Movement in the GRU jumps 11% in 2018

The movement of passengers in GRU Airport grew 11% last year registered amount in 2017 front – reaching more than 42 million of users in the annual period. The number, according to the administrator, was confirmed as a historical record of the local drives. According to the Manager of the airport, GRU Airport, were recorded in all, 27.3 million domestic passengers and international 14.8 million, divided into more than 276,000 takeoffs and landings – international and domestic 198,000 77000. Last year was also marked by the launch of 13 new routes, serving 11 different cities, by seven airlines. Are in the list of direct connections with São Paulo destinations such as Asunción, Buenos Aires, Quito and Santiago, in South America; Curacao and Tucuman, in Latin America; Las Vegas and Boston, USA; In addition to the Lisbon European, Rome and Tel Aviv – what makes São Paulo only city in Latin America to have this direct route with the Israeli city. In the second half of the year, GRU Airport went on to receive the Chilean Sky Airlines low-cost, first company of its kind to operate São Paulo-Santiago, consolidating the offer expansion observed between the two cities. Since the beginning of the concession, in November 2012, the airport capacity has increased from 30 million to 50 million passenger passengers a year. For this, GRU has invested in infrastructure and processes to ensure growth in line with the sizing standards and service of the concession contract. Among the main contributions made in 2018, include increasing the capacity of 47 to 55 track slots (aircraft movements) per hour, the construction of 4 new jetways at terminal 2 and the construction of two new boarding bridges Terminal 3 and a new courtyard, the courtyard 7 aircraft, with capacity for 6 large aircraft. In addition to investments in infrastructure to receive the aircraft, the company focus on strategies and initiatives of the passenger experience during your stay in the areas of the airport. In 2018, 68 were opened new spaces of power, retail and services.