Dozens of flights were canceled at Congonhas airport this Sunday (9), after an incident with a small plane that closed one of the runways at the site. The aircraft, a private jet of a civil construction company without authorization for an air taxi, had its tires blown during landing.
According to the latest statement from Infraero, issued on Sunday night, the technical teams under the responsibility of the company that owns the aircraft were still working to remove the equipment, whose landing gear was damaged, requiring a plank to remove the aircraft. .
The main runway was closed, but the auxiliary was released for executive aviation. With the incident, at least 34 flights were canceled on arrival and 37 on departure.
According to the agency, the aircraft had two crew and three passengers, but none of them were injured. The plane left Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, at 12:16 pm, and landed in São Paulo around 1:30 pm.
The Regional Service for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Seripa), an agency linked to the Air Force Command and Cenipa, checks the conditions of the place to determine the causes of the accident.
In a note, the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) said that it “reinforces its commitment to the safety of Brazilian civil aviation”. The agency said it is in contact with the airlines and the airport administrator to follow up on assistance to passengers affected by the incident.
The airport, which is one of the largest in the country, has around 225 flights a day and only performs domestic flights. However, with the expectation of expansion of the Airport, after the concession auction won by the Spanish Aena in August, the National Secretary of the Civil Aviation Secretariat (SAC) of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ronei Glanzmann, went so far as to say that the internationalization of the São Paulo terminal should come out in the next few years.
The company Aena became responsible for managing the airport in August this year. The company already manages the terminals in Maceió, Recife, João Pessoa, Aracaju, Juazeiro do Norte and Campina Grande, awarded in the fifth concession round, in 2019.
*With information from Carolina Cerqueira and Bárbara Brambila, from CNN
Source: CNN Brasil
