Terminal, Fábio Camargo, in a presentation to journalists. “We’re trying to figure out what’s from the door of the plane outward.”

The atmosphere of exclusivity extends to the company’s partners, with names such as Volvo Cars, Moët Hennessy, Vivo and Revo, which belongs to Omni Helicopters International.

The project has signed partnerships with 12 airlines, including Latam, Emirates, United, KLM and Ibéria. For 2025, the plan is to expand the agreements, as well as international arrivals and domestic flight services, among others.

Commissioning the terminal will be the responsibility of Aero Empreendicos (AESA), owned by an investment participation fund (FIP) managed by BTG. The duration of the concession for the use of the terminal is 40 years.

In addition to operating FIP, BTG also has a “naming rights” agreement for the terminal, but did not disclose the values ​​or deadlines of this agreement.

Source: Terra

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